This is what Germany has been waiting for almost six months. His new government is a continuation of the last one – a coalition between Angela Merkel`s conservatives and the Social Democrats or the SPD. The current agreement, which even Angela Merkel calls “small” – and she is the champion of dismantling problems until it becomes unrecognizable – is not a sign of confidence in Germany`s power of renewal. But the agreement shows rather that they distrust each other, blacks (CDU/CSU) and Reds (SPD) – and also members of their party. If only they had chosen a great title for this agreement. Something like “Because we trust the power of Germany.” It was the front page of the new beginning with Gerhard Schroeder, after 16 long years under a Helmut Kohl government. A NEW DPART FOR EUROPE A NEW DYNAMIC FOR THE NEW CO`SITISION FOR OUR COUNTRY Coalition contract between the CDU, CSU and SPD19th mandate – Excerpts – Download here… Angela Merkel`s conservatives have insisted that they do not make further concessions to the Social Democrats before formal coalition negotiations begin. SPD delegates are due to vote on the interim agreement next week. (14.01.2018) The Confederation (BUND) said the agreement was “a lot of teen about nothing.” It was a step in the right direction, but it fell short of what is needed. “A real breakthrough would have been a comprehensive reform of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) that imposes ambitious development targets and pathways for solar and wind energy,” said Antje von Broock of the NGO.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to form her fourth government after the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) voted in favour of a new grand coalition. The SPD suffered its worst election result of all time, and many held its coalition with Merkel`s Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) responsible for the poor results. Defence and development: the coalition agreement is vague on this point and commits to spend an additional 2 billion euros ($2.46 billion) on “international responsibility” and medium-term plans for investments of about 9 billion euros more, but the issue remains controversial between the parties. Any investment in development will be linked to increased defence spending. The coalition agreement contains a clear commitment to the fundamental right to asylum, but also the intention to further regulate migration: the federal government has agreed to remove significant barriers to the development of renewable energy, which had begun to slow the country`s rotating energy transition. The agreement between Chancellor Angela Merkel`s conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Spd coalition partner resolves differences over minimum distances between wind turbines and neighbouring colonies, as well as aid for solar installations. The agreement followed months of political conflict that sparked increasingly desperate calls from relevant industries and energy experts. Energy groups welcomed the compromise, but environmental activists called it a “bad compromise.” There are certainly opportunities for resistance. Either the party`s base rejects the GroKo agreement – or it rejects the alternative for the party leadership with Andrea Nahles.