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Eastern Germany still faces structural economic disadvantages that require sustained, targeted federal support.

Federal and state industrial subsidies to the car sector have delayed necessary transformation into electric vehicles and clean technology.

Germany's economic model is dangerously over-dependent on automotive exports and requires active diversification.

The Mindestlohn (minimum wage) should rise to €15 per hour and be indexed to living costs.

Germany's Kurzarbeit scheme should be maintained as a permanent feature of the labour market rather than only an emergency measure.

The Schuldenbremse (constitutional debt brake) should be reformed to allow public investment in infrastructure and the green transition.

Germany should strengthen anti-monopoly measures against US and Chinese digital platforms that dominate German digital markets.

Public services in Germany are unacceptably analogue — digital government must become a national strategic priority.

Germany should lead in developing European sovereign cloud infrastructure independent of US hyperscale providers.

German manufacturing should embrace AI-driven automation even where it reduces employment in specific sectors.

Germany needs a national AI strategy that actively competes with the US and China in capability, not only regulation.

Germany's strong data protection tradition, which shaped GDPR, should not be weakened to attract tech investment.

Germany's Mittelstand is falling dangerously behind in digitalisation and requires active government intervention and investment.

Germany should require all new buildings to meet near-zero energy standards and offer substantial subsidies for retrofitting existing stock.

Germany should introduce Autobahn speed limits — it is the only major EU country without permanent motorway speed restrictions.

Germany should invest heavily in green hydrogen production and infrastructure to decarbonise its industrial base.

German households and industry pay electricity prices among the highest in Europe — this is a serious competitiveness problem.

Germany's Energiewende demonstrates that large-scale renewable transitions are feasible, despite significant implementation costs.

The Kohleausstieg (coal phase-out) should be accelerated to 2030 rather than allowed to slip to 2038.

Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power was a strategic error that increased both carbon emissions and energy costs.