Soltz: We will take him out in the winter, we will make every effort to deal with the energy problems

For the difficult winter ahead the chancellor of Germany spoke Olaf Solz emphasizing “we will get him out”. “A few months ago the situation looked much more ominous” he pointed out while promising that his government would make every effort to deal with the energy problems.

At the same time, its chancellor Germany thanked German businesses for their support of the sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia.

“Even without Russian natural gaswe will take it out in the winter,” said Olaf Scholz, speaking on Tuesday (13/9) at the conference of the German Employers’ Association and assured that as early as January there will be new options for the supply of natural gas.

“In January of next year we will already have the first of the new liquefied natural gas stations, the pipeline connections will be expanded and by the end of 2023 we will have new import possibilities – regardless of Russia,” he said, as reported by the Athens News Agency.

“We will ensure that nuclear plants in southern Germany can operate”

“Who would have thought that this country could achieve all this in such a short time?” stated Mr. Soltz emphatically, and he appeared reassuring in terms of electricity sufficiency as well. “We will ensure that the nuclear plants in southern Germany can operate in January, February and March so that there is no congestion in the German electricity market,” he pointed out. “We’ll get it out in the winter and that’s today’s good news,” he said, reiterating that the government is considering taxing power company profits

“What matters is persistence and patience”, the chancellor stressed, referring to the need to continue supporting Ukraine, despite the serious consequences. “With the war, the abyss opened again in Europe. (Vladimir) Putin’s imperialism threatens to destroy the current world order. Abandoning Ukraine would not bring peace,” Mr. Soltz noted and reminded that “the liberal world did not abandon West Berlin during the Cold War because that would have abandoned itself, and the same is true of Ukraine today.” . He even thanked German companies for their stance on the implementation of sanctions against Russia.

Union president Rainer Dülger had previously been heavily critical of the government, mainly expressing his opposition to the country’s remaining nuclear power plants policy and the burden of businesses with additional employer contributions.

“I cannot understand why, given the energy crisis, it was not possible to talk in a non-ideological way about extending the operation of nuclear power plants. It’s like the Titanic – like you’re throwing all the lifeboats overboard, the band keeps playing and you hope that not too much water will get on board or that another ship will come by to save you. This is not responsible politics,” Mr. Dulger said, referring to the controversy over whether to extend the operation of the three nuclear plants, which were scheduled to be shut down for good at the end of the year.

Also referring to the increase in employer contributions, Rainer Dülger criticized Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) as putting too much of a burden on businesses, and he also spoke out against the ministry’s “bureaucratic” proposals for working from home. “The situation is dramatic. A recession is now likely and I would like to see the spirit of negotiations between the parties in the governing coalition be like a year ago when they were discussing the formation of a government,” he said pointedly, with an eye on the disagreements between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP . “Then we had negotiations in calm tones, on the basis of mutual trust and not always in the interests of each party,” he added.

However, Mr. Soltz refrained from commenting on the employers’ president’s attack, limiting himself only to stating that he agreed with him on what problems needed to be addressed.