German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

An agreement has been reached on plans by German chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz to massively ramp up public borrowing, a source from the Greens party said on Friday, adding: "We are satisfied." Greens' support is seen as crucial to Merz's bid to pass the debt plan with a two-thirds majority in Germany's outgoing parliament.

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state borrowing just days ahead of a parliamentary vote next week, Reuters reported,

The future chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, confirmed on Friday that the CDU/CSU Christian Democratic parties and Social Democrats have reached an agreement with the Greens to increase Germany's debt to allocate additional funds for defence purposes.