He doesn’t dare to tackle the Greens’ Holy Grail, phasing out nuclear energy.
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The German economy is an orphan in the energy crisis. In any case, when it comes to the oath, the Federal Minister of Economics does not appear at the cabinet table like an advocate of industry, medium-sized businesses, crafts or freelancers.
Of course, Robert Habeck does not represent the interests of German business, but he should at least be aware of their problems, concerns and concerns. After a good initial phase in office, one has to realize that in the hour of truth the minister lacks an overview of the economic context.
Habeck therefore does not switch to crisis mode. He doesn’t know how to combine his offices as economics and climate protection minister. The economy suffers from this state of limbo. The entrepreneurs are committed to climate protection, but at the moment it’s about bare existence.
The deindustrialization of the country is in the air. A disturbing phase of uncertainty that the economy had to experience in the past legislative period with Peter Altmaier. The Francophile Saarlander wanted to do a lot of planning and didn’t think much of competition. Above all, he squinted at the Chancellor with every decision, which ultimately cost him the remaining credit.
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Robert Habeck also walks this path of alienation. The economics minister shows no regard for the chancellor, but for his party. The Greens have an important state election and a federal party conference ahead of them. No matter how explosive the warnings of bankruptcy from the economy, Habeck is sticking to his hypocritical solution of keeping two nuclear power plants in reserve and relying on French nuclear power for them.
Robert Habeck: First the party, then the country
He doesn’t dare to tackle the Greens’ Holy Grail, phasing out nuclear energy. First the party, then the country. The companies in need need help. Above all, however, the economy needs energy. The fact that the minister talks every head and neck when it comes to the insolvencies of individual sectors is only a marginal aspect.
Economic policy must not only be pursued from a frog’s perspective. The powerful and influential economics ministers Ludwig Erhard, Otto Graf Lambsdorff and Karl Schiller always had a top view of the location. They had a feeling for the existential needs of the economy. Erhard wanted “prosperity for all”, the Lambsdorff paper shaped generations. Schiller told his comrades to “leave their cups in the cupboard.” The latter would also wish Habeck in the direction of his Greens.
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