It’s amazing to me how many times I read news in the U.S. where government shutdown comes into play as a possibility. Is there not some other option that would allow the existing budget to continue without having to approve it each time if they can’t come to agreement?
given that Germany needs to increase defense spending and modernize it's energy economy... And will have a hard time doing it with the political coalition they have.
The biggest problem for Germany is being in the eurozone, no matter who is in power. A sovereign currency issuer, like the US, UK, Japan, etc. doesn’t have the same constraints as a country that does not control its own currency. Which is why the US debt ceiling is a bogus, self-imposed limitation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling
which is an ordinary law which Congress could repeal but doesn't. It's not as bad of a problem as
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_balanced_budget_amendme...
given that Germany needs to increase defense spending and modernize it's energy economy... And will have a hard time doing it with the political coalition they have.