The leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) sees a "good starting point" for reforming the nation's spending cap, ...

Glöckner, the founder and managing director of the think tank Dezernat Zukunft, discusses problems with Germany's debt brake ...

One option is to suspend the debt brake citing special circumstances. Germany reimposed the debt brake in 2024 after four ...

After being against a reform of Germany's controversial 'debt brake', which limits government borrowing, for years, ...

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

Germany stumbles while Greece soars—once a fiscal cautionary tale, now an economic star. Here’s how Europe’s roles have ...

Germany must reform strict rules that limit borrowing in order to boost spending in key areas, otherwise Europe's top economy risks further stagnation, an influential group of experts said on ...

Germany is urged to enhance its defense capabilities as the U.S. shifts focus away from Europe. Defence Minister Boris ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he was open to reforming the country's constitutional brake on ...

German 10-year bond yields are trading above euro interest rate swaps for the first time in history, a watershed moment for these markets that underlines just how much investors have soured on ...

Conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz said he’s open to reform Germany’s strict borrowing limits as long as ...

The decision follows a budget fight that prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fire his finance minister and announce a ...