Angela Merkel for elections: The bill is made at the end

In the elections of September 26, the Angela Merkel emphasizing that “the account is made at the end”. The chancellor referred to the possibility of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) staying outside the Chancellery for the first time and admitted that “after 16 years it was known to everyone that we would not return to the Chancellery automatically and effortlessly.”

During the autumn session of the European People’s Party Parliamentary Group in Berlin, Angela Merkel highlighted the issues of the rule of law, the European Neighborhood Policy, immigration and the environment as the most important challenges for the European Union in the near future. He also spoke flatteringly about rival Social Democrat (SPD) candidate Olaf Soltz.

“We talked about issues that are certainly obvious, such as the rule of law. I also spoke once again about neighborhood policy, from the Western Balkans to Belarus and Turkey. These are all issues that constantly concern us. In this context, the issue of immigration is raised. “The European Union has, say, a vulnerability here, and we must continue to work on it,” Merkel said, drawing particular attention to climate policy and the EU’s commitment to climate neutrality. «I believe that the EPP has the absolutely right approach here: on the one hand, ambitious climate goals, but at the same time not against the economyThe Chancellor stressed and welcomed the fact that the EU has decided to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

The German chancellor, as reported by the Athens News Agency, answering a question about whether she is worried that the account of her work may be overshadowed by the possible stay of her party outside the Chancellery after “16 years of Merkel”, he first hurried to clarify that the battle was going on. “We are in the middle of the election campaign and I really feel that it is a struggle. I do not want to get involved and speculate, but there will be fights and the bill will come to an end. “The fact that after 16 years the return to the Chancellery would not be automatic and effortless was absolutely clear to the CDU and the CSU,” he said, referring to what he valued most in the SPD candidate for chancellor and current finance minister, Olaf Soltz. He noted: “I appreciate the fact that when we discuss something with each other and communicate, then we both keep it.”