Overview

• The finalized coalition agreement between CDU, CSU, and SPD has been criticized for failing to provide actionable plans for addressing social inequality, poverty, and housing shortages.
• Observers highlight the lack of clarity on financing large-scale social initiatives, with billion-euro projects left without defined funding mechanisms.
• Despite rising healthcare costs, the agreement only expresses intentions to stabilize statutory health insurance contributions without concrete measures.
• A promised nursing reform to tackle the ongoing care crisis remains vague, relying on a Bund-Länder working group to propose solutions by 2027.
• Critics argue that the overreliance on commissions and working groups delays urgent reforms, raising doubts about the government’s ability to deliver timely solutions.