Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that his conservatives reached an agreement with the Green Party of a massive increase in defense and infrastructure, which created the conditions for approval of the plan in parliament.
Merz told reporters that the agreement “is a clear message to our partners and friends, but also enemies of our freedom: We are capable of defending ourselves,” I adding, “Germany is coming back.”
The plan jointly proposed Merzi Centrism CDU and the Center-Left Social Democrats (SPD), predicts that the defense consumption excludes from the constitutionally insured fiscal discipline when exceeding 1% gross domestic product (GDP).
The shooting between Europe and the USA under the President Donald Trump and its turning from Ukraine has encouraged calls for rapidly increasing military funding in Germany, which was long-termized by the US security coverage, due to increasing Russian aggression.
The repository government also plans to establish a special 500 billion euro fund ($ 545 billion) for infrastructure consumption.
Friday The agreement follows after a few days often sharp debates in which green threatens that they will not support an agreement, citing insufficient environmental protection in the consumption plan.
Green votes are needed to achieve a two-thirds majority in the parliament needed to change the fiscal discipline. Voting on plans is scheduled for Tuesday.
Merz – whose party of the conservatives won the first place in the February elections – said that after negotiations with the Greens, the 100 billion euros of the infrastructure fund would be dedicated to the climate protection measures.
The “alarming situation” on Thursday, Merz called on quickly achieving an agreement on this issue during a stormy parliamentary debate.
When it comes to armed forces, “any further delay” in increasing consumption “would be irresponsible,” he said.
“In the light of an alarming security situation in Europe in every respect and growing economic challenges in our country, further decision … cannot be delayed no longer,” Merz legislators said.
Emphasizing that it must be acted quickly, the Lars Klingbeil Lars leader said: “When history knocks on our door, then we must open them – we don’t know if we have another chance.”
The coming government wants spending plans to be approved before the newly elected parliament meets at the end of this month.
In the new General Meeting of the far right of the alternative to Germany (AFD) and the end left of the Die link, which oppose plans, will have enough number to block them.
Both parties filed legal challenges against spending plans to the Constitutional Court, claiming that there would be no time for consultations.
(Vijesti.ba)
