+++ Bundespolitik +++: Regierungsfraktionen wollen Deutschland bis Jahresende resilienter machen

Deutsche Regierungsfraktionen aim to enhance Germany's resilience by the end of the year, Chancellor claims. The industry has evidently altered its stance, the Chancellor notes. The cabinet will thus consult internally and later with other EU countries on the necessary actions. Gropp mentioned that the current economic growth in Saxony-Anhalt is due to immigration.

The number of German workers is decreasing as more retire than replace them. "We can sort out the added value that immigrants create, according to specific jobs and sectors," says Gropp. "That added value would then disappear." Many industries are affected, with the foreigner share in nursing being relatively low at 33-40 percent, but high at 33-40 percent in food production, construction, catering, and logistics.

Around 20 percent of all doctors come from abroad. He pointed out that the domestic and foreign policy challenges are enormous. This would remain the same regardless of who faces these tasks. He acknowledged that the poll numbers are "horrible". Nevertheless, the CDU remains the most successful Christian Democratic party in Europe.

However, the framework conditions are extremely difficult. The central question, according to Frei, is whether the red-black coalition has the strength to implement the planned reforms in the autumn. He described the proposals of the government-appointed Pension Commission as groundbreaking, referring to the reform as a century-long project. It would be a compromise - not just between political parties, but also between generations.