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Friedrich Merz: 'In view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent, the rule for our defence now has to be whatever it takes' (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Germany agrees to EU plan to relax fiscal rules for defence

Germany supports plans to relax EU budget rules to allow member states to boost defence spending without breaching fiscal constraints.

EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday (6 March) to discuss ways to strengthen both EU and Ukrainian militaries.

One proposal is to loosen the EU’s debt and spending rules, which, according to ...

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Friedrich Merz: 'In view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent, the rule for our defence now has to be whatever it takes' (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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