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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Germany must continue making further investments in security despite intense pressure to make cuts in difficult negotiations over the 2025 budget. Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business liberal Free Democrats (FDP) has demanded that the coalition government stick with strict rules against budget deficits, known as the debt brake. But Baerbock on Monday argued that Germany must take a leading role addressing the serious threats to European peace and security, even if that means taking on debt. “It would be more than fatal if we…

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