German CDU leader pledges to do “everything I can” to prevent new EU debt

German CDU leader and chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz pledged on Wednesday (11 September) to do “everything I can” to prevent the permanent issuing of EU joint debt, after the idea featured in Mario Draghi’s report earlier this week.

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Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks at the Bundestag during debates over the 2025 federal budget. [Sean Gallup/Getty Images]

Jonathan Packroff and Nicoletta Ionta Euractiv 11-09-2024 14:09 2 min. read Content type: News Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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