It remains to be seen when the controversial heating law will come through the Bundestag and Bundesrat. The FDP wants improvements, but promises no “artificial delays”.
The SPD, Greens and FDP are still looking for ways to pass the controversial “heating law” in the Bundestag before the summer recess. On Wednesday in Berlin, the Liberals again emphasized the principle of “thoroughness before speed”. A spokeswoman for the FDP said at the same time: “There shouldn’t be any artificial delays.”
The FDP spokeswoman could not confirm a media report that the three party leaders of the SPD, Greens and FDP had discussed at a confidential meeting that the “heating law” should be passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat before the summer break. Negotiations are currently underway among the traffic light groups. “The substantive issues clarify the factions,” said the spokeswoman for the FDP.
The FDP wants fundamental improvements to a draft law that has already been passed by the cabinet. This stipulates that from the beginning of 2024 every newly installed heating system should be operated with at least 65 percent green energy. The switch is to be socially cushioned by state funding, and there should also be transitional periods and hardship regulations.
The heads of the coalition had agreed at the end of March to pass the law before the summer recess in the Bundestag. The summer break begins after July 7th. Due to fundamental concerns, the FDP has so far prevented the bill on heating replacement from being discussed in the Bundestag for the first time. The next week of meetings is next week.
FDP politicians had recently emphasized that the Liberals would not allow themselves to be put under time pressure. Whether the building energy law – the so-called heating law – will be discussed in the Bundestag for the first time in the coming week is to be decided by the beginning of next week.
Source: Stern
