reported from the source

Quick summary: The SPD emphasizes the need to implement the current coalition agreement before considering any revisions, rejecting calls from the CDU to amend it.

In May, the CDU, CSU, and SPD signed their coalition agreement. The CDU has called for a more flexible approach to the agreement, but the SPD’s response is to focus on implementing what has already been decided. Dirk Wiese, the parliamentary manager of the SPD parliamentary group, stated that the current coalition agreement contains ‘many important and decisive agreements for the future of the country that we want to implement together.’ He emphasized that this takes priority, noting that ‘there is enough to do.’ Wiese also referenced the expected results from commissions on the future of social security systems next year. Thorsten Frei, head of the Chancellery, suggested in a newspaper interview that the coalition should not adhere too strictly to the agreement, stating that a coalition must have ‘the strength to face new challenges that could not be foreseen at the beginning.’ Similar sentiments have been expressed previously by CDU figures, including Economic Minister Katherina Reiche. SPD parliamentary leader Matthias Miersch expressed that he does not see a fundamental renegotiation ‘at any point,’ but acknowledged the need to continually assess whether there are aspects that should be ‘revised’ or were not addressed at the time of the agreement’s conclusion. The coalition agreement, presented in April and signed in May, includes several contentious issues that have led to significant disputes within the coalition, such as pension policies.

Source: www.tagesschau.de