Germany: CDU secretary slams coalition 'pale and vague' agreement

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The recent agreement presented by the coalition of parties ‘is pale and vague,’ said Christian Democratic Union General Secretary Paul Ziemiak during a televised statement on Wednesday from Berlin.

Ziemiak questioned the newly formed coalition agreement on issues related to the handling of the pandemic and humanitarian issues such as migration. According to the secretary, ‘the parties fall short of what they propagated during the election campaign.’

The CDU politician criticised the agreement for not doing enough for the digitalisation of Germany.

“Their contract is unspecific and misses many opportunities, such as the possibility of creating a digital ministry, which unfortunately was not used, and there are more questions about the issue of funding. Who is going to pay for what was promised here?”

Zemiak also questioned who would foot the bill for the amendments. Earlier the coalition announced plans to build 400,000 apartments, freeze pensions and increase minimum wage.

“If you look at the agreement now, many people have the impression that Christmas has come early and now it’s the big day of presents, but nobody has answered the question of how it will be financed,” criticised Ziemiak.

On migration issues, the secretary said he was ‘astonished’ that the agreement talked more about the question of how to bring more people into the federal republic rather than tackling the root of the subject.

SOUNDBITES:

SOT, Paul Ziemiak, General Secretary of Christian Democratic Union (German): “On 27 September the German people elected a new German Bundestag. In this new German Bundestag there is a new majority of SPD, Greens, and FDP. These three parties have presented their coalition agreement today and want to jointly elect a federal chancellor and lead the next federal government.”

SOT, Paul Ziemiak, General Secretary of Christian Democratic Union (German): “Election campaign is election campaign but the election campaign is over. I wish all three parties and a new minister all the best in their work for our country because it is clear to every citizen that together we have to ensure that Germany goes into a good future and we want to participate as an opposition force to control the government, to support it where it is right for the good of the country and to criticise it where it is right because it could be on the wrong path.”

SOT, Paul Ziemiak, General Secretary of Christian Democratic Union (German): “Olaf Scholz spoke today about the current situation and I share his concerns - the situation is very serious, which makes us all the more convinced that the expiry of the epidemic situation of national scope was a mistake. Especially now that the figures are continuing to rise, the measures must be adapted accordingly and we, as the Union, are always ready to work together in this difficult corona crisis for our country and the health of the people in our country. The agreement that was presented today is relatively pale, in many parts it vague, and the parties fall short of the things they propagated during the election campaign, saying that it must now come to a real climate government, finally speeding up the planning acceleration - all this is not to be found in this coalition agreement.”

SOT, Paul Ziemiak, General Secretary of Christian Democratic Union (German): “Their pale contract is unspecific and misses many opportunities, such as the chance to set up a digital ministry, which unfortunately was not used. And there are more question marks regarding the question of financing. Who is going to pay for what was promised there? If you look at the contract now, many people have the impression that Christmas has been brought forward and now is the big day of giving presents, but no one has answered the question of how this should to be financed.”

SOT, Paul Ziemiak, General Secretary of Christian Democratic Union (German): “If we look at the measures proposed in this treaty, we can say today that if what has been agreed in this coalition agreement is implemented, it will not lead to less illegal migration but more migration. What we have achieved in the combination of humanity and public order is being put at risk and it makes me stunned, that this treaty talks more about the question of how more people can come to the federal republic than, for example, the question of how to effectively combat the causes of flight.”

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