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Germany’s landmark defence move

2025/3/21
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Oliver Moody: 德国修改宪法,取消国防开支的赤字限制,这是一个具有里程碑意义的决定。这意味着德国理论上可以无限地增加国防开支,这将对德国和欧洲的安全产生深远的影响。这一决定不仅受到对俄罗斯侵略的担忧驱动,也受到对美国在特朗普政府时期安全保障的担忧的影响。德国计划投入巨额资金用于国防建设和基础设施建设,这将使其成为欧洲安全领域的主要参与者,并与法国、波兰和英国等国加强合作。虽然这一决定在德国国内也引发了一些争议,但公众对国防开支的态度已经发生了显著转变,支持增加国防开支的人数大幅增加。至于特朗普的反应,很难预测,因为他既可能将其视为其政策的成功,也可能继续批评德国。 Tom Noonan: (作为主持人,Tom Noonan 的核心论点体现在对Oliver Moody 提问和引导访谈方向上,没有直接表达个人观点,因此此处略去核心论点) Toby Gillis: (作为主持人,Toby Gillis 的核心论点体现在对Oliver Moody 提问和引导访谈方向上,没有直接表达个人观点,因此此处略去核心论点) Friedrich Merz: (作为德国政界人物,Friedrich Merz 的核心观点体现在Oliver Moody 的转述中,即德国不能再完全依赖美国的安保承诺,需要加强自身国防力量,并与欧洲其他国家合作,在欧洲安全中扮演更重要的角色。) Olaf Scholz: (作为前任德国总理,Olaf Scholz 的核心观点体现在Oliver Moody 的转述中,即其政府时期德国在欧洲安全中扮演的角色相对被动。) Donald Trump: (作为美国前总统,Donald Trump 的核心观点体现在Oliver Moody 的转述中,即其一直以来都要求欧洲北约盟友增加国防开支,对德国国防开支不足表示不满。) Angela Merkel: (作为前任德国总理,Angela Merkel 的核心观点体现在Oliver Moody 的转述中,即其在任期间,德国与特朗普政府的关系较为紧张。)

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Germany has amended its constitution to exclude defense spending and Ukrainian aid from deficit rules. This could unlock hundreds of billions of euros, potentially reaching half a trillion for infrastructure and defense, marking a significant shift in German defense policy and impacting Europe's defense landscape.
  • German constitution changed to exempt defense spending from deficit rules
  • Hundreds of billions of euros freed up for defense and aid to Ukraine
  • Potential for a transformative impact on German and European defense

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In a landmark move, Germany has changed its constitution to spend more on defence. The man who is set to be the new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has persuaded lawmakers to exempt defence spending from deficit rules, giving him a theoretically unlimited defence budget. The Times’ Berlin correspondent Oliver Moody explains how fear of Donald Trump is motivating Germany as much as fear of Vladimir Putin.

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