Following the controversy over the Green Party’s vote on the Mercosur agreement in the European Parliament, the party leadership has expressed a firm commitment to pursue additional trade deals.
In a board resolution that the Greens intend to adopt from Monday during a two‑day intensive session in Berlin-a development reported by the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” on its Sunday edition-the party says, “We need new economic partnerships to diversify our foreign trade”.
The resolution calls for new free‑trade agreements with India and the twelve member states of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans‑Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which includes Australia, Canada, Peru and Mexico. It also urges the EU to negotiate further bilateral agreements covering specific goods and services so that results can be achieved quickly. Moreover, the Greens insist that the Mercosur agreement be applied provisionally.
The party leadership cautions sharply about risks facing Germany. “Russia, China and the U.S. government are now recklessly willing to violate international law and use coercive power” the statement reads. “Germany’s current success model is showing cracks. A strong economy remains the foundation for public confidence in the state and its democratic institutions”.
To shore up the economy, the Greens propose eight immediate action areas:
1. New trade agreements as outlined above.
2. Building strategic reserves of raw materials to ward off coercion.
3. Protecting European industry from unfair competition.
4. Reforming the German government’s electric‑vehicle subsidies so they apply only to cars largely manufactured in Europe, and additional measures not detailed in the brief.
These steps aim to strengthen Germany’s economic resilience and maintain public trust in its democratic structures.