In public, finance ministers and economics ministers make a good face about their ongoing dispute.
(Photo: dpa)
Berlin When Robert Habeck (Greens) and Christian Lindner (FDP) sat on the government bench in the Bundestag on Thursday, they seemed to get along very well. During the speeches of the deputies, the finance and economy ministers whispered to each other, joked and laughed.
In public, Habeck and Lindner like to be casual. Behind the facade, the two politicians wrestle hard with each other. Whether it’s the promotion of electric cars, longer lifespans for nuclear power plants, more debt or higher taxes – there is now hardly an issue on which the two are not fighting.
This week, the conflict between finance and economics ministers reached a preliminary high point. The reason for this was the rescue operation for the energy supplier Uniper and the associated gas levy.
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