Lower Saxony’s head of government
Weil criticized the “public noise” of the traffic light coalition
Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) is of the opinion that conflicts in traffic lights are too often carried out to the outside world. photo
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From the point of view of Lower Saxony’s head of government, the traffic light in the federal government still has room for improvement. In the month-long dispute over the heating law, one party in particular came across as too bold for him.
For example, when it comes to the heating law, he can understand the uncertainty of many people. One cannot expect the citizens to “keep an overview of all this back and forth,” said the head of government. “I would have liked the FDP in particular to reduce the volume by a few decibels.”
Weil said of Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) that he credited him with the fact that, unlike his predecessors, he did not avoid the difficult issue of heating. “At the same time, however, it was a big mistake to leave a draft undiscussed beforehand.”
Because: successes of the federal government
He still heats at home with gas, explained Weil. With a view to the planned municipal heat planning, he now hopes “that our little house can be included in the district heating supply”.
Weil named faster approvals for the expansion of renewable energies, the modernization of immigration law, the increase in child benefits and the security of the energy supply despite the Ukraine war as successes of the federal government.
“The way in which it was possible to decouple from Russia in a very short time and to secure the energy supply was really very remarkable. That was a political feat,” said Weil. He had to expressly praise Greens politician Habeck on this point.