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2024-08-16 05:50:08
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Household Dispute: FDP Brings Integration of Ministries Back into Play

FDP politician Dürr wants to integrate the Development Ministry into the Foreign Ministry to improve efficiency and strategic alignment. Criticism comes from SPD foreign policy expert Schmid and Green politician von Holtz.

The dispute is over the budget of the Development Ministry under Minister Schulze due to savings targets set by Finance Minister Lindner. FDP-Fraktionschef Dürr defends the proposal to integrate development aid into the Foreign Ministry to increase efficiency.

He faces criticism from coalition partners and aid organizations. SPD Interior Minister Faeser receives criticism for lifting the ban on the 'Compact' magazine, including from FDP.

FDP-Fraktionschef Christian Dürr believes that cutting the citizen's income is a matter of fairness. FDP-Fraktionschef Philipp Fernis criticizes AfD statements and is supported by SPD, Greens, and CDU.

He wants to win back dissatisfied AfD voters and explains to student groups that voting for the AfD is not a solution. Fernis says that the AfD has managed to unite people with a right-wing radical image, but other dissatisfied voters must be won back.

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FDP parliamentary group leader Christian Dürr is calling for the integration of the Development Ministry into the Foreign Ministry in order to avoid duplicate structures and to align development aid more strategically. Criticism comes from the SPD and the Greens, who describe the integration as a "new summer issue". The background is the dispute over the budget of the Development Ministry.
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