'Germany is back': Parties agree on massive ?500bn spending plan

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2025-03-14

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Friday hailed a cross-party agreement on a landmark infrastructure and defence package amounting to ?500 billion ($545 billion). The agreement between his conservative bloc, the Social Democrats (SPD), and the Greens sends a clear message to friends and foes around the world that in future there will be no shortage of financial resources to defend freedom and peace, Merz said in......

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