Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is tipped to be Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to build 50 gas-fired power plants if his conservatives win the Feb. 23 snap election, the t-online news outlet reported on Sunday.

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BERLIN - Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is tipped to be Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to build 50 gas-fired power plants if his conservatives win the Feb. 23 snap election, the t-online news outlet reported on Sunday.

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In Germany, the energy transition is progressing under Economics Minister Robert Habeck, but CDU/CSU candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz criticizes the approach. They must return to old forms of energy as quickly as possible and build 50 gas-fired power plants. Merz is also bringing nuclear energy back into discussion.

In Deutschland schreitet die Energiewende unter Wirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck voran, doch Unionskanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz kritisiert das Vorgehen. So schnell wie möglich müsse man zu alten Energieformen zurückkehren und 50 Gaskraftwerke bauen. Auch die Atomenergie bringt Merz wieder zur Diskussion.

Unionskanzlerkandidat Merz will 50 neue Gaskraftwerke bauen

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Union Chancellor candidate Merz wants to build 50 new gas-fired power plants

CDU leader Merz is keeping "the nuclear energy option open". But realistically speaking, the power plants can no longer be connected to the grid. For this reason, the CDU/CSU candidate wants to build gas-fired power plants. Many traffic light decisions are likely to be revised if he becomes chancellor.

CDU-Chef Merz hält sich "die Option Kernenergie offen". Doch die Kraftwerke können wohl realistisch betrachtet nicht mehr ans Netz genommen werden. Aus diesem Grund will der Union-Kandidat Gaskraftwerke bauen. Viele Ampel-Entscheidungen dürften revidiert werden, sollte er Kanzler werden.

Friedrich Merz: "Wir müssen schnellstmöglich 50 Gaskraftwerke bauen"

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Friedrich Merz: "We must build 50 gas-fired power plants as quickly as possible"

CDU leader Friedrich Merz also visits Schleswig-Holstein during the federal election campaign. He starts the tour in Flensburg, home of Vice Chancellor Habeck, of all places. Schleswig-Holstein's CDU boss and prime minister Daniel Günther promotes Friedrich Merz as chancellor. The question was which personality could bring Germany forward again, he said at the start of his party's election campaign in Flensburg. Should that be someone with whom …

CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz besucht im Bundestagswahlkampf auch Schleswig-Holstein. Ausgerechnet in Flensburg, Wohnort von Vizekanzler Habeck, beginnt er die Tour.Schleswig-Holsteins CDU-Chef und Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther wirbt für Friedrich Merz als Kanzler. Die Frage sei doch, welche Persönlichkeit Deutschland wieder nach vorn bringen könne, sagte er beim Wahlkampfauftakt seiner Partei in Flensburg. Solle das jemand sein, mit dem man nett a…

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Günther promotes Merz as chancellor

The employees of the Émile Huchet power plant in Saint-Avold are launching a petition on Monday, January 20, 2025. They have been waiting for several months for a government decision that has not come. The aim is to authorize the conversion of the coal-fired unit to gas in order to guarantee the future of the power plant and jobs.

Les salariés de la centrale Émile huchet à Saint-Avold lancent lundi 20 janvier 2025 une pétition. Ils attendent depuis plusieurs mois une décision du gouvernement qui ne vient pas. Il s'agit d'autoriser la conversion au gaz de l'unité au charbon afin de garantir l'avenir de la centrale et des emplois.

"Des centaines de salariés vont se retrouver à la rue", s'alarment les personnels de la centrale Émile Huchet

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“Hundreds of employees will find themselves on the streets”, the staff of the Émile Huchet power plant are alarmed.

Friedrich Merz will likely become Chancellor of Germany after the elections.

Friedrich Merz nousee todennäköisesti Saksan liittokansleriksi vaalien jälkeen.

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German opposition leader wants 50 gas power plants

Gas-fired electricity production in Germany jumped by a record 79% in November from the month before as utilities scrambled to offset a second straight month of sharply below-normal output from wind farms

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Germany’s Opposition leader Merz vows to build 50 gas-fired power plants if elected chancellor

The German business community, together with lobby groups and advocacy groups, will hold a protest at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin next Wednesday to call for strengthening Germany's economic competitiveness. This appeal is addressed to German politics in the run-up to the parliamentary elections on February 23.

Het Duitse bedrijfsleven gaat samen met lobbygroepen en belangenorganisaties volgende week woensdag een protestactie houden bij de Brandenburger Tor in Berlijn, om op te roepen tot een versterking van de economische concurrentiepositie van Duitsland. Die oproep is gericht aan de Duitse politiek in aanloop naar de parlementsverkiezingen op 23 februari.

Duits bedrijfsleven protesteert voor sterkere concurrentiepositie

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German business protests for stronger competitiveness

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