Greens block billion -dollar package - coalition in the terminal!

Greens block billion -dollar package - coalition in the terminal!

Deutschland - On March 7, 2025, the Greens are faced with a difficult decision about a billion -dollar package, which was laced by the Union and the SPD. This package is intended for defense and modernization of the country's infrastructure. As T-Online reported on Friday and found another conversation between the Greens and the Coalition partners took place, but visible progress has not been made. The group leader of the Greens, Britta Haßelmann and Katharina Dröge, did not face the waiting journalists, which makes the party's dissatisfaction clear.

The Greens who need votes to implement the package in the Bundestag are particularly dissatisfied with the CSU and its chairman Markus Söder. Haßelmann criticized the "Macker Geha" and the "saying blur" Söder, which in turn described the Greens as a "discontinued model". The structure of the Union and SPD proposal also ensures concerns among the Greens, which classify it as a potentially dangerous patchwork and demand profound changes in the negotiations.

Change of debt brake

A central question in the current discussions is the reform of the debt brake. Union and SPD are planning to relax the debt brake in the Basic Law and have agreed on an investment program that provides for a special fund of 500 billion euros to modernize the infrastructure. The Bundesbank has proposed that the state should be able to take out more loans if the debt is low. While the Union and the SPD intend to only take part of the defense spending from the debt brake, the Greens demand a more comprehensive security strategy.

The opposition reacts differently to the plans. While the Greens are reserved and a reform of the debt brake is demanding, the left and FDP have also expressed concerns. The left announced a legal examination of the vote on the project in the old Bundestag, while FDP parliamentary group leader Christian Dürr criticized the financial package as irresponsible. The AfD also sees the will of the voters disregarded.

political perspectives

The discussion about the debt brake is also shaped by the statements of leading Union politicians. Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz rejected a reform of the debt brake in the near future and described it as "extensive, difficult work". Merz emphasized that changes should only be discussed after a cash fall. CSU boss Söder also spoke out against a general reform of the debt brake by the old Bundestag and expressed legal and political concerns.

The challenges in front of which the Greens and their coalition partners face should not be underestimated. A two -thirds majority is required for a change in the Basic Law, which also requires voices from the Union faction. Federal Finance Minister Jörg Kukies, on the other hand, sees no legal difficulties and calls for quick conversations. The time until the new Bundestag was constituted is "extremely scarce", says Kukies.

The decision on the billion -dollar investment package and the reform of the debt brake remains a controversial and fundamental topic in German domestic politics, which could also affect the economic stability of the country. The agreement is praised in the economy, but there are also warning voices that warn of an increase in debt rate, especially with regard to the planned measures.