• doodledup@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    This is not how this works. You can’t just go ahead as an EU country and print as much Euro as you want. The ECB prints it, not your country. It’s regulated in Brussels.

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      21 days ago

      I’m sorry but yes, this is literally how it works. Please go look it up, this is vital for this discussion that you understand how money is generated. The german government bonds are one of the most wanted bonds in the world.

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        21 days ago

        EU countries cannot freely print money; only the European Central Bank (ECB) has the authority to issue euro banknotes and manage monetary policy for the eurozone. Individual member states must adhere to strict fiscal rules and cannot create their own currency or print euros independently. Every country can sell bonds with a currency they don’t control.

        This is common knowledge.

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          13 days ago

          You’re technically right that germany doesn’t print euros, the ECB does. But your conclusion is still wrong: germany isn’t remotely close to bankruptcy, and equating its situation with Argentina or Greece misunderstands both monetary sovereignty and how the Eurozone functions. As to how freely a country, especially germany, can print money: German government bonds are one of the most sought after, because risk free bonds of all. If it really wants, it can sell as many as it wants; because it has such a strong economic power behind it.