When two people quarrel, the third party in a coalition also has a problem.

If nothing goes forward, the reputation of the entire government suffers.

When it came to the issue of nuclear power plant runtimes, which the FDP and Greens had gotten caught up in in the fall, the SPD chancellor was only left with the power to set guidelines.

The compromise, which was bad from an energy and climate policy point of view, was reached with a word of power to use domestic nuclear power only a little longer than planned.

Olaf Scholz has not really settled the conflict with this, and the opponents are once again stuck on an urgent issue: the accelerated expansion of the transport infrastructure.

A specially scheduled coalition meeting brought no result.

The FDP wisely insists on lowering legal procedural hurdles that slow it down, regardless of whether it is a question of road or rail projects.

Procedures that reduce state planning and construction times not only serve mobility, but also relieve the state coffers.

The delays, which often last for decades, cause enormous costs for which no one can be held politically liable.

Unfortunately, the Greens only want to allow more speed in the future where there is an ecological added value, which they see narrowly defined: primarily in the expansion of the railways and the rehabilitation of broken roads and bridges that pose a traffic hazard.

They do not trust the FDP's convincing argument that the introduction of efficient procedures does not involve a decision as to which projects are to be tackled with priority.

Scholz cannot afford a new chancellor's power in such a short time.

Because the law will only work if it clearly simplifies procedures and does not rule out modernization in advance where Greens currently see no climate benefit.

As with nuclear power plants, you could be wrong.

The liquid gas terminals built within a year show what is possible in the crisis.

To ensure prosperity, it would be more important to eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks quickly, even in normal times.

In traffic, these have long been a hindrance to transit in Europe.

It is worrying that the coalition is not pulling together on this.

She owes the pace she demands.