March 17, 2025 16:50 GMT
GERMANY: Handelsblatt Report on Lingering Uncertainties Ahead of Bundestag
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Ahead of tomorrow's special session in the Bundestag - within which we expect a vote on the major fiscal package - Handelsblatt write of last minute nerves among some lawmakers, and still lingering uncertainties around the event:
- One piece: "behind-the-scenes rumors say there are still serious concerns, especially among the CDU's policymakers, about loosening the debt brake for defense and establishing a special fund of half a trillion euros."
- And via their live blog: "there are likely to be several dissenters among the Green Party's ranks. According to participants, a test vote in the Green Party's parliamentary group resulted in one abstention and one undecided vote. A small single-digit number of members of parliament were sick."
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