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Kramp-Karrenbauer against weakening the Bundeswehr
(GermanPolicy.com) – Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has warned of a weakening of the Bundeswehr. If the SPD leads the coming Federal Government, the SPD parliamentary group leader in the German Bundestag, Rolf Mützenich, refuses to respect NATO’s two percent target. “Against the background, I don’t think that…
Executives want ‘Jamaica’ alliance or ‘traffic light’ coalition
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to a survey conducted by several opinion research institutes, executives in German business and civil servants from grade A14 in administration would like to see a Jamaican coalition after the federal election. An alliance of the Union parties, the Greens and the…
Laschet warns of a ‘traffic light’ coalition
(GermanPolicy.com) – CDU-CSU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet has called on the FDP not to form an alliance with the SPD and the Greens. “The FDP would be threatened with expulsion as part of a traffic light coalition – because the left would be ready to…
Formation of government of the CDU also as runner-up, Bouffier
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Hessian Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) advises the Union parties to form a Federal Government even if they reach second place in the Federal Elections. “I find it silly that there is now a discussion about whether only the first place has…
Scholz praises money laundering unit
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) praised the performance of the anti-money laundering unit FIU. In the Bundestag Finance Committee, he said the unit had been increased and the criteria by which it worked would be further improved. No minister is able to…
Laschet wants more domestic security
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the CSU regional group chief Dobrindt, Armin Laschet (CDU) with “the right mixture of aggressiveness and political subjects,” has made extremely strong and clear appearances in the candidate trialls. Laschet had promised, for example, to take action against extremist threats and…
Laschet: electricity should become cheaper
(GermanPolicy.com) – The CDU has presented a 15-point plan with regard to renewable energies. Agencies reported that Germany should switch to renewable energies “as soon as possible.” According to the CDU’s plan, “electricity has to be sustainable, regenerative and made from renewable sources – and…
Altmaier wants tax breaks for more companies
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) would like to give tax relief to companies affected by the Covid pandemic. It must be easier to “build up new equity”. This should be achieved through tax advantages. For example, there is a reduced VAT…
Baerbock wants to get money from tax havens for subsidies
(GermanPolicy.com) – One of the three candidates for the office of Federal Chancellor, Annalena Baerbock (Greens), has campaigned for a change in mood in federal politics. Climate protection and social justice are not mutually exclusive. the next Federal Government must be “a climate government”. This…
FDP wants climate policy by way of modern technologies
(GermanPolicy.com) – Instead of bans, the FDP wants to stop climate change by means of modern technologies. Bureaucracy threatens freedom in Germany, FDP chairman Christian Lindner said. That is why the FDP wants an “uncomplicated state” in which the hurdles of “bureaucratism” are lowered. At…
The Greens want the state to vouch for rental purchases
(GermanPolicy.com) – As guarantor and intermediate buyer, the state should enable rental purchases, according to the leader of the Greens in the Bundestag, Katrin Göring-Eckart. As a result, tenants could purchase apartments, piece by piece, by paying rent. “Living in your own four walls shouldn’t…
Scholz wants a pension guarantee
(GermanPolicy.com) – A minimum wage of 12 Euros and the redemption of the promise of a pension guarantee are, according to SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz, conditions of an SPD-led coalition. Scholz wishes that the retirement age will not rise. “The top tax rate, which…
