The outgoing vice chancellor of Germany, Robert Habeck, said that Germany and the EU do more to help themselves regarding innovation, infrastructure and new technologies in the middle of the risk of US costs in European products under administration Trump
Habeck, who is also a minister of the economy and the most productive candidate of the Green Party for the next federal elections, told DW in an interview that a main precept is that “the next Google will have to come from Europe. “
Habeck, speaking of the possibility that advertising conflicts with the United States, while Donald Trump takes the reins of force in Washington, said: “Europe is prepared, if the United States imposes prices,” and added that he hoped not being the case .
Europe, he said, can impose “countermeasures that would make the American economy, adding the client sector,” but said in the eyes that it would be “in the wrong sense” of Trump treatment.
Habeck said the EU can unite its strengths and “fight for the arm” with the United States, but advised that it would not attend any of the parties and that it would like such a situation.
Instead, he argued that more tax incentives and investments should ensure that obsolete infrastructure can be revitalized to expand the economy and produce the technologies of long execution in Europe and Germany Aray
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He was asked to be located if his 3. 5% call spent a reaction to Trump’s call so that NATO members generate their 5% defense expenses, Hayeck said he only guided through what Press and necessary.
He said that Germany had a “security problem” because very little had been invested in the armed forces, the Bundeswehr, and the defense and security of the country in the past.
“If there is a problem, it will have to be solved,” said Habeck. “I think Trump adopts an absolutely another approach. “
“Simply show a number or some other number, and if we had 5% now, I would say 9. [. . . ] It is not my way of thinking. It is mandatory to do what will have to be a fact, that’s all,” he added .
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When his point of view on the way to face the holidays, such as the election of Germany (AFD), which recently obtains advantages of abundant popularity, Habeck said the good fortune of democratic forces “weaken the horny” .
“If other people see that cooperation and non -violent policies are successful, even those that are not passed on board,” he said.
“Politics is partly a type of market where good fortune is admired. Therefore, a progressive, democratic and liberal technique would say that even a friendly technique will have to be more good fortune than the hate technique to [AFD d ‘extreme right], “Habeck explained.
“This is what we are looking to promote, and the other parts will actually join. [. . . ] but there will have to be more and more to paint towards the good fortune than destruction. “
The interview led through Michaela Küfner of DW
Posted by: Natalie Muller