Ad
Despite the division in the three-party coalition and opposition criticism, it is unlikely the coalition will break up over the missing €60bn (Photo: Valentina Pop)

Coalition squabble in Germany over €60bn budget black hole

Less than a week has passed since the ruling of Germany's Constitutional Court against the reallocation of €60bn — and the political consequences are becoming increasingly drastic.

The ministry of finance ordered a temporary budget freeze for almost the entire federal budget this week. It stopped all authorisations for ministries to enter into payment obligations for future years. Expenditure in this year is not affected. According to Reuters and Der Spiegel, only a few areas are exempt...

Get EU news that matters

Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member

Already a member? Login here
Despite the division in the three-party coalition and opposition criticism, it is unlikely the coalition will break up over the missing €60bn (Photo: Valentina Pop)

Tags

Author Bio

Marion Bergermann is a Brussels-based journalist covering EU politics.

Ad

Related articles

Ad
Ad