As Europe navigates an era defined by geopolitical uncertainty and economic fragmentation, Germany’s coalition between CDU/CSU and SPD presented its coalition agreement under the slogan “Responsibility for Germany” in the hope of offering direction and stability on a national and international level.
The coalition sets out to reposition Germany as a more resilient, competitive, and strategically sovereign actor within the European Union and the wider international order. Attempting to frame itself as a government of pragmatism and planning certainty, first ideological fault lines have already appeared. Its early actions, including controversial constitutional amendments to enable a €500 billion special investment fund, have already sparked significant domestic criticism and coincided with a surge in support for the far-right AfD.
Our German Political Intelligence team, Tarik Oran and Vera Bibas, have produced a comprehensive, English-language briefing on the new coalition agreement between CDU/CSU and SPD. From industrial strategy to digital policy, climate neutrality to defence, this analysis distils over 140 pages into the essentials – framed through a lens of international relevance.
What’s inside our report:
- Pragmatic economic strategy with a new “Deutschlandfonds”
- Conservative migration shift amid skilled labour reforms
- Strategic recalibration on EU enlargement, China, and defence
- First-ever Ministry for Digital Affairs and renewed AI ambition
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