Debt brake the central focus for investors ahead of German election
The German elections will take place this weekend amid a dire economic backdrop in Europe’s largest economy. The German economy has shrunk in each of the past two years, meaning German GDP is now ...
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What to Watch as Germany Heads to the Polls
And yet it is anything but guaranteed how party chairman Friedrich Merz can govern a country in which the far-right Alternative for Germany comes second, polarization hits record levels, and ...
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Germany’s High-Stakes Election and Other Headlines of the Day
Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Subscribe to the Daily News Brief to receive it every weekday morning.Top ...
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Debt brake: How this fiscal rule could shape Germany’s election
A fiscal mechanism known as the debt brake, which strictly limits government borrowing, has become a fault line in German politics with the last government’s collapse blamed on the issue. The world’s ...