Some in Germany talk of one day changing the constitution to allow more transfers of power to Brussels.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

But a new balanced-budget amendment to the constitution will force Germany to slash spending or raise taxes next year the opposite of what is needed to correct Europe's imbalances and shore up growth.

ECONOMIST: Germany and the euro

One one hand, Germany's constitution, written after the second world war to prevent any repeat of Nazi horrors, assures the rights of parents and of religious freedom.

ECONOMIST: Circumcision in Germany

Germany will delay tax change in favour of deficit control as demanded by the unfied constitution.

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