Geissler clarified that the CDU does not intend to increase the pension age to 67. Corresponding statements by the CDU representatives Mr. Louven and Mr. Kauda are only personal opinions. Nevertheless, FDP welfare expert Ms. Babel wants to take a closer look at their suggestions. The official visit of President Roman Herzog in France was today entirely dedicated to Europe-related issues. Herzog called on the Germans and the French to remain on the same course with European policy.
Political perseverance is necessary to implement the economic and monetary union.
At the same time, the President urged everybody to austerity. We have to put that back in order if we don't want to leave behind a huge pile of debts for our children. Europe turned out to be the most important topic of the official visit. In the afternoon, encouraged by the President, historians and legal experts from both countries investigated the effects of the French Revolution and the German Unification on Europe. Herzog had brought with him a group of former GDR human rights activists to Paris, considering this is the first official visit of a German President to France after the fall of the Berlin wall.