BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – The CDU chairman Friedrich Merz has accused the federal government of a lack of willingness to cooperate in the adoption of the planned special fund for the Bundeswehr. With a view to the planned anchoring of the financing of the Bundeswehr in the Basic Law, Merz complained on Sunday evening in the “Report from Berlin” of the ARD that six weeks had passed since the government statement by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD). So far there has only been one conversation between the government and the Union. One for the coming week had been canceled. The next should take place in just over two weeks. “If this continues, it will be very, very difficult,” warned the Union faction leader.
The Union sees major differences of opinion in the coalition. He expects a clear position from the coalition in line with Scholz’s government statement. “We want to come to a common result,” assured Merz. “We want and we must help the Bundeswehr,” here at one with the government in agreement. However, the government must have its own majority for a simple law and “enlist all the deputies of the government factions” to amend the Basic Law. Then the Union would like to help to achieve a two-thirds majority.
When asked whether the Union would do the same if one or two votes were missing, Merz said it would not fail because of one or two votes. “But we’re not replacing large groups here, and we’re not replacing individual factions from the federal government either.”
The planned rearmament of the Bundeswehr is a result of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. With the approval of the Union faction, Scholz plans to secure 100 billion euros for the Bundeswehr as a special fund via the Basic Law. The coalition also needs the Union for the necessary two-thirds majority in Parliament./shy/DP/he
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