The financial package by the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats provides for the reform of the so -called debt brakeprohibiting the government to increase the budget deficit.
The project assumes Removing defense expenses exceeding 1 percent GDP from restrictionsresulting from this “brake”. Investments in defense will be able to be financed without loan restrictions.
The change of constitution requires in parliament Most of the two -thirds. To get the necessary number of votes, Christian Democrats and Social Democrats needed the support of green or liberal FDP. On Friday, an agreement was achieved with the Green.
Agreement in the German parliament. “More money for defense”
“More money, much more money for defense and Ukraineit will be able to flow because it must flow ” – notes the Ard TV information program – Tagesschau.
“Among the falling certainty that security Europe is guaranteed by the USA and that NATO somehow he can handle it Germany They take great responsibility now, “he adds.
The Tagesschau portal also points out that Germany will probably receive the largest investment program in history in infrastructure and climate protection, “because a party like the Greens that lost the election, took responsibility for the country and climate”.
Germany. Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Green
The portal of the “Spiegel” weekly estimates that the leader CDU Friedrich Merz He has a chance now Port back your package in Bundestag – “And maybe for it Green. He still has to learn a lot. And as soon as possible. “
“Yes, Merz now reached an agreement with the Green” – says “Spiegel”. “The money is desperately needed for the partially damaged infrastructure of the country and the Bundeswehra, which must now have it very quickly become an army ready to fight, to Vladimir Putin He did not come up with any ideas or, if he has them, he abandoned them. “
“However, this is not due to how skillfully Merz arranged the matter. First he did not talk to the green, but practically assumed their consent. Then he contacted and left a message at the voice post. From what is known, he did not make a good impression in internal conversations, to put it mildly,” we read.
“Monarchs can act in this way, democrats do not. At least Not when they do not have a two -thirds majority votes to change the constitution ” – noted” Spiegel “.
The weekly portal also points out that “Merz faces completely different challenges.” Are waiting Donald TrumpVladimir Putin I Xi Jinping“who, unlike the leaders of the green parliamentary faction, Katharina Droege and Britty Hasselmann, do not mean the good of this country.”
Media: A large step of the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
The portal of the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” (“Sz”) in the commentary expresses the view that it is “good and rightly”, that The Greens will support the package “despite their huge doubts”.
“In fact, this is absolutely necessary. Otherwise they would risk that they would go down in history as a party that plunged Europe into the deepest security crisis from 1945 – because they felt offended (…)”. According to “Sz”, “it would be a disaster for Germany and Europe.” “Everything is nothing without safety. It's difficult, brutally demanding times (…)” – says the daily.
“Sueddeutsche Zeitung” emphasizes that Merz dared to take a very big stepwhich is now necessary for Europe to rely on Germany again, “politically, economically, and also military.”