“It’s not 11:55, it’s already 1:30 pm”: Merz pressed or went to the UN

Even within your party, the impatience in relation to the “autumn of reforms” arises. Chancellor preferred to discuss internal issues.

The General Assembly of the United Nations (Him), which is being held until next Tuesday in New York, has several heads of state, from many countries.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has already spoken. Like Donald Trump or Lula da Silva, among many others – but the Germany Chancellor is not. It was not the 80th anniversary of the UN.

Those who are representing the government of Germany is Johann Wadephul, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Friedrich Merz preferred to stay in Berlin. Because it has another priority: the debate of budget, Which is happening precisely throughout this week at Bundestag, the Parliament of Germany.

“You should be in New York,” Green Party bench leader Britta Hasselmann said – who recalled international problems, namely the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

The Green Party continues, suggested that Merz is more concerned with the stability of the coalition From the government it leads, than with international security – including Germany’s security.

Pass a lot around, reinforces the. The chancellor announces reforms constantly, has already announced that a “Autumn of reforms”, but the implementation is slow, or nonexistent.

A impatience grows even within your party, CDU. There are more and more CDU deputies that doubt something happens, in fact, quickly.

Jens Spahn, leader of the parliamentary group of Christian Democrats, retained Regarding this “autumn of reforms”: issued an internal directive last week to fail to use the term “autumn of reforms” and reduce expectations that major reform measures are implemented later this year, leaving it to come there new postponement of measures.

Merz has the notion that the German economy needs a turnaround. Already: “It’s not 11:55, it’s already 1:30 pm”shot Friedrich Merz, in front of the Chemical Industry Association.

As companies They are very worried With economic perspectives and employment, he admitted Chancellor Merz at Bundestag: “That’s why we need to act, we need to act quickly.”

But the “real” reforms – such as family income, pointed out as a government priority – are not yet in sight.

And in Wednesday’s debate at Bundestag, Merz said Germany needs “true” reforms but never explained As the State may continue to pay the promised social benefits “in the face of a budgetary deficit of thousands of 30 billion euros expected to 2027”, or “what may be the concrete form of social state reform”, according to ARD.

There was another reason for the German government leader to avoid the UN Assembly; Not talking about the war in Gazaindicates or.