February 24, 2025 at 07:48PM
Germany is considering a EUR 200Billion in emergency defense spending to rebuild its military
Germany is considering EUR 200 billion ($210 billion) in emergency defense spending to rebuild its military.
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is in talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) to bypass borrowing restrictions.
Plan to push a vote before March 24, before the new legislature takes office, to avoid constitutional hurdles.
Funding options include:
Approving a special fund for military spending and Ukraine aid.
Expanding the existing EUR 100 billion defense fund.
Modifying the “debt brake” to allow more borrowing for defense (requires a two-thirds majority).
Challenge: Fringe parties have secured a blocking minority, making future votes difficult.
Merz has pledged greater military investment to counter Russian threats, but faces political obstacles.
What seems clear is Pres. Trump is not going to be loose with the purse strings anymore and that included defense. He will likely not care about budgeting constraints but in just getting it done. .
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This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.
