German opposition leader: 'definitely' no debt brake reform before February vote
Germany's conservative opposition leader and possible next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday rejected a reform of the debt brake before elections planned for Feb. 23. The debt brake - which played a part in breaking the coalition,
Germany’s Merkel Voices Support for Reform of Debt Brake Policy
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavaria’s prime minister, Markus Soeder, said they’re open to reforming the country’s strict borrowing limits, signaling a departure from the traditional stance of the conservative Christian Democrats,
Germany's Merkel backs reforming controversial debt limit
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favour of reforming Germany's constitutional limit on government spending, the so-called debt brake, which is being hotly debated ahead of early elections next year.
Germany considers reforming debt brake amid economic challenges
New German finance minister Joerg Kukies said on Friday that a moderate and targeted reform of the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0.35% of gross domestic product, was being discussed.
Relax Germany’s debt brake, says Angela Merkel
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.
Drop the debt brake, says Merkel, once Europe's fiscal scourge
Angela Merkel, whose successive governments demanded deep austerity from neighbours in the euro zone debt crisis, said the ...
Germany's 'debt brake' rule helped collapse its government — and it could be about to change
Fiscal and economic policy differences have been blamed for the German government collapsing, but what role did the country's ...