BREAKINGVIEWS-Germany’s fiscal pivot gives Europe rare hope: podcast
By Jonathan Guilford, Aimee Donnellan
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The nation known for anti-deficit orthodoxy faces an economic slowdown and US antagonism. Likely Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s response: boost spending by more than 500 bln euros. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast Breakingviews columnists discuss the jolt to the whole continent.
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