Greens, Germany and Friedrich Merz

Germany’s Merz implores Greens to approve spending revolution
BERLIN — Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting in a fiery Bundestag debate Thursday urged Green lawmakers to pass constitutional amendments that would unleash up to €1 trillion in new spending to bolster the country’s military and invest in its economy.
Germany’s Friedrich Merz offers concessions to Greens over ‘historic’ spending plan
Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills
Germany's Greens may refuse to back Merz in threat to massive debt plans
Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing, with a party source on Monday warning "approval is becoming less likely with each passing day".
Germany’s Greens make Merz sweat over massive spending plan
The Greens vow to foil the chancellor-in-waiting’s historic plan to invest big in defense and infrastructure. But it may just be a negotiating gambit.
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 multibillion-euro financial package.
German MPs to begin debating Merz's spending plans
Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set Thursday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.
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Merz bets on investment fund to shore up economy
BERLIN — Germany's likely next government under conservative leader Friedrich Merz has said it plans a shot in the arm for ...
German Greens Hint Delay to Debt Brake Reform Until New Parliament Is Seated
BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior Greens legislator said there would still be a sufficient, albeit different, majority to reform ...
'We'll see' on support for German borrowing bonanza, Greens party leader says
Plans for Germany to unleash a massive increase in state borrowing faced new questions on Wednesday, with a co-leader of the ...
Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...
Clock Ticks for German Fiscal Bonanza but Merz Ally Optimistic
The clock is ticking for Merz to persuade lawmakers in the outgoing parliament to back plans to unshackle Germany's tight ...
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Germany's Greens may torpedo Merz's spending bonanza but hint at deal
Merz needs support from Greens for borrowing plans Wants infrastructure fund, sweeping reform of debt rules Crunch talks later on Monday Promised spending bonanza jolted markets last week AfD and ...
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Merz’s defence investment package in jeopardy as Greens vow to oppose plans
BERLIN – The Greens announced on Monday that they won’t support the debt-funded investment package proposed by Germany’s ...
Friedrich Merz, German chancellor before his time
Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...