300 instead of 100 billion euros: CDU politicians open to higher Bundeswehr special funds. According to CDU defense expert Kiesewetter, that's not nearly enough to become "war-worthy" The initiative is controversial within the group.
SPD budget politician Andreas Schwarz has now proposed permanently exempting defense and civil defense spending from the debt brake in the Basic Law. "There is a lot of catching up to do, and the threat from Russia will not disappear," Schwarz says.