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Bremen (dpa) - The future chairman of the conference of transport ministers, Bremen's Senator Maike Schaefer (Greens), has accused the CDU-led countries of a blockade in the dispute over a new catalog of fines.
"I do not know whether we will get the cow off the ice until the federal election in September," said Schaefer, who on January 1 will be the first female Green politician to chair the conference of transport ministers.
The CDU-ruled countries would have wanted to "head through the wall" on the question and are now blocking an understanding.
"I don't see any movement at the moment," she told the German Press Agency (dpa).
The dispute is about an amendment to the road traffic regulations and the catalog of fines, which were actually decided in February, which provides for significantly stricter penalties, including for driving too fast.
Because of a formal error, the old penalties still apply.
Schaefer referred to the last attempt made by her predecessor, Saarland's Transport Minister Anke Rehlinger (SPD).
"I think everyone could have lived well with this really good compromise from Ms. Rehlinger."
The Greens jumped over their shadow, but the proposal was not accepted as it is.
The compromise envisaged bringing fines for the lawn closer to the level of many European countries and almost doubling them, with a maximum of 1000 euros.
If the speed limit exceeds 26 kilometers per hour (km / h) in town and 36 km / h outside town, it should be possible to issue a one-month driving ban for the first time offense - not from 21 km / h in town and 26 km / h outside town, like it was originally intended.