Green and federal politicians from the Green Party are viewing existing state-level coalition agreements between the CDU and the Greens as a template for a black-green alliance at the federal level. According to “Der Spiegel”, several Green leaders believe such a partnership could drive reforms that the current federal coalition is failing to implement.
Aminat Touré, the Deputy Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein, told the magazine that she believes the Greens and the CDU could initiate reforms that the government currently in Berlin cannot achieve. However, she cautioned that such a black-green partnership should not be treated as an overly romanticized project; it would be enough if both parties agreed on the five most critical national problems and the public felt confident that these issues could be solved.
Danyal Bayaz, the Finance Minister for Baden-Württemberg, stated that the CDU and Greens together could strengthen the political center. He emphasized that for the Greens to achieve this, they must position themselves as a credible reform force on the national stage, particularly concerning core social state issues, such as pension reform and labor market flexibility.
Furthermore, Katharina Dröge, the Co-Chair of the Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag, pointed to the demonstrable success of cooperation between the two parties in North Rhine-Westphalia. Speaking to “Der Spiegel”, Dröge criticized the current CDU leadership at the federal level, describing the “Merz-CDU” as “extremely erratic and unreliable”. She contrasted this with the steady cooperation the Greens maintain with CDU ministers in NRW, stating that the agreements reached there are dependable.
In Berlin, Dröge observes a heightened interest from conservative politicians in the Green Party. She remarked that it feels as though the CDU is psychologically distancing itself from the current coalition with the SPD. While she herself is actively building connections, such as with Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the CSU, she stressed that the goal is not necessarily ideological alignment, but rather developing open and reliable relationships, particularly among those who hold differing views.
According to reports from “Der Spiegel”, the political dialogue is visibly progressing. On Tuesday evening, about two dozen members of the Bundestag from both the CDU and the Greens gathered for confidential talks at an Italian restaurant in Berlin-Moabit. This meeting marks the formation of another black-green group of younger parliamentarians, separate from the existing “Pizza Connection”.
