国际英语资讯:CSU, SPD on clash course ahead of German coalition negotiations
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 29-- <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CSU">CSU</span>) <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collision">collision</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> (<span word="SPD">SPD</span>) <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p><span word="CSU">CSU</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="Bundestag">Bundestag</span>) <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="migration">migration</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>" <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bavarian">Bavarian</span> <span word="Seeon">Seeon</span> <span word="monastery">monastery</span>.</p><p><span word="Formal">Formal</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>), <span word="CSU">CSU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SPD">SPD</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commence">commence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 7. <span word="German">German</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="contradictory">contradictory</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="stances">stances</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CSU">CSU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="compromises">compromises</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>.</p><p><span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="yearly">yearly</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ursula">Ursula</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="SPD">SPD</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Schulz">Schulz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sigmar">Sigmar</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> (<span word="SPD">SPD</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staunchly">staunchly</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arbitrary">arbitrary</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CSU">CSU</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="developmental">developmental</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="SPD">SPD</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snub">snub</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p>
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