Katherina Reiche - | Is she as good as Habeck in a crisis?:
The war in Iran is driving up energy prices: Did Economics Minister Reiche take precautions in time? ...
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Katherina Reiche Faces Energy Crisis TestGas prices doubled days after the Iran war started, testing Reiche's ability to match her predecessor's crisis response.
- Katherina Reiche must demonstrate crisis management skills comparable to Robert Habeck’s during the Iran conflict’s energy fallout.
- Shortly before the war, Reiche promoted a heating law that revived fossil fuels, now vulnerable due to geopolitical shocks.
- Gas prices surged rapidly while storage levels remain insufficient despite Reiche’s assurances of stable winter supply.
- Reiche benefits from diversified gas imports and the revival of a gas supply taskforce originally established by Habeck.
I would like to thank you for this almost superhuman achievement.— Katherina Reiche praising her predecessor Robert Habeck's crisis management when she took office in 2025.
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