Mertz enlisted the support of the "green" before the vote to increase the cost of defense
The leader of the CDU/XSS Friedrich Mertz agreed with the Green New plan for defense costs and infrastructure, which will be funded at the expense of the public debt. Its approval in the Bundestag requires the support of two -thirds of deputies, and the consent of the Green will become an important step along the way, Bloomberg notes. Initially, the Green refused to support the project, demanding more attention to climatic issues, and the coordination took several weeks.