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ANALYSIS/ Germany's three challenges for 2023, why this year will be challenging, but not calm

2023-01-01 20:22:01Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

ANALYSIS/ Germany's three challenges for 2023, why this year will be

The year 2022 was characterized for the German government by a long series of crises, both nationally and internationally, and this will probably continue in 2023. And these crises had absolutely nothing to do with what the German government had planned when it started work in December 2021.

The three main challenges that the German government will face are: the continuation of the country's secure energy supply despite rising prices, the promotion of social cohesion, support for peace in times of war and the clearer definition of foreign policy directions, especially towards China.

In a joint article in the newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" the leaders of the parties that make up the government coalition, the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberals write: "We want to make Germany more social and fair, more modern and digital, more competitive and neutral to climate."

Ensuring energy supply

The German government has made available 200 billion euros to ensure during this and next winter the energy supply of the population and the German economy after the almost complete interruption of oil, gas and coal supplies from Russia.

Germany expands capacities for liquid gas supply
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) stated in an interview for the media group "Funke" that he considers it impossible for energy prices to fall to the level they were before the war of Russian aggression in Ukraine. "We probably won't go back to the low prices we had before the war." But the situation will remain manageable "because we will have new import opportunities available". According to him, Germany will remain a strong and successful industrial country.

This also requires the rapid expansion of renewable energies, but in this direction in the government coalition in 2022 there were many disagreements regarding the pace and measures in the energy policy, for example regarding the gas tariff or the continuation of the operation of the three German nuclear power plants.

Social cohesion

The government should also spend a lot of energy to strengthen social cohesion in times of crisis and great uncertainty among the population. The recent discovery of a planned coup by the far-right group "Reichsbürger" alarmed Germans.

The arrest of a member of the right-wing extremist group "Reichsbürger"
In 2023 the government must make even clearer and above all uniformly the arms supplies and the way of solidarity for Ukraine. According to a recent study, many are skeptical about continuing to support Ukraine if it leads to higher energy prices in Germany. Skepticism is particularly high in East Germany.

Unified policy towards Russia and China

The policy towards China and Russia remains one of the important tasks for the German government for 2023. According to the expert of the Christian Democratic Party, CDU, Roderich Kiesewetter, the government has the task "to diversify the country's energy supply, to break away from production chains free from China, better diversify and recognize China's aggressive and hybrid approach. In the coming years, China will attack Taiwan militarily - so now we must significantly reduce China's dependencies and influence as soon as possible."

Chancellor Olaf Scholc's meeting with Xi Jinping in early November 2022 in China
Chancellor Olaf Scholc's visit in early November 2022 to China caused discontent within the government coalition. It was the first visit to China by a Western leader since the controversial re-election of President Xi Jinping on October 23.

Also, despite harsh criticism, for example from Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (of the Greens), the chancellor allowed the Chinese shipping company Cosco to buy a minority stake in a company that manages terminals in the port of Hamburg. Aligning the course with Beijing is another big challenge for the German government in 2023.

Taken from DW


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