Commentary: SPD and Greens need a firewall against expropriations
The madness has a method. Berlin needs more apartments and no socialist symbolic politics at the expense of taxpayers, owners and investors.
Germany's SPD and Green parties have warned against cooperation with the AfD, but appear open to discussing a coalition with the Left party in Berlin. The Left party's leader, Elif Eralp, has reiterated plans to nationalize large housing companies. The plan would involve transferring private property to public ownership, but would not increase the housing stock and would require significant compensation for the companies. The cost of this compensation is not currently available in the Berlin budget.
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