Germany's Merz set for parliament showdown over spending bonanza
Berlin (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set Thursday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals. Merz unveiled the plans last week, vowing his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc and the centre-left SPD - in talks to form a coalition after February's general election - would quickly push th
Berlin (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set Thursday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.
Merz unveiled the plans last week, vowing his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc and the centre-left SPD - in talks to form a coalition after February's general election - would quickly push th
Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set Thursday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.
Merz unveiled the plans last week, vowing his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc and the centre-left SPD - in talks to form a coalition after February's general election - would quickly push th 
