Here's Germany's new coalition agreement

This is what lies in store from German politics over the next four years.

It’s here folks! 177 pages of tantalizing government pledges you’ve no doubt been waiting for weeks on tenterhooks for.

I received a ping on my phone early this morning informing me that the Ampel (traffic light) parties were making a big announcement at 3pm this afternoon. That was as good as a double espresso.

So, here it is. The new Germany, Olaf Scholz’ brave new world - one that’s a little bit green, a little bit liberal, and a little bit social.

The Koalitionsvertrag, which outlines the government programme for the next four years, was given the name “Risk more progress.”

Digitalization

The Vertrag leads in on the digital revolution and the first big pledge is an old favourite of German coalition agreements: “Our goal is nationwide broadband coverage and the latest in mobile communications standards.”

Is the mobile Funkloch known as Brandenburg about to disappear? We shall see.

Energy sector

The Greens have left their footprint on the section on energy. The agreement sets a target of 80…