Is she coming or not?
And if so, how?
A month after Economics Minister Robert Habeck launched the gas levy, this is more open than ever.
The Greens no longer only hear from the opposition, but also from his coalition partners, that the levy is a "misdesign".
But instead of doing everything now to ensure that only gas importers receive money who would otherwise have to stop supplying due to their high losses, Habeck immediately launched the next hasty shot: the level of the electricity price should be decoupled from the gas price – at some point, somehow.
As many energy sources as possible
These are chaos days in Berlin.
Not a day goes by without a representative of the traffic light coalition making a new proposal on how to deal with the rising gas and electricity prices and the threat of popular anger.
There is nothing left of the unity of the three parties that was once sworn to.
A concept is missing, both in terms of communication and content.
The first two relief packages were already a hodgepodge of grants, discounts and higher allowances.
Hardly any citizen knows what number is left for him after all the burdens and relief.
According to everything that is indicated, the third package should increase the complexity even more.
If the Progress Coalition were to live up to its name, it would concentrate on the essentials: it would help households that can no longer pay their energy bills on their own with a one-off payment.
She would explain to everyone else that they have to lower their standard of living, as unfortunate as that is.
At the same time, such a government would do everything in its power not to make energy scarcer than it already is.
Even with the most ambitious expansion plan, Germany will not be able to meet its growing energy needs from wind and sun alone.
As many complementary energy sources as possible: That would be a real relief program.