GERMANY SET TO VOTE ON HISTORIC INCREASE IN DEFENCE SPENDING
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18.03.2025


BBC News (18 March 2025)

Frank Gardner

 

What happens today, here in Berlin, will impact the entire future of Europe's defence and its ongoing support for Ukraine.

Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defence spending. This could pave the way for a massive uplift in military investment just as Russia makes gains in Ukraine and Washington signals that Europe can no longer rely on US protection.

"This vote in the Bundestag is absolutely crucial," says Prof Monika Schnitzer, who chairs Germany's Council of Economic Experts.

 

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