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Germany Approves Massive Military Spending
The German Bundestag is poised to approve a significant wave of military procurement contracts on Wednesday, totaling approximately…
Germany Considers Defense Spending Flexibility
The German Finance Ministry is reportedly exploring a further relaxation of the stringent debt brake, potentially excluding interest…
Germany Debates Spending Amid Reform Promises
The Green Party’s top candidate for the upcoming state election in Baden-Württemberg, Cem Özdemir, has voiced concerns regarding…
Military Spending Boosts German Economy
The Hesse State Premier, Boris Rhein, has called for an end to the ongoing debate surrounding inheritance tax,…
Stocks Surge on US Spending Data
The German stock market concluded the week on a positive note, with the DAX index gaining traction throughout…
Government Faces Spending Demands
A recent analysis of the 2026 federal budget by the German Federal Audit Court has sharply criticized the…
Military Recruitment Spending Doubles After Ukraine War
The German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has significantly increased its spending on recruitment advertising since the onset of…
Germany Eyes Major Military Spending Spree
The German Ministry of Defence intends to present 81 major procurement projects to the Budget and Defence Committees…
Employers Demand Social Security Spending Cuts
Germany’s leading employers’ association, Gesamtmetall, is urging the federal government to prevent further increases in social security contributions,…
Greens Slam Coalition’s Spending Priorities
The Green Party has voiced criticism of the governing coalition’s budgetary priorities, urging a reconsideration of certain spending…
Söder Proposes Billions in Spending Cuts
A significant austerity package has been proposed by Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and…
German Economic Advisor Criticizes Government Spending Plans
Germany’s leading economic advisor, Monika Schnitzer, has publicly critiqued the current coalition government’s budgetary and economic policies, voicing…
Grimm Urges Germany to Slash Spending by Billions
A leading German economic advisor is urging the federal government to implement substantial spending cuts, potentially reaching up…
Germans Support Defense Spending Hesitant to Fight
A recent survey reveals a complex perspective among German citizens regarding national defense and security. Conducted by Forsa…
Study Finds Infrastructure Spending Misses Mark
A recent study by the Ifo Institute suggests that increased state investment in infrastructure requires a more targeted…
SPD Defends Spending Plan
SPD parliamentary group leader, Dirk Wiese, has strongly defended the significant borrowing outlined in Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s…
Dax Falls Amid Trump Spending Concerns
The DAX, Germany’s leading stock index, began trading on Friday morning with a slight decline. As of approximately…
BREAKING: German Government in Secretive Move, Abolishes Arms Reports, Raises Fears of Unchecked Military Spending
In a move that has raised concerns about parliamentary oversight, the German government has decided to forgo the…
Germany Leads the Charge as Allies Unite on Defense Spending
In a historic agreement, NATO member states, including Germany, have pledged to increase defense spending to a total…
Europe’s Defense Spending to Soar as Russia’s Shadow Looms Large
At the start of the second day of the NATO summit in The Hague, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
Finance Minister’s Radical Shift in Spending Priorities!
Germany’s Finance Minister Defends Record-Breaking Debt and Spending Plans In a recent interview, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil…
Government Ministries Overrun Budget with Extravagant Spending Demands
Germany’s Federal Government Presents Ambitious Budget Wishes Amid Record Debt Concerns Despite a projected record debt, Germany’s new…
Government’s Secret Spending on External Advisors Exposed
The Federal Audit Office has criticized the German government for increasing its spending on external consultants, which has…
Germany Says Nein to EU’s Big Spending Spree
Berlin Pushes for EU Budget Reforms, Rejects New Debt and Increased German Contribution The German government has released…
SPD Leader Sets the Stage for a Defense Spending Clash
The SPD’s parliamentary group leader, Matthias Miersch, has expressed skepticism about increasing the percentage of defense spending, just…
Scandal of Wasteful Spending and Mismanagement
Berlin’s Largest Refugee Shelter Under Fire for Operating Conditions and Contracts A recent investigation by RTL and Stern…
GKV President Calls for Spending Moratorium to Prevent Contribution Hikes
The President of the GKV-Spitzenverband, Doris Pfeiffer, has called for immediate actions from the new Federal Minister of…
Germany’s Foreign Minister Calls for 5% of GDP for Defense Spending
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) has joined the call by US President Donald Trump for Germany and…
Healthcare Costs in Nursing Homes Surge Nearly Double in Decade, Outpacing Overall Spending Growth
Over the past decade, healthcare expenses in nursing facilities have nearly doubled. According to the Federal Statistical Office,…
Imports Fuel Decline, Consumer Spending Weakens.
