BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – There is clear criticism of Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) from the SPD parliamentary group. “We would like him to increase the number of projects that are in the coalition agreement. There’s still a lot of room for improvement with him,” said parliamentary director Johannes Fechner of the “Handelsblatt” with a view to the coalition partner.
Fechner referred, among other things, to tenancy law – there are “some construction sites”. He mentioned the extension of the rental price brake, the lowering of the cap on rent increases and the expansion of the rent index obligation. “Mr. Buschmann simply doesn’t tackle them and doesn’t deliver. That’s very annoying.”
According to the report, the Ministry of Justice rejected the criticism: “Our guideline is the coalition agreement – and we stick to it,” the newspaper quoted. They would like to work through the agreed projects quickly, “we also expect that from the other houses”. The minister will “soon” present a draft law on the adjustments to tenancy law that will implement the agreed projects. Previously, politicians from the SPD and the Greens had accused Buschmann of blocking tenant protection.
On the part of the FDP parliamentary group, Buschmann received the backing of Parliamentary Secretary Stephan Thomae: “Instead of launching a very arbitrary all-round attack on the Minister of Justice, the SPD is welcome to hold its own nose,” he explained. In the long run, only a higher supply of housing would help against rising rents – SPD building minister Klara Geywitz would be in demand here, according to Thomae.
Fechner was also annoyed by Buschmann’s positioning in the debate about compulsory insurance for natural hazards, for example in the event of a new flood disaster. “We were annoyed that he immediately rejected an elementary damage insurance in Germany without there being a discussion about it,” said the Social Democrat. “That annoyed us and is not the last word in the traffic light.” Buschmann had warned: “At a time when private households are under the greatest financial pressure, we should keep our hands off everything that makes living in Germany even more expensive.”
There has also been a dispute between the FDP minister and the SPD for a long time on the question of storing telecommunications data to combat crime./sku/DP/mis