Parliament - CDU and Greens show unity after Bundesrat decision
After the Greens criticized the CDU for the failure of new regulations in road traffic law in the Bundesrat, the two coalition partners in North Rhine-Westphalia are once again demonstrating unity. The law rejected by the state chamber was "a first step towards a turnaround in traffic policy", said Green parliamentary group leader Wibke Brems on Friday during a topical debate in the state parliament. It was therefore "still really regrettable that the bill did not find a majority in the Bundesrat". The hope now lies in an agreement in the mediation committee. The black-green coalition will "work together to bring us closer to the goal of Vision Zero, liveable cities and safety for all road users."
The goal of Vision Zero is zero fatalities and serious injuries on the roads. Brems pointed out that 101 cyclists were killed in road traffic accidents in NRW alone in 2022.
NRW abstained from voting on the new traffic law in the Bundesrat a week ago. The Greens were in favor of the amendment, the CDU against. In the coalition agreement, the CDU and Greens stipulated that the state would abstain from voting in the Bundesrat if the coalition partners were unable to reach an agreement on voting behavior beforehand. Brems then showed an unusually clear "lack of understanding" for the CDU's rejection of the amendment.
The new road traffic law is intended to give cities and municipalities more leeway to set up bus lanes and 30 km/h zones, for example. Head of the State Chancellery Nathanael Liminski said that the NRW state government unanimously supported the basic objective of the law. "We want more leeway for local authorities, we want more climate protection". However, road safety was not guaranteed by the federal government's draft law. He also hoped that the mediation committee would be called upon.
The SPD opposition politician Alexander Vogt said that the Greens in NRW were allowing themselves to be shown up by the CDU and Minister President Hendrik Wüst. The Greens were supporting Wüst's policies against their own convictions and were allowing themselves to be "taken for a ride" on key points. In NRW, the CDU and the Greens usually govern quietly. As a rule, no information about possible internal coalition conflicts reaches the public.
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- Despite the Greens' criticism of the CDU's handling of new road traffic regulations in the Bundesrat, the black-green coalition in North Rhine-Westphalia's government is working together to achieve Vision Zero, with Wibke Brems expressing regret over the rejection of the bill in the Bundesrat.
- Brems, the Green parliamentary group leader in North Rhine-Westphalia's state parliament, highlighted the unfortunate fact that 101 cyclists died in road traffic accidents in NRW alone during 2022.
- In a recent Bundesrat vote, NRW abstained from voting on the new traffic law, due to a disagreement between the Greens, who supported the amendment, and the CDU, which opposed it.
- According to Liminski, the head of the NRW state chancellery, the coalition government supports the basic objective of the new road traffic law, which aims to provide cities and municipalities with more freedom to establish bus lanes and 30 km/h zones, among other things.
- In a surprising turn of events, SPD politician Alexander Vogt accused the Greens in NRW of aligning with the CDU and Minister President Hendrik Wüst's policies, even against their own convictions, in the controversial traffic law debate.
Source: www.stern.de
