Less than two weeks from the elections, conservatives and social democrats in Germany have reached an agreement for the formation of new government. The leaders of CDU, CSU and SPD made it official yesterday in a press conference, presenting a document of eleven pages that defines the main guidelines of the executive.
The future chancellor Friedrich Merzfirst to speak, highlighted the key points of the agreement, starting from tight onimmigration. Among the main measures include the strengthening of borders controls, the expulsion of criminals and, above all, the cancellation of family reunification and the end of the special reception programs, such as that for Afghan refugees. A remarkable difference compared to Italywhere the judges refund the illegal immigrants as happened with the Diciotti case: in Berlin free hand, in Rome the opposition is not composed only of the left. But we don’t tell you anything new, the reality speaks clearly.
The Merz pectore chancellor stressed that these measures are fundamental to satisfy a part of his party, which has seen the agreement in the investment plan of 500 billion euros in infrastructures as an excessive concession to the SPD. CDU leader added that immigration will also be managed through constitutional measures in collaboration with European countries. For its part, Lars Klingbeil, co-president of the SPD, reiterated that the law that simplifies access to citizenshipintroduced by the previous government with the green and liberals, will remain unchanged. “Twenty -one million Germans have migratory origins, 40% in the younger generations,” said Klingbeil, thus defending a policy of inclusion.
The second central theme of the agreement concerns the Management of public finances. Merz confirmed that there will be no limits to defense expenditure and reiterated Germany’s commitment to support Ukraine. In addition, a billionaire fund has been agreed for infrastructure and a brake reform to debt, with the creation of a commission that will develop a proposal for a more sustainable management of finance.
Also Germany, therefore, historically faithful to austerityhe puts back on his traditional tax penalty policy. A real turning point for a country that for over twenty years has made a budget balance a pillar of its economic policy, so much so that it is the first to insert the principle of the budget in balance in its constitution. The aforementioned fund, intended to support key sectors such as transport, energy, education and digitization, has as its objective to stimulate economic growth and increase Germany’s competitiveness. At the same time, the German government plans to significantly increase investments in defense, excluding these expenses from the “debt brake”, the constitutional rule that limits the deficit. The goal is to achieve the commitment made with NATO, allocating 2 percent of GDP to military expenses, a step necessary to respond to growing geopolitical tensions.
Also on the economic front, Merz and Markus Söder della CSU have announced a reform of citizenship income: whoever refuses job offers will lose the benefits. The SPD has obtained the introduction of a minimum wage of 15 euros from 2026, the strengthening of collective agreements and a reduction in VAT in the catering sector. An agreement has also been reached for a pension reform. Finally, Merz stressed that the priority of the new government will be to maintain Germany as an industrial power, with a strong focus on research and development. The future chancellor has announced the ambition to create the first fusion nuclear reactor in the world in Germany, a symbolic project for the new economic agenda.
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