the protests against "Stuttgart 21" symbol of all that is wrong in politics in Germany? Arbitrator Heiner Geissler (CDU) has no doubt it left it in his eyes not only to the proposed underground station, but about the loss of confidence of the general policy of the citizens. In this sense, he has conducted the debates in the settlement talks for weeks to do something about it. The mediation talks were a great success.
Yesterday, in the late afternoon, Heiner Geissler has proclaimed precisely because its highly anticipated arbitration proposal. It supported the continuation of work on the underground station "Stuttgart 21", but suggested a number of adjustments to the concept that in order to "Stuttgart 21 plus" is to be upgraded. In addition, the railway was obliged to perform a stress test for the transport hub of Stuttgart, which is by computer simulation, the performance of the approach tested under the current plans. For in the settlement talks could be substantial doubt about the performance capability objectively justified. The target is to reach a higher capacity by 30 percent for rail transport compared to the present terminus. That was the time the value of the parliamentarians had been promised in advance of the decision, "Stuttgart 21". This performance increase was mainly that left supporters speak of a future concept.
What the implementation to improve the performance of Geissler recommended action depends on the outcome of stress tests. This leaves in limbo as to whether the concept of "Stuttgart 21" actually has considerable weaknesses. The stress test is to bring clarity.
Today, on day one after the arbitration, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Transport Tanja patrons (CDU) expressed that due to the stress test not serious and expensive subsequent improve-ments in terms of meeting the targets for the performance the concept of "Stuttgart 21" rate. (1) Also today, Railway Board said Volker Kefer, with the result of the stress test was to be expected until mid-2011. (2) The least likely to have expected yesterday that the test would take such a long time.
Both are likely among many citizens who expect to finally be taken seriously and hoped to have reached with the mediation talks on this point somewhat, again ensure discontent: The state government takes the stress test seems easy to shoulder, the car pushes him on the back burner. So fast you can lose hard-earned trust.
This shows but at the same time blurring the arbitrator award. Can not satisfy, if you pass the mediation talks can mentally review and considers that it has gone not only to approach the station, but especially to the zerüttete relationship between citizens and politics.
In view of the mediation talks identified, potentially significant improvement needs to show "Stuttgart 21" with the arbitration proposal is not only the efficiency of the concept, but also the efficiency question in the balance. For even the mediation talks have shown, "Stuttgart 21", as the economic review put it, "optimistic" calculated. The Project could therefore break the sound bar quickly, should the stress test indicate a need for improvement. Were it not so, then women's patrons would have today had no reason to downplay the importance of stress testing. Patron to estimate fits well apart from not at all that the railway board Kefer made today from the stress test is a big deal, which is obviously complicated and zeitauwendig - what will he think, however, not everybody.
Against this background, it not surprising, but very unsatisfactory that Heiner Geissler its support mainly legally justified: for "Stuttgart 21" is a surface right for the opponents presented an alternative concept of "terminal station 21" is not. That - at least in the settlement talks - the alternative concept other than "Stuttgart 21" no significant weaknesses disclosed and was regarded as technically feasible, but above all that it seems even more powerful and considerably less expensive than "Stuttgart 21" should be played at the conciliator vote not matter. In contrast, the arbitrator took into account on the other hand the - not in height uncontroversial - costs of phasing out "Stuttgart 21" on the ground, you get the money for nothing, it was therefore lost money.
Anyone following the mediation talks, however, knows that Heiner Geissler, the proponents of "Stuttgart 21" rüffelte harshly than they are in the debate on court decisions and retreated to the legal position. He based his complaint so that it is exactly what the citizens would no longer willing to accept and ruled that they were right. The citizens wanted explanations.
The high ratings - Geissler spoke yesterday of more than a million viewers in the TV and the internet transferred conciliation talks - confirm his view. All the more must it be surprising that he conciliator in his vote, despite actually very productive settlement talks recently also just retired again to the legal position.
It seems so predictable that many people in a few days when the arbitration proposal is set to determine in their minds, how is little justification for Geissler his vote in the mediation talks had fulfilled what has been achieved. The vote ultimately undermined the goal of restoring the settlement discussions, trust in politics because it has not been used consistently, which has been worked out in the talks. It is right in spite of seemingly hard "constraints" soft and gently, especially in politics. The balance in the relationship between citizens and politicians was not restored in the vote. Exactly what would have been important.
To overcome the political crisis mediation talks are the way forward. This requires the policy to thank Heiner Geissler. The vote is not.
Links:
- New row over rail project: CDU minister makes Stuttgart-21-Stress Test farce (by 1:12:10);
- S21-"Stress Test" According to the first train stopped in mid-2011 (by 1:12:10).
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