Germany鈥檚 future mobility commission slow to get started
While Germany鈥檚 coal exit commission has already started its work, the commission tasked with finding a concept for the future of mobility in the country still lies in a 鈥渟ummer slumber,鈥 Kerstin Schwenn writes in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Germany鈥檚 government coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD) promised to set up a commission composed of industry representatives, environmentalists, municipalities, and other stakeholders to make progress on the transport sector鈥檚 climate record and master the technological shift in the automotive sector, she writes. 鈥淚t鈥檚 high time to start if the commission wants to present its first recommendations by early 2019 as planned,鈥 Schwenning writes, adding that a fight over competencies between the SPD-led environment ministry and the conservative-led transport ministry has slowed down the commission鈥檚 appointment. Chancellor Merkel said that transport minister Andreas Scheuer will be responsible for the body, and he plans to start its work in August, Schwenn says.
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