The President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Siegfried Russwurm, has warned against too high expectations of the coalition negotiations in Berlin.
"I urge caution with regard to our expectations," he said on Friday in Hamburg at the annual event "Economic Perspectives 2022" organized by the Northern Business Association (UV Nord), the Hamburg Industrial Association (IVH) and the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Hamburg - There were parties negotiating "which are each sent off by their clientele with considerable expectations, some of which have already been disappointed by the position paper," said the BDI boss with a view to the left wing of the SPD or particularly climate-minded Greens.
At the same time, however, the industry must also be careful “that we do not project all of our expectations onto Christian Lindner and the FDP”.
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