The car is still at the center of German transport policy – thanks to billions in subsidies. Only when these are finally eliminated can the minister emerge from the shadows of his CSU predecessors.
Nobody said it would be easy for Volker Wissing. The office of Federal Transport Minister is not a sure-fire success, on the contrary: it has cost many a predecessor his political reputation. The name Andreas Scheuer will probably forever be linked to the toll debacle. Alexander Dobrindt’s broadband policy is thanks to itthat the country is still lagging behind international standards when it comes to digitalization. And not much is left of Peter Ramsauer other than pithy sayings.