{"id":1411540,"date":"2026-07-19T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1411540"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:51:30","slug":"wadephul-proposes-exempting-ukraine-aid-from-germany-s-debt-brake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/wadephul-proposes-exempting-ukraine-aid-from-germany-s-debt-brake\/","title":{"rendered":"Wadephul Proposes Exempting Ukraine Aid from Germany&#8217;s Debt Brake"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has proposed exempting assistance to Ukraine from Germany&#8217;s constitutional debt brake, arguing that such a move would create greater financial flexibility to support Kyiv,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with the Redaktions Netzwerk Deutschland (<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/uk\/dopomoga-ukrayini-v-obhid-borgovogo-galma-z-novoyu-initsiatyvoyu-vystupyv-vadeful\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/uk\/dopomoga-ukrayini-v-obhid-borgovogo-galma-z-novoyu-initsiatyvoyu-vystupyv-vadeful\/\">RND<\/a>), Wadephul backed a proposal previously put forward by Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali-Radovan.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alabali-Radovan has argued that excluding Ukraine-related spending from Germany&#8217;s fiscal borrowing limits would allow Berlin to expand both humanitarian assistance and long-term reconstruction support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany&#8217;s so-called &#8220;debt brake&#8221; is a constitutional fiscal rule that strictly limits the federal government&#8217;s ability to borrow, requiring public spending to remain largely in line with government revenues except under specific emergency circumstances.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wadephul&#8217;s proposal reflects growing debate within Germany over how to ensure sustained support for Ukraine without placing additional pressure on the country&#8217;s regular budget.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foreign minister has repeatedly called for increased European assistance to Kyiv. Earlier, he urged NATO allies to provide an additional \u20ac90 billion in support for Ukraine, arguing that long-term military and financial assistance remains essential to strengthening European security.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-receives-nearly-1-million-in-energy-equipment-from-denmark-germany-and-sweden\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-receives-nearly-1-million-in-energy-equipment-from-denmark-germany-and-sweden\/\">Ukraine Receives Nearly \u20ac1 Million in Energy Equipment from Denmark, Germany and Sweden<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has proposed exempting assistance to Ukraine from &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1259546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36418,13,49,36415],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1411540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-11473-news-en-2","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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