Germany's constitutional court threw out several challenges by opposition parties against a plan by the prospective coalition government to push a massive public spending initiative through the outgoing parliament,

Germany's constitutional court dismissed challenges from opposition parties against a significant public spending plan put forward by the prospective coalition government. This decision allows parliament to discuss Friedrich Merz's proposals to reform debt rules and establish a substantial infrastructure fund next week.

The deal jointly proposed by the center-right CDU, whose leader Friedrich Merz is likely Germany's next chancellor, and center-left Social Democrats also calls for a €500 billion special fund for infrastructure spending.