Merz promises debt relief for municipalities ahead of electoral test

BONN, Germany (Reuters) -Germany’s federal government will begin helping municipalities to pay down old debts from January 1, 2026, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday, two weeks before his government faces its first electoral test since taking office. Read full story

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