The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) also believes that the Saxon state government has a duty to preserve solar production in Freiberg, which is threatened with closure. "What we need now is not just aid from the federal government, but an active state government that takes responsibility and creates conditions for such important production that keep low-cost production in the state," BSW head Sabine Zimmermann told the German Press Agency in Dresden on Friday.
"The announcement by Freiberg solar manufacturer Meyer Burger to relocate its production to the USA is a catastrophe for the employees and the region. But the reaction of our Saxon state government is just as catastrophic," emphasized Zimmermann. Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) is now calling loudly for aid from the federal government in order to "distract attention from our own strategic failures".
"It has been known for months that cheap Chinese products are putting pressure on our domestic production. Such a development does not happen overnight. What do we have a Green energy minister for?" asked Zimmermann in the direction of Energy and Environment Minister Wolfram Günther. Whoever bears political responsibility must ensure that environmentally friendly products are also affordable.
