(de-news.net) – The CDU/CSU and SPD have reached a coalition agreement, presented by their leaders in Berlin. CDU leader Freidrich Merz emphasized the establishment of trust between the parties, expressing confidence in their ability to govern effectively. The coalition plans to adopt a new migration policy, including border controls and asylum rejections, coordinated with European neighbors. Measures to limit irregular migration will be reinstated in residency laws, while humanitarian intake programs will be terminated, and family reunifications for refugees with subsidiary protection will be suspended for two years, with exceptions for hardship cases.
The coalition intends to reverse the “turbo-naturalization” policy, reinstating longer residency requirements for citizenship. Citizen’s income will be renamed “basic security,” with stricter compliance rules and adjusted asset exemptions. Housing cost reviews will occur earlier in the benefit period.
A voluntary military service, inspired by Sweden, will be introduced, with preparations for conscription monitoring. Telecommunications providers will store IP addresses for investigations, and law enforcement will utilize advanced data analysis and biometric matching under constitutional guidelines.
Economic reforms include reducing corporate and electricity taxes, abolishing the gas levy, and introducing an industrial electricity price. The Deutschlandticket will continue beyond 2025, with gradual user cost increases from 2029.
Ministerial allocations include seven ministries for the SPD, six for the CDU, and three for the CSU: the SPD will oversee the ministries of ‘Finance,’ ‘Defense,’ ‘Justice and Consumer Protection,’ ‘Economic Cooperation and Development,’ ‘Environment and Climate Protection,’ ‘Housing and Urban Development,’ as well as ‘Labor and Social Affairs.’ The CSU will manage the Ministry of the Interior as well as the portfolios for ‘Research, Technology and Space,’ ‘Nutrition, Agriculture and Homeland.’ The CDU will head the Chancellery, along with the ministries of ‘Foreign Affairs,’ ‘Economy and Energy,’ ‘Health,’ ‘Transport,’ ‘Education and Family Affairs,’ and the newly established Ministry for ‘Digitalization and State Modernization.’ Specific appointments have not yet been disclosed.
