‘What more do you want from us?’ asks chancellor-in-waiting as he seeks urgent support for fiscal rule changesGermany’s chancellor-in-waiting has tried to win over the Greens to his ambitious but controversial plans to raise the country’s defence spending, promising to expand the scope of the plans and demanding of them: “What more do you actually want from us?”The outgoing parliament met on Thursday to debate the creation of a €500bn (£420bn) fund for infrastructure investment and radical changes in Germany’s borrowing limits in order to boost defence spending. Continue reading...
Friedrich Merz is urging the Greens to specify their demands for supporting Germany's proposed increase in defense spending, which includes a €500 billion fund. He offered to expand the scope to include civil defense, intelligence, and climate protection, but the Greens remain hesitant, citing "grave flaws" and a lack of focus on climate policies. Merz faces potential opposition from a coalition of far-right and far-left MPs in the new Bundestag, and the debate has been tense.
