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 apparent deal with the Greens paves the way for up to €1 trillion in new spending for defense and infrastructure.

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announced Friday his conservatives had struck a deal with the Greens on massively boosting defense