Will we be living in another country in ten years?

In the coalition agreement of the traffic light parties SPD, Greens and FDP, the year 2030 is always mentioned - by then, wind power in the country should more than double if there should be no more coal power, until then high investments should be made.

And: the contract provides for a number of things in terms of social policy.

The sale of cannabis to adults should be possible, a new immigration law is to be adopted.

The state should finally become digital - and its processes should be fundamentally reformed.

Timo Steppat

Editor in politics.

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All together: the promise of a “decade of modernization”.

We have to take a closer look at that.

The economist Jan Schnellenbach on the financing of the projects and what that means for the economy, with the political scientist Karl-Rudolf Korte we talk about the socio-political awakening that the traffic light heralds - there are assessments from the experts from the FAZ editorial team. 

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