(Nette Nöstlinger – Politico) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for a joint borrowing scheme ahead of an EU leaders summit on Thursday. In an interview with six European media outlets published Tuesday, Macron urged Europe to launch a plan for new common borrowing, or eurobonds, to boost investment in strategic sectors, framing it as an economic necessity if the continent is to keep up with the U.S. and China. Berlin strongly rejected the plan just hours after the interview was published, marking the latest in a series of clashes between Macron and Merz on everything from trade to how to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Germany shoots down Macron’s Eurobonds proposal
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