Schulze warns Lindner against budget cuts in development and climate aid

Schulze warns Lindner against budget cuts in development and climate aid

Schulze added that she could "humanly understand why people would prefer to withdraw into their own shell in the face of the many global crises". "But that would clearly be the wrong path for a strong industrialized country like Germany. The problems would still come to us because they can only be solved globally." Germany's prosperity depends on cooperation with partners around the world.

In the Funke interview, Lindner had previously mentioned international financial aid, for example in climate protection, as one of three major areas in which the German government could make savings in order to close the gaps in the budget for 2024. Schulze countered this by saying that it would be money well spent if the German government were to advance global climate protection. "Not investing would be much more expensive - also for us in Germany," said the SPD politician. "Unchecked climate change would also cause enormous damage in our country."

At the start of the World Climate Change Conference in Dubai, Germany and the host country United Arab Emirates each pledged 100 million dollars (around 92 million euros) for the new international fund to compensate for climate damage. "It was precisely because the budget situation in many donor countries is so tight that my joint announcement with the United Arab Emirates was so important," said Schulze, defending the decision. "This raises global expectations of other emerging countries such as China to also contribute to the fund."

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1. Svenja Schulze, the SPD politician, cautioned Christian Lindner against implementing budget cuts in development and climate aid.
2. Lindner had suggested international financial aid, such as in climate protection, as a possible area for savings in the German budget to address gaps for 2024.
3. Schulze argued that allocating funds for global climate protection was a wise investment, as not investing would result in even higher costs for Germany.
4. The FDP, led by Lindner, is part of the Traffic Light Coalition, the current governing alliance in Germany.
5. The Funke Media Group, known for its influential German publications, interviewed Lindner and discussed the budget situation.
6. Schulze highlighted that unchecked climate change would inflict significant damage in Germany, emphasizing the importance of global climate aid.
7. The Federal Government, in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, pledged 100 million dollars each for a new international fund to compensate for climate damage at the World Climate Change Conference in Dubai.
8. Schulze defended the decision to contribute to the fund, stating that tight budgets in donor countries make it crucial for emerging nations, such as China, to also contribute to the fund.
9. The complicated budget cut discussions between Schulze and Lindner have brought the Development and Climate Aid budgets under scrutiny within the Traffic Light Coalition, led by Christian Lindner's FDP party.

Source: www.stern.de