‘No free lunch’, Germany warns amid French debt woes

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German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche urged European countries to maintain sound public finances as concerns mount over French debt, which has pushed French borrowing costs to levels unseen since the financial crisis. France's government unveiled a 2027 budget with spending cuts and tax increases aimed at reducing its deficit.

Reiche praised Germany's top-tier debt ratings while acknowledging that increased German spending on defense and infrastructure will also swell its own debt, which will eventually need repaying. An economist warned of a 'vicious circle' where rising debt and political paralysis weaken institutional confidence, further worsening deficits.

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Telling your neighbor there's no free lunch while quietly running up your own tab at the same diner is a special kind of nerve. Germany gets to sound responsible because its bill hasn't come due yet, not because it skipped the meal. Watch how stern these lectures sound once the defense spending actually shows up on the ledger.

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