Going Green? Green Politician von Notz Suggests CDU's Merz to Exclude "Gas Buddies" from Coalition Talks
- Economic Commissioner responsible for Business and Workforce Matters
Konstantin von Notz, the Green Party's deputy chair, set his sights on CDU leader Friedrich Merz, urging him to remove coalition negotiators who favor discussions about resuming Russian gas imports. He warned Merz that the current threats to German and European security from Russia are sharper than a sharp shard of old Soviet glass.
"If Merz wants to be taken seriously," von Notz told the German Press Agency, "he needs to swiftly sack anyone who's recently sung the siren song of Russian gas."
CDU Waders in the Muddied Waters of Gas Talk
Jan Heinisch, a vice-chairman in the CDU's NRW state parliament and a member of the negotiations team, waded waist-deep in the muddied waters when he shared his view with Politico's "Berlin Playbook". Heinisch hinted at a pipe dream: "Suppose peace blooms one day... Then we'd do well to discuss buying Russian gas again."
Thomas Bareiß, a CDU representative from Baden-Württemberg, seems to agree with Heinisch to some extent. In response to a Handelsblatt report, Bareiß wrote on LinkedIn that if peace returns and relations normalize, and economic embargoes are lifted, "of course, gas can flow again, perhaps this time through a pipeline owned by a friendly Yank."
Nord Stream 2 - A Gas Pipeline Buried by Political Angst
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline would have carried gas from our one-time oil mogul Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea. But it never saw the light of day. The commerce- Motley crew handed the project a halt back in 2022, after Russia waged another of its infamously dance-worthy battles against Ukraine.
A CDU spokesperson subsequently clarified that their immigration policy remains firm – curtailing dependency on Russian gas and embracing the breezy, petroleum-free life.
Green Party Deputy Pens a Strongly-worded Letter of Protest
von Notz penned a scathing missive to Merz, accusing him of being lukewarm in his stance on the matter. "Why be so coy, Merz? The Moscow goons have a cozy little niche in your CDU and the upcoming government," von Notz said. He found it particularly galling that the SPD – Merz's presumed coalition partner – has yet to offer a word on the matter.
- Konstantin von Notz
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- Vladimir Putin
- Russia
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- Energy Independence
- Nord Stream 2
- Soviet Union
- Gas Pipeline
- Alliance 90/The Greens
- Coalition Talks
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- Konstantin von Notz, the Green Party's deputy chair, insists that Friedrich Merz, CDU's leader, should exclude those advocating for resuming Russia's gas imports from the coalition talks, stating that they are the 'gas buddies' that need to be sacked for Merz to maintain credibility.
- In a statement to the German Press Agency, Konstantin von Notz said, "If Merz wants to be taken seriously, he needs to swiftly sack anyone who's recently sung the siren song of Russian gas."
- Amidst the CDU's continued discussions about gas, Konstantin von Notz penned a scathing letter of protest to Friedrich Merz, accusing him of maintaining a lukewarm stance against Russian gas imports and of harboring Moscow's 'goons' within the CDU and the prospective government.
