Germany will "
pass
" the winter "
with courage and bravery
" despite the risk of shortages, assured Wednesday Olaf Scholz, critic of the energy policy of the CDU of Angela Merkel.
“
We are in a situation where we can say that we are going to get through this winter despite all the tensions, with the preparations that we have made, which no one could have guaranteed three, four, five months ago
”, launched the Chancellor in front of the Bundestag, which begins the examination of the draft budget for 2023 on
Wednesday
. chained the German Chancellor, from the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Angela Merkel's successor also said he was "
convinced that Germany is able to embark on the path of the future
", claiming to have taken "
far-reaching decisions, more important than those taken during the last decades
”.
These decisions are bearing fruit, he assured, citing in particular the multiple projects for import terminals of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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In addition, gas storage levels "
are above 85%, which is significantly higher than at the same time last year
", notably underlined the former mayor of Hamburg, also praising the gas agreements concluded with France, the Netherlands and Belgium.
In an offensive tone, Olaf Scholz criticized the energy policy of the conservatives of the CDU-CSU, which is too dependent on gas imported from Russia.
Coast at half mast
The conservative union, in power between 2005 and 2021, is "
fully responsible for the fact that Germany took decisions to exit coal and nuclear without ever having had the strength to commit to anything
" nor to initiate "
the development of renewable energies
".
“
They fought defensive battles against every wind turbine and every defensive battle in recent years harms Germany
,” lambasted Olaf Scholz, former finance minister and vice-chancellor of Angela Merkel's last coalition government.
Olaf Scholz, whose rating is at half mast in the polls, notably accused his opponents of having "
cheated
" and of having, when they were at the helm, "
hiding the truth, namely that we needed a increase in electricity production from 600 to 800 terawatts by the end of the decade
”.
"
It's a good thing that you are in opposition so that we can modernize the industry, so that we remain competitive and that we no longer shirk the problems of this country
", launched Olaf Scholz to the president of the CDU, Friedrich Merz.
