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A korrentour reading

Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed.

Drawn from what Friedrich Merz said, then moved away from

What is a korrent?

A korrent — “current”, with a K — is our reading of what someone said: one sentence, drawn from their own words below. People put the same thought in different words; a korrent tries to name the thought they share, so that what several people mean can be set side by side, and followed as it changes.

It is an approximation, and it is ours. The quotes are theirs, word for word, and where the two differ, the quote is the fact. Read more →

What Friedrich Merz actually said

Word for word, from things they published elsewhere, each linked to where it was said. They did not write this page.

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    Friedrich Merz 4 Mar 2025 · held 7 days

    Angesichts der Bedrohungen unserer Freiheit und des Friedens auf unserem Kontinent muss jetzt auch für unsere Verteidigung gelten: Whatever it takes.

    ZDFheute: Merz' Wende in der Schuldenpolitik — Whatever it takes (5 March 2025), quoting Merz on 4 March 2025zdfheute.de

First recorded here 25 Feb 2025 · How quotes work

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