Spend on defence, Merkel's allies say, widening gap with SPD

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian sister party (CSU) has proposed increasing Germany's defence spending to a level that widens a policy gap with the Social Democrats (SPD) ahead of talks on forming a governing coalition.

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