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German Green Sides With Trump in Bashing Merkel’s Austerity

Habeck says Greens no longer only about trees and the weather
Greens’ co-leader says party is ready to help lead government

WATCH: Habeck discusses climate awareness, Germany’s balanced budget policy, and the need to increase government spending.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Patrick Donahue and Francine Lacqua

January 21, 2020 at 6:59 AM UTC

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January 21, 2020 at 2:33 PM UTC

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The co-leader of Germany’s Greens sided with the U.S. in demanding more spending from Berlin, saying that Chancellor Angela Merkel should drop her balanced-budget “fetishism.”