Mining labour union calls for āreasonableā energy policy of possible grand coalition
Germanyās mining labour union IG BCE has called on the parties of the so-called grand coalition to pursue a āreasonableā energy and climate policy, news agency dpa reports. IG BCE head Michael Vassiliadis said āmore realismā and a āmodernisation boostā were needed from Chancellor Angela Merkelās conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD) if they are to continue their coalition in the next legislative period. Vassiliadis said it was āabsurdā to believe that the grand coalition parties had to use compromises on climate and energy found in the failed exploratory talks over a so-called Jamaica coalition between the conservatives, the pro-business FDP, and the environmentalist Green Party - such as the phase-out options for coal-fired power plants. Vassiliadis called for a āresetā on coal policy instead of relying on āextreme demandsā of āclientele partiesā.
See Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ęās Coalition Watch and the article Government gridlock ā can Germany still act on climate? for more information.