The Bundestag approves the biggest fiscal expansion in post-war history

Germany decides defence and infrastructure are worth borrowing for

Europe | Goodbye debt brake The Bundestag approves the biggest fiscal expansion in post-war history Germany decides defence and infrastructure are worth borrowing for Share Photograph: Reuters Mar 20th 2025 | BERLIN | 3 min read W hen a german party triggers a Zählappell , or parliamentary roll call, it is serious business. As a television commentator recently joked, “They will haul MP s out of bed—usually their own.” On March 18th the Christian Democrats ( CDU ), the Christian Social Union ( CSU ), the Social Democrats ( SPD ) and the Greens scheduled a Zählappell for an emergency session of

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