The CDU and SPD, likely coalition partners in Germany's next government, want to relax the debt brake for spending on defense ...

The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...

Germany's Greens will negotiate hard before potentially giving their much-needed backing to debt reforms proposed by the ...

The conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence ...

The implied extra borrowing via debt markets caused bond prices to tumble and yields to spike on Wednesday. Germany's 10-year ...

Germany is poised to commit €1 trillion for defence and infrastructure to revamp its military and flagging economy. This seismic spending shift is proposed by the parties hoping to form Germany's next ...

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 ...

Germany's blue-chip index gained 3.4%, while the midcap index soared 6.2%, logging its biggest daily gain in nearly three ...

Germany's Green party opposes the proposed coalition's plan to ease debt rules to fund defense and infrastructure investments. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz seeks support for his coalition with ...

The conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence ...

Intensifying debate over the debt brake throws into question the economic wisdom that has dominated Europe’s biggest economy and one of the world’s wealthiest countries - but more recently has ...

Here are key facts about the debt brake and what the changes will mean for Germany and Europe. The debt brake was passed in 2009, when a global financial crisis led to sharp increase in government ...