Sunday’s talks will be a good opportunity to “remove blockages” on key issues, Habaek also told broadcaster ARD, condemning the coalition’s record and policy leaks.
At the root of Habaek’s discontent lies a controversial project put forward by his ministry to ban the installation of new oil and gas boilers from 2024 – a year earlier than previously planned.
Hebeck has promised that a quick move from fossil fuels to green technologies such as heat pumps will be accompanied by a multi-billion euro package of financial support for switchers.
But the idea has drawn flak within the coalition, with critics outlining the costs involved.
“The plans must go back to the drawing board and be radically revised,” Finance Minister and FDP leader Christian Lindner said after the policy draft was leaked to the German daily Bild.
Kubicki said Habek’s determination and Putin’s had something in common. Both, he declared, had “a common belief that the state, the leader, the chosen one, knows better than the people what is good for them”.
As anger flared up, the SPD general secretary said the partners needed to “find a new way of working”.
“This is an appeal to all three parties in government – these public debates must stop now,” he said.