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Germany's cabinet approves 2027 budget lifting defence spending to EUR 109.7 billion

Germany's cabinet approved a draft 2027 federal budget raising the Defence Ministry's allocation to EUR 109.7 billion, part of a path to NATO's 3.5 percent of GDP target by 2029. Finance minister Klingbeil said a balanced budget cannot defend Germany against Putin.

Verified Editor-read Bundesfinanzministerium press release, 6 July 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the Bundestag has adopted the budget, nor how the extra spending is allocated between programmes.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Cabinet raises defence budget to EUR109.7B but allocation to programmes undisclosed. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-24. How the record is made

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