5 hours agoPriorities of Chancellor Merkel's Fourth Term
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Angela Merkel has started her fourth term as German Chancellor, thus ending a period of nearly 6 months of political blockade since the September elections. The lower listed are three of Merkel's fourth term priorities: Europe at the top of the Merkel government agenda figures [...]
The lower listed are three of Merkel's fourth term priorities:
Europe
At the top of the Merkel Government agenda, a chapter called “is a new beginning for Europe” showing efforts to reform the EU, at a time when the bloc is facing concerns about security, nationalism and unpredictably American President Donald Trump.
Merkel's coalition in addition to being willing to support EU foreign policy and defence, Germany has also indicated willingness to increase its contribution to the EU budget, while Great Britain is conducting procedures to formalise the departure.
At the coalition signatory ceremony, it was said that in a world that is becoming more and more complex, it is vital that Europe remains united.
Merkel's coalition also proved ready to establish a European Monetary Fund that would enable loans to countries in crisis.
Imigration
Anger over Merkel's 2005 decision to open the doors to hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers appeared in support of the right-wing Alternative Party for Germany, which received almost 13 percent in the September polls.
The coalition has warned that soon they will find a <x0Mister plan” to speed up asylum proceedings and evacuations from Germany. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said the number of deportations should rise significantly.
The Economy of the Future
Europe's economic power is flourishing, with workers enjoying adequate salaries and record numbers of unemployment.
However, this has had little to do with reducing concerns about globalisation and turning the workplace into an automatic country, many people are already afraid of their professional future. Merkel's government with prosperous public bids aims to address these problems through infrastructure investments, an effort to regulate pension reform, and increase incomes for education and long-term learning.
However, Merkel does not plan for realising these plans to take on new debts. The coalition is determined to remain with the balanced budget, German media reports, Kosovo Press submits.
