German lawmakers will debate a 500-billion-euro infrastructure fund and sweeping changes to state borrowing rules to fund defence from March 13 in a race to get both steps passed by the outgoing parliament, a senior Greens lawmaker said on Thursday. The Bundestag lower house will vote on the measures on March 18 before the formation of a new parliament on March 25, where both moves could get blocked by an enlarged contingent of far-right and radical left lawmakers.
UPDATE 4-German lawmakers set timetable in race for borrowing bonanza
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