- Title: France's Macron welcomes approval of German plans to boost public spending
- Date: 18th March 2025
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ WELCOMING FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON OUTSIDE GERMAN CHANCELLERY BEFORE WALKING INSIDE BUILDING FOR TALKS SCHOLZ AND MACRON ARRIVING FOR PRESS CONFERENCE REPORTERS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, SAYING: "I wanted to come back to several things, firstly (I want) t
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- Keywords: debt defence german government spending
- Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
- City: BERLIN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001985918032025RP1
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- Story Text: The approval by the German parliament of plans for a massive spending surge in hopes of reviving economic growth and scaling up military spending for a new era of European collective defence is excellent news, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (March 18).
"I want to congratulate you on the historic vote of the Bundestag which is good news for Germany and good news for Europe. Good news because it will mean more for defence and investment and we need it," he told reporters during a joint press conference with outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
Scholz said that with the decision the German Bundestag had paved the way for Germany to live up to its responsibility.
"With three amendments to the Basic Law, we are freeing ourselves from the constraints that have so far prevented us from spending sufficient funds on our defence", he said.
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