Germany's CDU, SPD agree on major financial package

There is an enormous need for investment and we won't create consent for it if we just invest in defense,

he said

We are finally ending the investment log-jam in our country,

said SPD leader Klingbeil

Friedrich MerzcDU leader

We are aware of the scale of the tasks ahead of us, and we want to take the first necessary steps and decisions, ... Given the threat to our freedom and to peace on our continent, the mantra for our defense has to be: whatever it takes."

Merz said, adding

That requires not only an improvement in competitive conditions but also quick and sustainable investment in our infrastructure,

he said