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Will the CDU/CSU and SPD manage a fresh start at the coalition committee meeting?
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Key FactsMerz Outlines Germany’s 2035 Transformation Vision
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- Friedrich Merz dismisses minority governments and new elections, emphasizing coalition continuity for the next three years.
- Germany’s economy faces inflation and high energy costs, demanding urgent and effective policy decisions.
- Merz envisions a 2035 Germany with digitized public services, affordable energy, and restored public trust in government.
- He calls on the SPD to increase compromise but rejects any additional burdens on small businesses and trades.
Germany has the power for reforms, Germany has the power for a new start.— Friedrich Merz, in his Berlin speech at the CDU Economic Council outlining reform capacity and a 2035 breakthrough
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