German lawmakers have approved a major debt-and-spending reform to boost infrastructure and defence investment, breaking with decades of strict borrowing rules.
“We must defend ourselves against these attacks on our open society and freedom — with all the means at our disposal, in the years and decades ahead,” said incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz in parliam...
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Already a member? Login hereWester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.
Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.