Chaos for coalition formation: Greens criticize Merz and black and red!

Chaos for coalition formation: Greens criticize Merz and black and red!

Deutschland - The formation of the new federal government in Germany is progressing. The coalition parties CSU, CDU and SPD have formally approved their coalition agreement, which means that the way for the election of CDU boss Friedrich Merz is paved as Chancellor on May 6th. This reports op-online.de .

However, government formation is currently sharply criticized by the Greens. They accuse the black and red coalition of spending too much time with internal disputes, which endangers the rapid intake of parliamentary work. Britta Haßelmann, the group leader of the Greens, said that meanwhile her own fraction was already able to work. CDU, CSU and SPD, on the other hand, are unsure when the new committees will meet in the Bundestag, which would probably not be the case in mid -May.

criticism of the coalition

A central topic of disagreement within the coalition is the coalition agreement itself, in particular the reform of the citizen benefit and the regulations on the minimum wage. DIE LINKE uses these uncertainties to criticize the approval of the SPD members for the coalition agreement as the support of a "lobbyist cabinet". Co-boss Ines Schwerdtner criticizes that the SPD had dispensed with social politics and that none of its election campaign promises had been implemented in the contract.

CSU boss Markus Söder, on the other hand, welcomed the approval of the SPD, but called for a quick job. He especially called the topics of lower energy costs and reduction in bureaucracy as urgently required measures.

Details of the coalition agreement

The coalition agreement, which has arisen from the negotiations between the Union and the SPD, contains far -reaching agreements in several areas. In this way, income tax for small and medium -sized incomes is to be reduced in about two years. However, the solidarity surcharge remains for powerful citizens and companies. Furthermore, tax depreciation rules to relieve companies should be adapted.

Another visible point concerns the working conditions. The introduction of a minimum wage of 15 euros per hour for the coming year has been aimed for. In the area of ​​energy policy, a reduction in electricity tax at the EU minimum value and the relief of energy-intensive companies are provided by a special industrial flow price. In the area of ​​migration, too, the new government is planning a change of direction with tightened controls at the state borders and the suspension of family reunification regulations for two years.

Naturalization is also regulated more strictly after the so -called "turbo incoming" after three years. Many detailed regulations have already been announced for the pension to secure the pension level by 2031

Overall, the new government plans are intensive observation, both for their content and for the intelligence disputes that the government could still hinder their work. Although the formal consent of the coalition partners is given, it remains to be seen how quickly and smoothly the transition to practical political design will take place, especially in view of the different positions within the coalition.