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 "slug": "germanys-eu500-billion-debt-financed-defense-package-modernization-budget-implications-and-legal-changes",
 "title": "Germany's €500B Debt-Funded Defense Plan: Modernization & Constitutional Reforms",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/germanys-eu500-billion-debt-financed-defense-package-modernization-budget-implications-and-legal-changes/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/germanys-eu500-billion-debt-financed-defense-package-modernization-budget-implications-and-legal-changes/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2025-03-16T20:26:43.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2025-03-18T23:44:14.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "The package includes military, cybersecurity, and intelligence services modernization and expansion while modifying constitutional debt rules to enable defense-related spending. It significantly exceeds the Bundeswehr’s current budget and mandates a minimum investment threshold in the core budget.",
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