Germany's conservative opposition leader and possible next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday rejected a reform of the ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavaria’s prime minister, Markus Soeder, said they’re open to reforming the ...

Fiscal and economic policy differences have been blamed for the German government collapsing, but what role did the country’s ...

Jörg Kukies, German finance minister, discusses the country's debt brake policy and plans for Germany's 2025 budget in a ...

New German finance minister Joerg Kukies said on Friday that a moderate and targeted reform of the debt brake, which limits ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favor of changing the rules of Germany's constitutional limit on ...

Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he could be open to reforming the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0.35% of ...

Former chancellor Angela Merkel has called for Germany to relax its “debt brake”, in a sign of the growing political pressure to overhaul a borrowing cap that many economists say is too inflexible.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favour of reforming Germany's constitutional limit on government ...

When the German government collapsed earlier this month, clashes within the former ruling coalition about economic and budget policy were widely cited as a key factor. The debt brake, a fiscal ...