15:52⇢Historic Debt Package Passes Bundestag With Two-Thirds Majority
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the Bundestag's historic approval of a massive debt package for military, infrastructure, and climate spending (Neues Deutschland, RP Online, Spiegel, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Sueddeutsche, TAZ, Welt, Zeit). The constitutional amendment required a two-thirds majority, which was achieved with support from Union, SPD, and Greens, though the Bundesrat must still approve it Friday (RP Online, Neues Deutschland). In other news, Foreign Minister Baerbock is reportedly being considered for President of the UN General Assembly (FR, merkur.de), while controversy erupted after Green politician Trittin made Holocaust comparisons involving Trump, drawing criticism even from party colleagues (Junge Freiheit). Meanwhile, Trump and Putin reportedly discussed Ukraine peace prospects by phone (Bild).