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Critics always emphasize that the rules cut off necessary investments, for example in climate protection or the social sector. An analysis by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the New Economics Foundation (NEF) came to the conclusion at the beginning of April that if the planned rules were adhered to, only Denmark, Sweden and Ireland would be able to afford necessary expenses from 2027 onwards. It was said that investments would also be severely inhibited in Germany. The Greens in the European Parliament are also very critical of the reform. It does not meet the needs of the time, said MEP Henrike Hahn.