German Coalition Targets Accord on Disputed Heating Law by March
Markus Soeder, Friedrich Merz and SPD co-leaders Baerbel Bas and Lars Klingbeil, from left, in Berlin, on Dec. 11.
Photographer: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty ImagesGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling alliance set itself a deadline of the end of February for a final agreement on an overhaul of a controversial fossil-fuel heating law.
After a latest round of coalition talks in Berlin, Merz told reporters Thursday that the law in its current form will be scrapped as planned and a new bill drafted to be signed off in cabinet and sent to parliament for approval.