Overview
- Germany's finance ministry said it will initiate an unscheduled expenditure to ensure on-time October salaries for civilian employees at U.S. bases in Germany.
- The step applies to roughly 11,000 local national workers who support about 35,000 U.S. troops at installations including Ramstein Air Base and Stuttgart.
- Officials described the move as a sign of solidarity with U.S. forces and their civilian staff stationed in Germany.
- German media reported that the United States is expected to reimburse Berlin once the shutdown ends, while the Pentagon has not confirmed acceptance of the arrangement.
- The U.S. government shutdown has entered a third week over a dispute about extending health-care subsidies, and congressional negotiations remain unresolved.