The meeting at the Chancellery is designed as a working session, not a new alliance. ‘There will be no new concerted action,’ Merz said on Saturday at the CDU party congress in Linstow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Responsibility for reforms to pensions, long-term care, and health insurance remains entirely with politicians.
Government sources said the aim is ‘inclusion and input.’ The positions of the social partners are important and must be heard, but the coalition committee will make the final decisions. The current timeline aims to finalize the reform package by July 1. The exact agenda for Wednesday has not yet been set.
Source: www.tagesspiegel.de
