Merz ‘confident’ about Germany’s make-or-break spending vote
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Bundestag prepares to vote on historic borrowing package in key test for Merz
Likely next chancellor needs two-thirds majority to back €500bn infrastructure fund and relaxation of debt rules. Germany’s likely next chancellor is to face a key vote on plans to unlock a record ...The Guardian - 9h -
Germany’s Merz offers concessions to Greens over ‘historic’ spending plan
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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 - 3d -
Germany is back, says Merz after historic spending deal
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Can Germany spend its way out of industrial decline?
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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 - 4d -
Germany can spend almost €2tn without harming growth, economists say
FT survey finds ‘large fiscal capacity’, but economists urge would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz to spend funds wiselyFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
No European defence without Germany
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German election winner Merz moves step closer to forming government
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