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Germany's Conservatives, SPD Meet for Talks on Coalition

CDU, SPD plan billions for Germany's army, infrastructure

"Whatever it takes" appears to be the motto of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, who are expected to form Germany's new government. They are set to reform borrowing limits to allow for more military spending.

Le Monde · 4d

Germany's CDU and SPD begin government coalition talks

Despite declarations by Friedrich Merz, the likely future chancellor, the future government's road to taking office looks to be long and strewn with pitfalls.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Germany's Conservatives, SPD Meet for Talks on Coalition as Major Spending Hike Eyed

Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) on Tuesday held talks on forming a coalition as hopes for buoying Europe's largest economy rose on the prospect of a nearly trillion euro borrowing boom to fund military and infrastructure spending.

DW on MSN · 1d

Germany's CDU, SPD agree on major financial package

Preliminary talks between Germany's CDU and SPD have yielded an early result, with the parties agreeing on a special fund to boost defense spending, freed from the "debt brake."

German defense spending likely to rise

Reuters · 1d

Germany's conservatives, SPD agree debt brake reform proposal

The conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence spending, and to propose the creation of a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund,

CNN · 1d

‘A really big bazooka’: German defense spending likely to rise after parties agree historic debt change

The parties hoping to form Germany’s next government have agreed to overhaul borrowing rules and create a €500 billion ($536 billion) infrastructure fund in a tectonic spending shift to revamp the military and revive growth in Europe’s largest economy.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

Germany's likely next governing parties seek looser debt rules for more defense spending

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending

DPA International on MSN2d

Germany's SPD to elect new leadership in June after election defeat

After its historic election defeat, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) plans to elect its new leadership at a party ...

Germany's future coalition pledges to do 'whatever it takes' to boost flagging growth

Berlin has acknowledged that its budget rules are no match for the double danger facing Germany: A significant threat to its ...

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Germany’s likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about US commitment

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...

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Germany's SPD says security needs boost but no comment on funding plans

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said foreign policy and defence must take priority in talks led by their conservative rivals ...

Why did Germany's SPD party do so badly in the election?

The national election was disastrous for Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD). Voters have been fleeing it in droves. Its recent victory in Hamburg isn't doing much to lift the mood.

Germany's Merz pushes fiscal 'bazooka' but support in doubt

Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, has seized the moment after the return of Donald Trump to the White House threw the ...

German lawmakers set timetable in race for borrowing bonanza

German lawmakers will debate a 500-billion-euro infrastructure fund and sweeping changes to state borrowing rules to fund ...

World Politics Review on MSN1h

Merz Just Shifted Germany's Defense Policy Into Warp Speed

Security policy has become the most urgent challenge for Germany. Its prospective government isn't backing away from it. The ...

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