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Germany's parliament backs incoming leader's plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?
First is the plan to create the 500 billion euro special fund for infrastructure projects and to change the strict "debt ...
German lawmakers back new leader's plan for huge military spending boom
Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.
The Associated Press on MSN13d
German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending
Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...
German parliament approves Merz’s radical spending plan that is making EU nervous
While many of German allies have welcomed Berlin’s focus on rebuilding its military, especially in the wake of the change of ...
AOL13d
Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
Merz won the vote on the relevant law by 513 to 207. His victory means any defense spending and certain security-related outlays that exceed 1% of gross domestic product will be exempt from the ...
Euractiv13d
The vote that will shape Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship
Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...
World Politics Review4d
Germany Just Opened the Taps to Jumpstart Its Military and Economy
CDU leader Friedrich Merz and other CDU and SPD leaders take part ... and infrastructure investments amounting to approximately €1 trillion. Currently engaged in coalition negotiations with ...
The Financial Times13d
Merz ‘confident’ about Germany’s make-or-break spending vote
Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed “confidence” about Tuesday’s make-or-break ...