Germany’s Spending Gamble

Germany’s Spending Gamble

2025
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Overview

For decades Germany was allergic to debt. But new chancellor Friedrich Merz has - unexpectedly - loosened the country’s constitutional debt brake, injecting hundreds of billions of euros into the armed forces and infrastructure. The move, he hopes, will revive Europe’s largest economy and build up its military as Donald Trump’s US administration dismantles the transatlantic relations that underpinned Germany’s postwar recovery. The FT travels to Frankfurt and Berlin to examine why investment in crumbling schools, roads and rail infrastructure - and defence - is needed and to ask if the spending gamble will kickstart Germany's economic engine.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Spoken Languages
English German

Keywords

german politics

Quick Facts

Release Date July 24, 2025
Status Released
Language EN
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Cast

Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz

Self

Olaf Storbeck
Olaf Storbeck

Self

Armin Steinbach
Armin Steinbach

Self

Martin Wolf
Martin Wolf

Self

Philippa Sigl-Glöckner
Philippa Sigl-Glöckner

Self

Franziska Brantner
Franziska Brantner

Self

Anja Bröker
Anja Bröker

Self

Christian Böttger
Christian Böttger

Self

Uwe Gehrmann
Uwe Gehrmann

Self

Katrin Oestreich
Katrin Oestreich

Self

Felix Pakleppa
Felix Pakleppa

Self

Anne-Sylvaine Chassany
Anne-Sylvaine Chassany

Self

Key Crew

Daniel Garrahan
Director
danieal garrahan
Producer