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Inside Die Linke’s Resurgence
After years of decline and internal strife, Germany’s left-wing party is finding new life. Grace Blakeley talks to the ...
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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 ...
Chancellor-elect Merz’s public spending deal sees German borrowing costs soar highest since 1997
The surge followed an agreement led by Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz that would largely exempt defence spending from ...
Fact Check: Leipzig ballot papers excluding AfD candidate are fakes, say officials
German postal voting slips shown in online videos to have omitted the far-right candidate in a Leipzig constituency are fake, ...
Germany set to spend big on army and 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 ...
Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defense spending
The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...
German parties agree fiscal 'bazooka' to overhaul military and economy
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...
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Germany’s top vote-getters seek to revive military draft as US foreign policy shifts
Compulsory military service should be reintroduced this year in Germany, a leading official of the party that won recent ...
‘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 ...
German parties agree historic debt overhaul to revamp military and economy
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...
German 10-Year Bund Yield Soars After Decision to Exempt Defense Spending From Fiscal Rules
The 10-year Bund yield soared 24.5 basis points, last trading at 2.726%, the highest level since end-May 2024, according to Tradeweb. The 10-year Bund yield hit 2.730% on May 30, 2024, according to ...