Germany’s New Economic Era: How Berlin’s Fiscal Shift Could Redefine Europe

Germany, a country rocked by runaway hyperinflation a century ago during the Weimar Republic, has clung to fiscal conservatism for decades, illustrated in its hesitancy and reluctance to bailouts during the EU debt crisis in the 2010s. Now, facing economic stagnation and growing defense demands, Berlin’s September 2025 reforms mark a turn toward large-scale investment in infrastructure and security, reshaping both its domestic identity and its role in Europe.

EuropeVaiden PollardNovember 12, 2025Germany, defense spending, debt-limit, fiscal conservatism, economics, austerity, strategic autonomy