Friedrich Merz aiming to build government before Easter but SPD co-leader says man expected to be chancellor must change courseBut, but, but before we even get to the new Bundestag in late March, there is some plotting under way to change the country’s constitutional debt brake in this parliament before it finishes its term.Once the new parliament gets in, two opposition parties – the far-right AfD and the far-left Die Linke – will have a blocking majority for constitutional changes and are unlikely to be willing to agree to fund further defence spend this way. Continue reading...
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that European leaders, including the UK, plan to meet in London on Sunday to discuss joint defense and security initiatives. The summit aims to address greater defense mobilization across Europe, following meetings between French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and US President Donald Trump in Washington.
