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European rate hikes: a manageable impact for now

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Duval, G. “European rate hikes: a manageable impact for now”, Blogpost, Jacques Delors Institute, April 2025


Interest rates on European government debt have risen significantly in recent weeks. In the public debate, this is often blamed on announcements of future public borrowing, particularly in Germany, to finance European rearmament. For this reason, there would be an urgent need to call into question the European social model in order to be able to finance this defence effort without having to go further into debt. A questionable interpretation and conclusion.