"Joint debt does not help us in the long run to strengthen competitiveness or with the sustainable finances of states," Lindner said.
($1 = 1.0170 euros)
(Reporting by Rachel More; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
German finance minister: joint EU debt not the answer to energy crisis
October 04, 2022 at 01:42 am EDT
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner defended his country's 200 billion euro ($196.66 billion) "defence shield" to fund energy relief and rejected calls for joint European Union debt, in comments to broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday.
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