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

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

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

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 favour of reforming Germany's constitutional limit on government ...

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.

Angela Merkel, whose successive governments demanded deep austerity from neighbours in the euro zone debt crisis, said the ...

‘Schuldenbremse’ is currently the most known German word in financial markets. It contributed to the collapse of the government and will be a key element in any next government’s plans to overhaul and ...

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 ...