Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Today's Print

Tag: Friedrich Merz

German MPs approve fiscal ‘bazooka’ for defence, infrastructure

Berlin, Germany—German lawmakers gave the green light on Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defence and infrastructure pushed by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz amid deep...

Vote winner Merz faces tough talks to build gov’t

BERLIN – Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new coalition government,...

Conservatives win German vote as far-right makes record gains

Germany's conservatives swept to victory in Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD...

Poll favorite Merz vows German comeback

BERLIN – After years in which Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner...

Germany mulls lifting of ban of Iran deportees

Five years after Germany let in hundreds of thousands of refugees, many from Syria, the coalition government is at loggerheads over whether to lift...
- Advertisement -spot_img
- Advertisement -spot_img