«The big question for markets is whether Germany can reform the “debt brake” that limits its structural budget deficit to just 0.35% of output.

Europe’s largest economy contracted for a second straight year in 2024, with critics blaming the debt brake for years of underinvestment.»

https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/euro-rises-early-asia-trade-after-conservatives-win-german-election-2025-02-23/