The future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced a immense increase in spending on defence and infrastructure. The aim of these actions is to strengthen the strength of the German army, as well as to lead to an economical recovery in Germany, which in turn is to improve the situation of the full European Union, reports "The Economist". Germany is arming itself. 1 of the key principles of German economical policy in fresh decades has been to avoid debt. As a consequence of this, Germany presently has a importantly underinvested army and infrastructure. As the portal "The Economist" convinces, this policy...