(LtoR) German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner give a press statement at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 15, 2023 after Germany's top court ruled against the government in a case centred on whether it had broken debt rules. The Federal Constitutional Court had been examining accusations from the main opposition CDU party that Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition has acted in contravention of the "debt brake". (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)