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BERLIN — The prospective next German government's plans to enable ... The plans needed a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament because they involve changes to Germany’s strict ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country's next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation’s strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the ...

Julia Kloeckner, right, talks to CDU leader Friedrich Metz after being elected new Parliament President during the constituent session of the newly elected German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin ...

The prospective next German government’s plans to enable higher defense spending by loosening strict debt rules and to set up a huge infrastructure fund that’s aimed at boosting Europe’s biggest ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country's next leader, if all the parties in his proposed government approve a coalition agreement ...