“Responsibility for Germany”. This is entitled the 144 -page government agreement that was officially signed today by the Christian Union and the Social Democrats under the new Chancellor Friedrich Mertz in an iconic industrial location in the Seneberg area of ​​Berlin. The industrial backdrop, an old metal gas tank since the early 20th century, may also indicate the new government’s emphasis on the heavy industry, the Europe’s locomotive that needs radical renewal. The new government can now take action.

The names of the Social Democratic MPs were also announced on Monday morning. The successful current Defense Boris Pistorius, the only one who maintains his post from the previous government, and the new Vice -Chancellor Lars Kleningbail, stands out.

The Ministries of Labor and Social Affairs (Burbel Bass), Justice (Stephanie Hubig), Residence, Urban Development and Infrastructure (Berna Huberts), Environment (Carsen Schneider), Economic Cooperation and Development East Germany (Elizabeth Kaiser) and immigration, refugees and integration (Natali Pole).

On Tuesday the oatza orange

Tomorrow morning in the German Parliament is expected in succession: the vote for the election of Friedrich Mertz as the new Chancellor, his appointment by President Frank-Merter Steinmeier, his swearing-in in Parliament as well as his appointment and swearing-in.

Tomorrow Chancellor Olaf Saltz will also deliver the “keys” of the Chancellor to his successor to a special ceremony, grant him the Chancellor’s office and say goodbye to Chancellor’s staff, who in turn will welcome the new “Renic” Chancellor. Friedrich Mertz.

Immediately afterwards he will make his first two ceremonial trips abroad: in France to honor the traditional “Franco -German axis” and the key, geopolitical and historical neighbor, Poland. It will be accompanied by the new Foreign Ministry Johann Vandeful, also by the Christian Democrats.

On Thursday, he is now expected, as a new Chancellor, in the German Parliament for the 80th anniversary of World War II.

‘Respect’ for Olf Saltz

But first of all, today is the night of Olf Saltz with a farewell event at the outgoing Chancellor of “Zeitenwende”, “Change of the Era”, expected at 9pm.

The songs to be heard by the Bundesber band and has chosen himself are extremely symbolic: Johann Sebastian Bach’s “2nd Brandenburg Concerto”, Beatles’ “In My Life” and Otis Reading’s “Respect”.

The first is linked to Brandenburg, where all of all of them live in private. The second refers to the review of life but also to the youthful years of Saltz and the third, beyond everything else, in the concept of “respect”, a key term for the political career of the Social Democrat politician and his political legacy to the next government under the Christian Democrat.