But Tory sources said that 2015 - 17 provided the best window for renegotiations because the new
German coalition agreement committed the CDU - SPD government to amending the Lisbon treaty to underpin new governance arrangements for the euro.
Not exact matches
«The demand to introduce an EU tax contravenes the position underlined by the (
German) government in its
coalition agreement,» the Reuters news agency quoted a finance minister spokesman as saying.
The
coalition agreement promises an increase of 3 % per year for research agencies such as the Helmholtz Association of
German Research Centres and the Max Planck Society as well as increasing research spending from 2.9 % of gross domestic product to 3.5 %.
Wetzel also comments the Germany's failure to make the 2020 targets has tarnished the country's image as a leader in climate protection, and adds: «The
coalition agreement and the
German Federal Budget for 2018 robbed all remaining credibility.»