Key Votes and Disputes Shape Germany's Major Debt Reform Plans

Union and SPD push for constitutional changes to fund defense and infrastructure, facing opposition from Greens and regional leaders.

Union and SPD propose constitutional amendments to loosen the debt brake, create a €500 billion infrastructure fund, and increase defense spending to 2% of GDP.
The Greens demand guarantees for additional infrastructure investments and oppose combining defense and infrastructure funding in one package.
Bavaria's Free Voters, critical of the debt package, may force the state to abstain in the Bundesrat, potentially jeopardizing the required two-thirds majority.
The AfD and Left Party have filed legal challenges, arguing the outgoing Bundestag lacks legitimacy to pass such significant reforms.
Minister presidents from CDU- and SPD-led states stress the importance of passing the full package, warning against separating defense and infrastructure funding.