German politics: Parliament debates debt brake reform
Germany's outgoing parliament convenes in a special session to discuss reforming the country's debt brake. The move would ...
German coalition talks kick off with strict playbook: 'No selfies'
Germany's conservative bloc is set to start coalition talks with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday evening. The parties aim to form the next ...
Germany’s conservatives, SPD woo Greens to push through spending plan
The parties hoping to form the next German government - the conservative bloc and Social Democrats (SPD) - are making significant efforts in winning over the Greens, whose votes they need to pass a ...
Fear of war: How Germany needs to step up preparedness
Germany is planning to pump billions into defense spending, but the need to better prepare goes well beyond the Bundeswehr.
Merz’ Hopes To Reform The German Debt Brake Run Into Reality
Friedrich Merz and his prospective coalition partner the SPD’s plan to boost infrastructure spending and soften the debt ...
More kit, better barracks: Germany's military in need of overhaul
Germany plans to significantly boost its military spending to better equip the Bundeswehr amidst a changing global security ...
Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Rio Tinto, BHP, U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic ...
Report says German military is ageing and shrinking as parties seek funding
Germany's military is ageing and shrinking, the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces warned on Tuesday, against ...
Germany's Merz in race over debt brake reform to raise defence spending
The CDU/CSU and SPD are proposing to create a special fund of €500bn for infrastructure and defence by reforming the ...