
Germany’s parliament approves Merz’s €1tn spending plan
Germany’s parliament has approved Friedrich Merz’s plans to inject up to €1tn into the country’s military and infrastructure, in a move that could revive Europe’s largest economy and boost the EU’s rearmament efforts. In an emergency session of the outgoing Bundestag on Tuesday, the chancellor-in-waiting won the support of 513 lawmakers, more than the two-thirds…