Tag: Politics
First talks as part of preliminary explorations between the Green party and the FDP
by Thorsten Koch GermanPolicy.com Top politicians from the Greens and the FDP have met for preliminary talks regarding participation in a future government. The two…
Greens to speak with FDP, SPD, but also the CDU-CSU
by Thorsten Koch GermanPolicy.com The Greens chairman Robert Habeck said that despote holding talks with the FDP and SPD after the Federal Election, “that doesn’t…
Scholz (SPD) wants traffic light coalition “as soon as possible”
(GermanPolicy.com) – The SPD candidate for the office of Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, would like “to coordinate discussions very quickly with the other parties with…
Laschet (CDU) for exploratory talks with both the Greens and the FDP
by Thorsten Koch GermanPolicy.com The candidate for Chancellor of the two Union parties, Armin Laschet, does not make any unconditional claims to the formation of…
Söder: no unconditional participation of the Union parties in a future Federal Government
(GermanPolicy.com) – Markus Söder, the chairman of the CSU, does not consider an unconditional participation in the future Federal Government to be possible. A “gutting”…
Business associations want new government to renew industrial policy
(GermanPolicy.com) – The German business associations want a government to be formed quickly. One expected responsibility from all parties and tackling the priorities instead of…
Bundestag election: SPD in front of the CDU, according to first official results
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the ‘preliminary official final result,’ the SPD received 25.7 percent of the vote in the election to the German Bundestag. The…
CSU secretary-general would like to relieve companies and citizens
(GermanPolicy.com) – Secretary-general of the CSU Markus Blume has announced “substantial tax relief” for the economy and citizens should the next federal government be led…
Scholz and Greens want one million social housing within ten years
(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to build 400,000 new apartments every year as head of a new government. This includes 100,000…
Lindner (FDP) would prefer a Jamaica coalition
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to media reports, Christian Lindner, chairman of the FDP, prefers a coalition with the CDU-CSU and the Greens due to the political…
SPD vice-chair Kühnert would like a member survey on the future coalition
(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD vice chairman Kevin Kühnert sees a member survey as a prerequisite for the Social Democrats to join a new Federal Government. However,…
Merkel: CDU-CSU stands for “measure and middle”
(GermanPolicy.com) – In the city of Aachen, Chancellor Angela Merkel again spoke out in favor of Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet: “It does matter who rules…