German parties strike deal to pass historic debt-funded investment package

German parties agree on massive spending plan to ‘boost’ economy. What is it?

The country's lower house of Parliament is all set to vote on the massive spending plan. 

The IGM welcomes the special fund for infrastructure. It is only a minimal compensation of what has been missed for years, especially since the money will go into those infrastructures that are to become war-proof.

Ursula's statements about 800 billion for rearmament have already translated into immediate increases in government bond yields. The higher cost of issues, if it stayed that way, over the years would be a drain on the Treasury. And a devaluation of savings. They do the same parade again, we...

The Greens agreed to constitutional changes in exchange for funding the climate fund.

In Germany, the future coalitionists CDU/CSU and SPD have agreed with the Greens on the elimination of the debt brake. Up to 1000 billion euros could flow in armor and infrastructure over the next ten years.

Germany is back, says Merz after historic deal on defence and spending

Germany's conservative leader clinches an major financial agreement ahead of a crunch vote in parliament.