Von der Leyen’s defense plan strider mot fördraget
The first initiative is designed to allow for more spending by member states by loosening fiscal rules. According to some officials, this could help mobilize at least €160 billion
The second part consists of enabling spending at the EU level with a new joint instrument. Some senior EU officials and member states are calling for the possibility of joint borrowing, but the idea is always controversial and splits the bloc.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-27/trump-shocks-europe-into-defense-spending-shakeup
RE: Men det strider vad jag förstår mot EUs grundlag, Fördraget.
Ms Merkel does not say “no” to eurozone bonds.
She says: “Not without treaty change.”
The German constitutional court in Karlsruhe would never allow Germany’s sovereign guarantee to be given to its eurozone partners without them submitting to effective and centrally budgeted discipline.
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2017/04/mr-macron-has-proposed-common-fiscal.html
“I had one concern,” Scholz told reporters in June, after meeting fellow European leaders.
“Do I want to accept that we issue sovereign bonds, so-called eurobonds, for defense financing? The answer is no.”
The federal constitutional court in Karlsruhe has a long tradition of policing the limits of Germany’s contributions to multinational debt raises.
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2024/07/german-constitutional-court-and.html
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