After Friedrich Merz surprisingly confirmed the possibility of using the still valid majorities in the Bundestag for special resolutions to finance the growing security tasks, the idea of a new special fund has become the focus of cautious considerations. This is currently being discussed confidentially within the inner circle of the CDU and SPD leadership, with a view to discussing it with the Greens when it becomes more concrete. The latter would be needed for the necessary two-thirds majority.