Germany's parliament passes historic package boosting defence spending
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Germany approves huge spending boost for defence, infrastructure
Merz’s CDU/CSU and their likely future coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), plan to exempt defence spending from ...
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German MPs approve fiscal ‘bazooka’ for defence, infrastructure
Berlin, Germany—German lawmakers gave the green light on Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defence and infrastructure ...
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