Stuttgart 21 debacle is escalating: costs are rising again, and completion is being delayed further. Cem Özdemir (Greens), dealing with the billion-euro project is particularly delicate, as he himself was once one of the harshest critics of the station redevelopment.
Özdemir now has to walk a tightrope to avoid being held politically responsible. As head of government, he shares responsibility for the project he once opposed. The renewed cost increases and delays put him under pressure to find a position that does justice both to his earlier stance and to his current governmental responsibility.
Source: www.welt.de
