Global Scans · Germany · Weekly Summary

• [New] Germany's public deficit is expected to be above 3% in 2025, but it will not be punished because it is fully explained by the increase in defence spending. Space War
• [New] German luxury giant BMW thinks it might have a clever solution for range anxiety for the drivers of its largest and most expensive models. ArenaEV
• [New] Agrivoltaic shading could boost farm income from potato production by $3.9bn (£2.95bn) in Germany alone. Positive News
• [New] The idea of a true common Eurobond remains controversial, with a group of countries including Germany, the Netherlands and Nordic nations fearing that shared liability would encourage fiscal irresponsibility. Morningstar, Inc.
• [New] The ECB's September projections foresaw real GDP rising 1.2% in 2025, 1.0% in 2026 and 1.3% in 2027. / Germany Morningstar, Inc.
• [New] Eurozone growth is set to remain modest, with analysts expecting only a slight uptick in 2026 as the effects of Germany's fiscal stimulus begin to show up. Morningstar, Inc.
• [New] Amid rising concern over AI-enabled threats, Germany's BSI has issued new guidance to help organizations defend large language models against evasion attacks such as jailbreaks, prompt injections, and other adversarial inputs, offering practical steps to harden LLM deployments. EU DisinfoLab
• [New] Baidu's Apollo Go is pushing into Europe through a partnership with Lyft to provide service in Germany and the UK as early as 2026, in addition to its growing presence across Chinese cities. Currently, by AT&T
• [New] Around 50,000 protesters are expected in a small German town this weekend as the far-right Alternative for Germany convenes to found a new youth wing. Yahoo News
• [New] The sweeping new reforms will see Germany attempt to boost its numbers to 260,000 soldiers, up from around 180,000 currently, in addition to an extra 200,000 reservists, by 2035. CNN
• [New] If Germany can successfully implement its personnel goals, it could dramatically influence the collective defence capabilities of Europe. SSBCrack News
• [New] The defence reform bill, currently under consideration by the coalition government, envisions a drastic transformation of the German military by 2035. SSBCrack News
• [New] America is not alone: NATO allies maintain multinational battlegroups across the Baltics-British-led in Estonia, Canadian-led in Latvia, and German-led in Lithuania - with Germany now building to a permanently based armored brigade of 5,000 troops in Lithuania by 2027. Defense One
• [New] Germany will spend almost 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on a further 20 military helicopters from Airbus, due to be delivered over two years from 2027, a government document showed. eOption
• [New] Germany, due to co-organise a global summit on space in April 2026 alongside France, has already announced it will invest €35 billion in space projects before the end of the decade. Euronews
• [New] Germany is using a massive fund for the wrong purposes and it risks providing just a minor boost to the struggling economy. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Line Traction won a gold award for innovation at Agritechnica 2025, and it is expected to see production soon propelling Aebi's Terratrac tractor, aimed at use on steep slopes. / Germany New Atlas
• [New] Political instability is rising, with populist parties gaining ground in Germany, France, and the UK, threatening fiscal cohesion and policy continuity. M-Wealth
• [New] Germany recently moved to expand police powers to counter drone threats. Space War
• [New] By 2025, IoT devices could consume 3.5% of global electricity - more than the entire current consumption of Japan and Germany combined. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] The ECB's June projections foresee real GDP rising 0.9% in 2025, 1.1% in 2026 and 1.3% in 2027. / Germany Morningstar, Inc.
• [New] If Germany's slowdown deepens or price pressures soften, yields may drift lower and the euro could lose momentum. investing.com

Last updated: 02 December 2025