Coalition committee: Union and SPD get stuck on electricity price discount
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|The coalition leaders met for more than five hours in the Chancellery, but failed to reach agreement on the most contentious issue. The problem is that more than five billion euros are needed for financing. There is more clarity regarding the plan for a major pension package.
Bärbel Bas is easily identifiable from a distance, from the fence of the Chancellery. She is the only woman getting out of a limousine. Ahead of her lies an evening filled with men: the coalition committee of the CDU , CSU , and SPD is meeting in Berlin. It's a first for the new SPD leader. Activists have positioned themselves at the entrance to the Chancellery in 38-degree heat, wearing masks of Friedrich Merz and Lars Klingbeil . They greet the coalition partners with banners such as "Heat Chancellor," "E-Cars Instead of Gas Boilers," and "Climate Neutrality by 2045 Requires: Electricity Price Reduction for All."
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