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 ...
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 ...
Pressure builds for Germany to drop ‘debt brake’
“Germany cannot waste any more time. The reform of the debt brake and the start of a major investment programme needs to come ...
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 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 ...
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German Opposition Leader Merz Says Debt Brake Can Be Reformed
BERLIN (Reuters) -The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he could be ...
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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 ...
Ex-German finance minister distances from controversial party paper
Germany's ex-finance minister Christian Lindner, the leader of the pro-business liberal Free Democrats (FDP), sought to ...
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Germany's ‘debt brake' rule helped collapse its government — and it could be about to change
The debt brake, a fiscal rule that limits how much debt the government can take on, and dictates the maximum size of the federal government's structural budget deficit, was a contentious issue in ...