Merz Reaches Deal With Greens on German Debt, Handelsblatt Says

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens party on a fiscal reform package for large investments on infrastructure and defense, according to a report by newspaper Handelsblatt.

Caucus meetings are scheduled for 1 p.m. local time in Berlin to inform officials about the state of the negotiations, according to the report. The report cites unidentified people close to the caucus groups.