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BRITTA HASSELMANN, Greens parliamentary group leader
»Ladies and gentlemen, there is hardly a debate that is as fact-free as this one!«
AFD FACTION LEADER ALICE WEIDEL, AfD parliamentary group leader
»You have every reason to fear a hot autumn and winter!«
AAMIRA MOHAMED ALI, Left Party Chairwoman
"What you are presenting here as a so-called relief package, I have to put it that way, it's just
cheeky. "
Even the otherwise rather cool Chancellor Scholz went on the offensive – and made a passionate plea for society to move closer together:
Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor
»Dear colleague Merz, I just listened to you very carefully.
i want you
I want to answer you one thing.
Don't underestimate our country.
Don't underestimate the citizens of this country.
In hard times, our country surpasses itself.
We have a good tradition of taking arms
when
things get difficult: federal states and municipalities, politics, civil society, employers and works councils, entrepreneurs and trade unions.
Anyone who talks about division endangers cohesion in this country and that is the wrong thing to do now.«
This was preceded by the attack by Union leader Friedrich Merz:
Friedrich Merz, CDU leader
»And then and then this decision and then this decision?
Ladies and gentlemen, on nuclear energy!
What you announced on Monday, Mr Habeck, has already left Parliament.
He's probably just watching the films from last night, but, ladies and gentlemen, what was announced on Monday evening, that may calm the green base, especially in Lower Saxony.
In truth, they are fooling the whole country with this policy and possibly irrevocably damaging German companies, the entire business location and, above all, the medium-sized companies in our country.
Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor
"And if we had acted as irresponsibly with the gas storage facilities in Germany as those responsible beforehand, the minister responsible beforehand and the government did, then I would expressly tell you that we wouldn't have 85% storage capacity now, but not like that like last year.
That is the difference between the Union and the parties that now govern the country.
All prepared, because the CDU CSU is the party that has complete responsibility for Germany making exit decisions from coal and nuclear energy, but has never had the strength to get into anything.
They were unable to bring about the expansion of renewable energies.
They fought defensive battles against every single wind turbine.
And every defensive struggle in recent years is still damaging our country today.
It was you!'
Friedrich Merz, CDU leader
»I'm telling you, Chancellor, stop this madness from your coalition while we still have the time.
Thank you very much."
Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor
"You simply ignored the topic that concerns our country."
After all, according to Scholz, it is the relief package that has just been announced that can be used to ensure cohesion in society:
Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor
» And it serves to ensure that the citizens get through this time, that the companies get through the time and that jobs are secured.
You'll never walk alone.
That is the motto of this government.«
