The lower German Parliament house with the majority of more than two -thirds of the vote approved changes to the German Constitution, which will allow the country to invest a significant amount in the armed forces.
On March 18, the Lower House of Parliament of German, Bundestag, approved the bill to weaken debt restrictions, designed to attract billions of Euro’s Euro and infrastructure investment. Voting is called historical: it is hoped that the Bundestag’s decision will affect the entire future of European defense and the additional support of Ukraine. German future Chancellor Friedrich Mertz said these changes are necessary to strengthen Germany’s position in the face of Russia’s aggressive war against Europe.
War against Europe
“The war against Europe, and not just the war against the integrity of Ukraine’s territory,” said Mertz, describing Russia’s malicious actions.
Merts promised to “defend himself from these attacks” to all, “what we dispose of.” According to him, Germany must “build our potential defense, which is slightly from the beginning.”
Mercke plans provide for the removal of military costs from state borrowing restrictions, as well as creating an infrastructure fund with a volume of more than 500 billion euros.
513 Bundestag members voted for changes, against – 207.
To obtain the required majority of the two-thirds of the vote in Parliament, the conservative party of HDS/CSS certes and the Levocentric Social Democrats will need to include the Green Party’s requirements in their proposal to their proposal.
Now the bill is going to the Upper House – the Bundesrat, which represents the 16 German lands, where it will be taken to the vote on Friday. The leaders of the two largest parties, the CDU/CSS and the Social Democrats, are expected that the upper house will receive constitutional amendments without difficulty.
Definition for Ukraine
Removal of restrictions on defense costs opens way for a large -scale increased military investment at a time when Russia has arrived in Ukraine, and it is clear that Washington that United Europe is no longer reliable in the US previous defense of the United States.
Last year, German defense costs increased by 23.2%, which contributed to an increase in record at European defense costs by 11.7%.
In February, Merz expressed his intent to change Berlin’s policy regarding the provision of Taurus Long -range missiles after the election.
“My position and position of my faction is always clear,” he said, emphasizing the readiness to provide not just missiles. “My personal position is about increasing European weapon supply to Ukraine,” Merts added.
At the same time, about two -thirds of Germans opposed the provision of the Taurus Cruise Missile in Ukraine, the results of the Forsa survey testified. Only a minority of 30% of German advocates that German puts Taurus Cruise missiles in Ukraine. Most 64% continue to contradict such supply.
54% of respondents believe that Ukraine should be prepared to be given to the occupied Russian territories, if necessary to achieve a peace agreement.
Source: korrespondent
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