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Germany’s Greens Reject Incoming Chancellor’s 500 Billion Euro Defense Spending Plan

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Germany’s Greens Reject Incoming Chancellor’s 500 Billion Euro Defense Spending Plan
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate and leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks to delegates at a CDU party congress in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 3, 2025. Maja Hitij/Getty Images
Owen Evans
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Germany’s Greens have vowed to block plans for Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz’s proposed 500 billion euro ($545 billion) increase in state borrowing for defense and infrastructure.

The parties seeking to form Germany’s next government—election winner Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD)—hope to loosen fiscal constraints to create a large infrastructure and defense fund.
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