The worry about that is if Germany is repatriating its gold from non-E.U. reserve banks, that's 1/3 of that amount of German gold coming out of the Bank of England too.
The reality, though, is that this is various CDU politicians mooting this idea, again.
"We in #Europe must finally take care of our own problems with our own #militaries. And we’ll do it our own way, thank you very much. Without the help of this testosterone-fueled boy band from the #WhiteHouse, which places greater value on using the right emojis than hitting the right targets."
https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-03/europe-us-independence-relations-english/komplettansicht
"But does it spark joy?" Mari Kondo asked. And so I let go of #GermanPolitics
"The second pillar is to unite the steering power over European policy directly under the chancellor."
If this happens, we will keep driving diesel engines, burning #fossil fuels and subsidizing 50 kg of meat consumption per person/ year until 2100. #merz #vegan #GermanPolitics
The darn debt brake and a tale of 2 parliaments - currently, #GermanPolitics is even more confusing than usual. What's going on? Here's an explainer 
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-likely-new-government-makes-a-risky-gambit/a-71902135?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
Germany’s military is struggling as Trump tests NATO, report shows – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/819716/ #Defense #DefenseBudgets #DonaldTrump #Drones #Europe #FriedrichMerz #GermanPolitics #Germany #Intelligence #Military #NATO #Procurement #satellites #Security #War #WarInUkraine #Weapons
We need to talk about FREE SPEECH IN GERMANY | Feli from #Germany
Germany’s spending bazooka propels euro and borrowing costs higher – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/804451/ #CentralBanking #CentralBanks #Currency #Debt #DefenseBudgets #EU27 #EuropeanDefensePolicy #FiscalMeasures #FriedrichMerz #GermanPolitics #Germany #Growth #Inflation #OlafScholz #Russia #Ukraine
Not a fan of #Merz , but I have to grudgingly admit that he has somewhat realistic views of what to expect from the Trump Administration.
#Germany #GermanPolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/germany-election-far-right-surge-friedrich-merz-warning
@tazgetroete Das Interessante ist dass sich die #CDU/CSU nun anscheinend eindeutig als politisch rechts einordnet, da gehört die auch hin. Dann ist hoffentlich Schluss mit dem « Wir sind die Mitte » Geschwurbel. #germanpolitics
Poland is ready to host US troops if Germany doesn’t want them, president says – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/780529/ #AndrzejDuda #Defense #DonaldTrump #ElectionsInEurope #EuropeanDefense #EuropeanPolitics #FriedrichMerz #GermanElection2025 #GermanPolitics #Germany #NATO #Poland #PolishPolitics #U.S.ForeignPolicy #UnitedStates #War #WarInUkraine
Dette var en øyeåpner. Det finnes bra innhold på LinkedIn og. #germanpolitics