The US economy surprisingly contracted by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first negative…
Record Spending on Citizen’s Income Hits 46.7 Billion Euros: CDU Calls for Abolition
The costs of citizens receiving unemployment benefits have reached a record high of 46.7 billion euros last year.…
Arms Spending: The Capital Lobby’s Deceptive Economic Boost
The economy’s profit motive drives the lobbying industry to spread misinformation about the benefits of increased military spending.…
Trump Unleashes $1 TRILLION Military Spending Spree!
US President Donald Trump Announces Record-Billion Defense Budget US President Donald Trump announced a record-high defense budget of…
BUDGET BOMBSHELL: CDU’s Likely New Chancellor to Rethink Social Spending?
Germany’s Next Chancellor to Make Tough Decisions on Social Expenditures Germany’s likely next Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is expected…
BREAKING: Left Party EXPOSED: The Dirty Secret Behind Their Failed Coup to Block German Arms Spending
A German party, the Left, has rejected a proposal by its former faction leader, Sahra Wagenknecht, to convene…
RED ALERT: China’s Military Spending Soars, Global Tensions Reach a Boiling Point!
China’s military budget is expected to increase significantly, with the government proposing a 7.2% rise to approximately 1.78…
220 Billion Euros of New Spending?
The German Federal Bank has presented its own proposal for the reform of the federal debt brake. According…
Experts Demand Massive Defense Spending and Pension Cuts
Economic Expert Monika Schnitzer Provides Details on Proposed ‘Defense Fund’ Monika Schnitzer, the head of the economic experts,…
BREAKING: SPD’s Top Secrecy on Defense Spending Revealed, But What’s Really at Stake?
German Social Democratic Party’s General Secretary Matthias Miersch has maintained a neutral stance regarding potential special funds for…
UK to Sacrifice Foreign Aid for a Stronger Military, as Starmer’s Shocking Spending Shift Rocks the Nation!
Britain to Increase Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 The British government has announced plans to…
‘Exempt Military Spending from Fiscal Rules’ to Counter Russia
German economists advocate for new debt to finance German military. The President of the Kiel Institute of the…
Greens Demand Billions in Spending
Just days before the German federal election, the Green Party’s top leaders are calling for an “education turnaround”…
Military Spending and Arms Production to Surge Amid Russian Threat and Transatlantic Pressure
EU’s “Defense of Europe” Concept Revisited The idea of a “European Defense” has a long history, dating back…
Merz Secures Party’s Endorsement for Election Spending Spree
Union’s Chancellor Candidate Friedrich Merz Receives Support from CSU for Election Fund Boost At the CSU party convention…
20% of Retirees on Brink of Poverty, Experts Warn of Devastating Consequences of Military Spending Over Retirement Funds
The number of pensioners considered at risk of poverty has increased by 300,000 in the past year. This…
German Minister Unveils Sobering Reality of NATO Spending
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has rejected the demand made by US President…
EU Leaders Demanded to Boost Military Spending Amid Russia’s Looming Threat
EU and NATO Leaders to Discuss Defense Spending at Upcoming Summits The 23 EU member states that are…
Trump’s Spending Demand Ignites a European Revolution in Defense!
Warsaw has reaffirmed its support for Donald Trump’s demand that NATO member states increase their military spending to…
Green Leader’s Military Spending Plan Revealed
In a recent interview with the German news magazine “Spiegel”, the Green Party’s candidate for Chancellor, Robert Habeck,…
‘Healthcare’s a Spending Problem, Not a Revenue One’!
Economist Martin Werding has sharply criticized the proposal by Green party’s chancellor candidate Robert Habeck to use capital…
US on the Hook for More Military Spending?
The outgoing US Defense Minister, Lloyd Austin, has recommended a 50 billion US dollar increase in defense spending…
Poland Leads Charge to Boost Defense Spending
Warsaw is supporting the call by the designated US President Donald Trump for NATO member states to increase…
A New Era of Spending?
Green Party Chief Felix Banaszak clearly stands behind the demand of Chancellor candidate Robert Habeck for significantly more…
‘Boost Defense Spending or Face the Consequences!’
Facing the increasing global threats, NATO is urging Germany to significantly increase its defense spending quickly. “Germany is…
Pistorius’ Plea for More Military Spending Ignites National Debate
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has called for an increase in defense spending of more than two…
BREAKING: Germany’s Shocking $6.5 Million Spending Spree on Experimental Army Camouflage Uniforms!
Development of the new Bundeswehr service uniforms has cost millions so far. “A total of around five million…