Germany has broken 'shackles' to spend more on defence, Scholz says

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  Merz presses Greens to name their terms for German defence spending rise

  ‘What more do you want from us?’ asks chancellor-in-waiting as he seeks urgent support for fiscal rule changes. Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting has tried to win over the Greens to his ambitious but ...
  
  The Guardian - 5d
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  ‘Germany is back’: Merz secures Greens’ support for defence spend boost

  Backing of Greens is tantamount to approval of chancellor-in-waiting’s proposal to relax debt brake. Germany’s conservative chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz , has said he has secured the ...
  
  The Guardian - 4d
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  Germany votes for historic boost to defence spending

  The move alters the German constitution, allowing the country to increase its military spending.
  
  BBC News - 8h

• No European defence without Germany

  The rapid action by Friedrich Merz in the face of Donald Trump’s disruption highlights how the continent’s leaders need strategy as well as spending
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 8
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  Germany set to vote on historic increase in defence spending

  German MPs could pave the way for huge investments to defend Europe against a threatening Russia.
  
  BBC News - 1d

• Germany’s Greens vow to block Merz’s flagship spending package

  Party officials reject €500bn infrastructure fund plan and change to debt borrowing rules to fund defence spending
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 10
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  Germany’s Merz agrees spending deal with Greens

  Agreement paves way for flagship defence and infrastructure package to be adopted by parliament next week
  
  Financial Times - 4d
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  Germany’s parliament approves Merz’s €1tn spending plan

  Chancellor-in-waiting uses outgoing Bundestag to loosen debt brake and unleash investments in defence and infrastructure
  
  Financial Times - 8h

• Germany’s parliament approves Merz’s €1tn spending plan

  Chancellor-in-waiting uses outgoing Bundestag to loosen debt brake and unleash investments in defence and infrastructure
  
  Financial Times - 8h

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