Germany's European Policy in 2020 Things Can Change

The German government actually intended two years ago to begin with Europe's powerful support.

The coalition agreement between Merkel's Union and the socialdesemoracts envisions a strong “orientation towards Europe”.

Such an agreement has been reached in negotiations then with former European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz, at a time when European visions of Macroni began.

Many young people with European flags could then be seen on Germany's streets.

The federal government has been doing the balances of half the mandate these days, where many things have reportedly been achieved. The opposition thinks differently.

“A painful” game, the ecologists' spokeswoman calls the government's work on the European Plain in the past two years. Everyone in Europe is waiting for Germany and the signals from this country, says Franziska Brantner, in conversation with Deutsche Welle.

The federal government has prepared some things for the future.

“Germany will assume the rotating EU presidency in half of 2020 and will insist on faster growth within the EU”. A possible idea has been published in the media.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says Germany will engage “for a strong and sovereign Europe”. The empowering of Europe on the international stage requires empowerment in the area of security, foreign and security policy and other areas. The British will also be involved in decisionmaking, against Brex.

Brakes and the Consequences

One of the proposals, which Commission Europe Chairman Gunther Krichbaum (CDU), remembers as important is for the British to continue to remain very close to decisions in the EU. Ecologist Franziska Brantner also thinks that ties between Great Britain and the EU should be close even after Brexit in 2020. This will be one of the biggest challenges of the year in European politics. But she thinks, that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be a tough negotiator.

The British will leave the EU on 31 January. And what the future will look like, no one knows exactly. Franziska Brantner thinks that close ties in trade must be maintained, British people must maintain social and ecological standards like those in the EU. Brantner believes Germany will play a central role in preserving the internal market in the EU.

Future reports must be defined by the end of 2020, at the time Germany is the leader of the next presidency. The budget for 2021 period 2027 must also be approved in this period. Even here Germany must play a decisive role.

With BM leaving, there's another powerful taxpayers. To the European Parliament, it requires that all member states pay more, so that the EU will finally have more money than it now. Germany is against the promotions of contributions. The German government will cut the EU budget, which is absurd when it is known what tasks they expect”, Francesiska Brantner thinks.

Green Deal megaproject

Krichbaum does not support the policy of large estimates. But he thinks, the EU is tasked with providing enough finances. It also worries there is room for savings in some things, but in climate policy and geostrategic policy there can be no savings.

The new European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has warned in ecological policy a “Gren Deal”. The German government claims that it is a policy of reducing harmful gases by 2050 at the point of neutrality.

First EU-Chinese Summit

Courage and action are also required in foreign policy. Germany will organise two large summits in the six-month EU leadership: The EU-Affrighted and the EU-Kine. With China, this first meeting of this format will be held at a time when the list of problems is over. First for the commitment of Chinese enterprises to the German internal market, telecommunications. The important thing is to reach agreement and preserve domestic interests, critics say. But in this summit big topics will also be addressed such as Uicture rights in China or democratic movements in Hongkong.

While at the next summit, Germany will commit to improving the situation in Africa. Reports should intensify, experts say. “We can't expect others to engage more here, like the U.S., for example, when it's known that Africa is in front of the house door”, Krichbaum says.

Franciska Brantner also thinks, that Germany should treat Africa as “a continent of odds”.

Co-operation should be narrower in the field of energy, but also the subject of refugees. Krichbaum and Brantner think German policy towards the EU can be strengthened in this six-month.