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Merz’s €1tn spending plan wins final approval from Germany’s upper house | Financial Times 21.03.2025

  • Writer: Armin Steinbach
    Armin Steinbach
  • Mar 21, 2025
  • 1 min read

Constitutional reform passes last legislative hurdle days before outgoing parliament’s term expires


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Each party would want to show “trophies” they secured during the talks, said Armin Steinbach, professor at HEC. “And so far the trophies are only on the SPD side,” he said.

“This infrastructure package is a huge success for the SPD, this is what they have dreamt of for the past 10-15 years. Merz now needs to come out with some visible outcomes.”

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