Germany's Merz vows billions for defence, economy

Berlin (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his centre-right CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) would propose an unprecedented package of billions of euros in extra spending on defence and infrastructure. The two parties are in talks on forming a coalition government after last month's general election, which have been given new urgency by US President D

Mar 5, 2025 - 13:15
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Germany's Merz vows billions for defence, economy
Berlin (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his centre-right CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) would propose an unprecedented package of billions of euros in extra spending on defence and infrastructure. The two parties are in talks on forming a coalition government after last month's general election, which have been given new urgency by US President D