Rentenreform: Unionsfraktionsvize weist Mierschs Renten-Vorstoß zurück

Johannes Winkel, the Union Fraktionsvize, has rejected the proposal put forward by SPD Fraktion leader Matthias Miersch to involve regional government chiefs and faction representatives in the preparation of the pension reform. Winkel stated to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur that "it makes no sense to introduce a new pension commission with new actors after the comprehensive work of the commission and the political agreement."

As the deputy faction leader in the Bundestag for the issues of work and social affairs and leader of the Young Union, Winkel emphasized that the federal government and the coalition committee had agreed before the summer vacation to implement the compromises recommended by the pension commission as a whole package. Subsequently, the faction leaders had also agreed to the implementation of the reform package in Münster by the end of August.

Winkel called for adherence to their word and the need to make decisions. Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) is currently working on a draft law to implement the pension compromise. Miersch had mentioned the idea of involving the factions and possibly the ministers of state before a cabinet decision is taken. He noted that this had happened with other laws as well and that the exact organizational form would need to be discussed, but in any case, the factions must be included.