Migration policy: Reichinnek attacks Merz – “You should be ashamed!”

In his first declaration of government, Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a joint effort of all people in Germany to bring the country backwards. “The state is all,” he said in the Bundestag. “We can do all the challenges, no matter how big they may be, on our own.”

Specifically, the CDU leader announced more deportations from foreigners without the right to stay. He wants to make the Bundeswehr the strongest conventional army in Europe and promised “prosperity for everyone”. The first results of the aim of the new government to change policy should be noticeable by the summer.

In contrast, criticism at the start of black and red came from the opposition. “Weakness and instability are the signals that come from their historical false start.

Merz was only elected Chancellor on May 6th in the second ballot. Just over a week after the start of the Start, he presented his program for government work with the SPD. He largely adhered to the 144-page coalition agreement, which he negotiated with the Social Democrats.

His government is aware of the great domestic and international challenges – “not least in relation to public finances,” said the Chancellor. However, Germany is strong enough to survive the upcoming challenges.

Merz called three priority goals: prosperity, security and cohesion. He reactivated a promise from the early years of the Federal Republic: “We want to rule to” renew the promise of “prosperity for everyone”, he said right at the beginning of his speech. This promise comes from Ludwig Erhard, who was Minister of Economics and Chancellor in the post -war period, for the “economic miracle” at the time and wrote a book entitled “Prosperity for everyone”.

For the economy, Merz promised better framework conditions: with tax relief, investments in the infrastructure and less bureaucracy. “We can become a growth locomotive again on our own. You stick to the German, European and international climate goals. However, one focuses primarily on the price of the greenhouse gas CO2. “We will not take the income from it in the state budget, but will deliberately return to the economy and the citizens,” said Merz.

Merz emphasized that Germany was an immigration country, but at the same time announced more deportations. “We have admitted too much uncontrolled immigration and enabled too much qualified migration to our job market and above all in our social security systems,” he said in retrospect for the years since 2015. With intensified border controls and more rejections, you will now ensure more order in migration policy.

In his speech, the Chancellor also addressed the expectations of the allies to Germany. “This Europe looks at us today, on Germany,” he said. Ukraine promised Merz continued powerful support. “It is clear: we are not a war party and will not be,” assured the CDU boss. The West should not be split. “That is why I will continue to make all efforts to continue to establish the greatest possible unity between the European and the American partners.” The security of Israel was Merz, like the predecessor governments, belonging to the German State Räson.

The Bundeswehr wants to make Merz the strongest conventional army in Europe. This is expected by the partners and is also appropriate to the most populous and economic country in Europe. “We want to be able to defend ourselves so that we don’t have to defend ourselves,” said the CDU politician as a motto.

Merz warned for caution in the new loan rooms of the federal government. “We have to deal with these options extremely carefully, because these debts trigger interest payments and they have to be repaid one day,” he said. Loans could therefore only be justified “if we increase the value of our infrastructure with this money permanently and sustainably and improve the performance of our country as a whole”.

During this legislative period, the black and red federal government wants to use up to 150 billion euros from the debt-financed infrastructure pot. This is said to be filled with 500 billion, but has been created for twelve years.

Merz issued legal requirements for increasing the minimum wage to 15 euros. The coalition had agreed to capture the independent minimum wage commission, the CDU politician said in his government declaration. And you consider a minimum wage of 15 euros in 2026 to be reached and desirable in view of the collective bargaining development. “But we will not legally fix him,” emphasized Merz.

With this, Merz adhered to the wording in the coalition agreement, but contradicted a move of the SPD. In April, the social democrat Matthias Miersch pointed out that 15 euros minimum wages were also available by law.