Internal party struggles keep Germany鈥檚 conservative ministers from doing their jobs
A fight over immigration policy between Germany鈥檚 two conservative sister parties paralyses the work of conservative ministers in charge of energy transition policies, Nikolaus Doll, Michael Fabricius and Daniel Wetzel write in Die Welt. Energy and economy minister Peter Altmaier from Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 CDU and his colleagues from the Bavarian CSU, transport minister Andreas Scheuer and interior minister Horst Seehofer, who is also responsible for construction policy, "can hardly do their job due to all of the quarrels and crisis meetings,鈥� the authors say. Shortly before parliament鈥檚 summer break, 鈥渦nsolved tasks in transport, energy, and construction policy are piling up 鈥� all areas that require immediate action鈥�. The resurging dieselgate scandal, inner-city driving bans, sluggish building modernisation and a housing shortage as well as questions over renewables expansion pose challenges that need to be addressed, but the conservatives 鈥渟eem to be focused on immigration鈥�.
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