Armin Steinbach
steinbacharmin.bsky.social
Armin Steinbach
@steinbacharmin.bsky.social
Director-General at German Ministry of Finance
Professor of law and economics at HEC Paris & LSE
www.arminsteinbach.com
I do not see this breach. Nothing in the escape clause prevents a 'partial' activation.

In fact, COM does it like in Germany: Constitution only allows debt-financing for emergency measures, NOT other measures, ie 'partial' not 'full'

Hence only 'partial' control account

I share your other points
March 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Right. Rather for urgent cases.
In past, this happend only once (to my knowledge): 1998 when Kohl after he lost the election he asked the "old" Bundestag to approve the NATO intervention on the Balkan. NATO could not wait for the new Bundestag.
No such emergency case with debt brake.
February 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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