Germany’s Spending Gamble
- Documentary
For decades Germany was allergic to debt. But new chancellor Friedrich Merz has - unexpectedly - loosened the country’s constitutional debt brake, injecting hundreds of billions of euros into the armed forces and infrastructure. The move, he hopes, will revive Europe’s largest economy and build up its military as Donald Trump’s US administration dismantles the transatlantic relations that underpinned Germany’s postwar recovery. The FT travels to Frankfurt and Berlin to examine why investment in crumbling schools, roads and rail infrastructure - and defence - is needed and to ask if the spending gamble will kickstart Germany's economic engine.
Cast
Friedrich Merz
Self
- Olaf Storbeck
Olaf Storbeck
Self
- Armin Steinbach
Armin Steinbach
Self
- Martin Wolf
Martin Wolf
Self
- Philippa Sigl-Glöckner
Philippa Sigl-Glöckner
Self
Franziska Brantner
Self
- Anja Bröker
Anja Bröker
Self
- Christian Böttger
Christian Böttger
Self
- Uwe Gehrmann
Uwe Gehrmann
Self
- Katrin Oestreich
Katrin Oestreich
Self
- Felix Pakleppa
Felix Pakleppa
Self
- Anne-Sylvaine Chassany
Anne-Sylvaine Chassany
Self
Donald Trump
Self
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