“United action where there is a consensus”

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz issued a government statement to the Bundestag to address the current situation. He announced that he would call a vote of confidence on 11 December, so the Bundestag would be able to take the vote on 16 December. This was his contribution as Federal Chancellor to enabling elections in February 2025, Scholz said.

"Let us cooperate to the benefit of our country until the new elections," the Federal Chancellor said to the members of parliament, clarifying that this applied to areas in which there was a consensus.

Which legislation does the Federal Chancellor want to pass before the new elections?

• Compensate for cold progression to ensure higher net pay for employees from January 2025.
• Adopt proposals under the growth initiative to stimulate economic growth in Germany.
• Increase the child benefit and the child supplement with effect from January 2025.
• Provide for better protection of the Federal Constitutional Court in the Basic Law.

What did the Federal Chancellor say about foreign policy?

• Continuing support for Ukraine to prevent escalation: Ukraine should be given a sound perspective as a sovereign democratic nation.
• Escalation of the situation in the Middle East must be prevented.
• Transatlantic cooperation is a key pillar for success for Germany. This is why all efforts must be made to ensure German-American relations develop positively.
• Germany must spend more on defence and cooperate closely within NATO.

What aspects of cooperation does he feel are the most important?

• Support for Ukraine must not depend on cuts in other policy areas.
• In other areas, too, there must be no "either-or" approach that plays off different areas of policy against each other.
• Compromise is the only acceptable way to go.

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