Action Items

Actionable Tasks

• SPEAKER_01: Support talks between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States on the basis of principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• SPEAKER_01: Agree for closer cooperation amongst allies in the high north and beyond.
• SPEAKER_01: Repair the trust on which the transatlantic alliance is built.
• SPEAKER_01: Continue supporting Ukraine in its fight for just peace.
• SPEAKER_01: Become capable of defending ourselves on our own in Europe.
• SPEAKER_01: Reduce dependencies that currently make us vulnerable.
• SPEAKER_01: Ensure that our economy can tap into its full potential for innovation and growth.
• SPEAKER_01: Work together as one European Union to achieve ambitious and courageous policies.
• SPEAKER_01: Pledge to take a special responsibility in strengthening the EU.
• SPEAKER_01: Mobilize EU leaders to convene for a special summit on February 12th to set the course for reform.
  • SPEAKER_01 and Georgia Meloni: Formulate proposals for the special EU summit, including an emergency break for bureaucracy, discontinuity for legislative work, and a modernized EU budget.
• SPEAKER_01: Insist that rapid progress be made on the Capital Markets Union.
• SPEAKER_01: Make Germany competitive again as a place for business and investment.
• SPEAKER_01: Provide more targeted support to innovators, remove obstacles, and make it easier for them to access capital markets.
• SPEAKER_01: Speed up efforts to expand and modernize infrastructure.
• SPEAKER_01: Invest in high-performance AI, gigafactories, and speed up the expansion of data centers.
• SPEAKER_01: Create the digital infrastructure for a competitive AI economy in Germany.
• SPEAKER_01: Ensure that innovation gets to market more consistently and build industries of the future.
• SPEAKER_01: Mobilize private sector investments in infrastructure, high-tech, and industrial transformation.
• SPEAKER_01: Pursue an ambitious reform agenda revolving around security, competitiveness, and European unity.
• SPEAKER_01: Reform the German security system, pension, health, and working time.
• SPEAKER_01: Reform the entire energy system.

Commitments

• SPEAKER_01: Germany will do more within the framework of NATO to secure the high north.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will protect Denmark, Greenland, and the north from the threat posed by Russia.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will uphold the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity in its partnerships.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will invest hundreds of billions of euros in its security.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany pledges to take a special responsibility in making the EU a key player in global politics.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany decided to increase its defense spending up to 5% of GDP.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will make its economy more competitive.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will hold its economy up in Europe.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will reduce bureaucracy substantially in Europe.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will work hard to ensure that democratic principles (partners and reliable friends) are not forgotten.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will be a leading investment location for global capital with clear rules, strong institutions, and long-term reliability.
• SPEAKER_01: Germany will do its homework and pursue an ambitious reform agenda.

Decisions Requiring Follow-Up

• SPEAKER_01: The decision to increase Germany’s defense spending up to 5% of GDP needs to be followed up with implementation.
• SPEAKER_01: The decision to reduce energy costs, bureaucratic burdens, taxes, and labor costs needs to be followed up with concrete actions and measurable results.
• SPEAKER_01: The decision to make Germany competitiveness again as a place for business and investment needs to be followed up with specific policies and initiatives.
• SPEAKER_01: The decision to invest 500 billion euros in infrastructure, high-tech, and industrial transformation needs to be followed up with project execution.
• SPEAKER_01: The decision to reform the German security system, pension, health, and working time needs to be followed up with legislative changes.
• SPEAKER_01: The decision to reform the entire energy system needs to be followed up with a clear roadmap and implementation plan.
• SPEAKER_01: The EU Commission’s proposal for a free trade agreement with India needs to be followed up with the President’s travel to India.
• SPEAKER_01: The provisional implementation of the Mercosur deal needs to be followed up as planned.
• SPEAKER_01: The special summit on February 12th needs to take place and address the formulated proposals.
• SPEAKER_01: Progress on the Capital Markets Union needs to be made.