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From left to right: Aminata Touré (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Daniel Günther (CDU), Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, and Monika Heinold (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
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The leaders of the CDU and Greens in Schleswig-Holstein definitely approved their negotiated coalition agreement on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) said in Kiel in the afternoon that he was proud to present the contract.
"It's an ambitious program."
The eight members of the steering team had clarified the last disputed points the night before and, after eight hours of final negotiations, achieved a final breakthrough.
The goals include climate neutrality by 2040, the further expansion of renewable energies including onshore wind power, strengthening internal security and accelerating planning and approval processes.
Farming is being detached from the Greens-led Environment Ministry under pressure from the conservative peasantry.
Günther had announced on Tuesday that the alliance wanted to tackle the big issues with courage, even though the country's financial situation was not easy.
Party conferences are scheduled to approve the coalition agreement next Monday.
Günther's re-election as prime minister in the state parliament is planned two days later.
After that, his new cabinet is to be sworn in in Parliament.
The CDU and the Greens together have 48 of the 69 mandates in the state parliament.
They have formed a government in Kiel together with the FDP since the previous state election in 2017.
A new edition of the Jamaica coalition originally intended by the CDU failed in the exploratory phase due to resistance from the Greens.
The Christian Democrats led by Prime Minister Günther won the May 8 election by a clear margin with 43.3 percent.
With 18.3 percent, the Greens became the second strongest force ahead of the SPD.
mgo/dpa/AFP
