Kretschmer calls for more speed in reforms

Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) called for more speed in the implementation of reforms. "Germany's speed must not be a snail's pace at this time," he said after the meeting of the heads of the federal states in Berlin. "Business representatives are saying that our country is in economic free fall. We are not competitive. And that's why we need to take action."

In surveys and in discussions, you can see that the population in Germany wants reforms, emphasized Kretschmer. "They want to overcome the standstill." The best way to create trust in democracy, the ability of politicians to find solutions and the rule of law is by solving the challenges.

"You have to get out of the blockade, get out of the blinkers and have an open view of the challenges. And in my view, they are dramatic," said Kretschmer. Germany had to change and get rid of the ballast. The federal states had made many proposals to this end. Among other things, the state premiers had agreed on a 200-point programme to modernize the administration.