The German environmental minister announces that the "free public transportation" test is planned, but the government denies that "there is no such plan" the next day

ByCaribb

German environmental minister announced a plan to implement social experiments from the end of 2018 as part of measures against air pollution, making public transport available for free. However, the next day, the government is in a situation of dismissing that "such policy is not progressing specifically".

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Three ministers, including Barbara Hendrick, Minister of the Environment of Germany, were promoting this free public transport policy. According to AFP communication, Minister of the Environment Hendrick said on February 13 (Tuesday) 2015, "We think that public transportation should be made free to reduce the number of private cars" , At the end of 2018 he had announced plans to implement free public transport in five cities in Western Germany including Bonn, Essen, and Mannheim. Among the proposed measures were low-emission zones that regulate emissions from vehicles such as buses and taxis that vary depending on the day of the week, including free transportation, and support for car sharing.

ByMartin Fisch

In the automobile power Germany Germany Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz Porsche etc, which boasts world-class car sales volume, are playing a part in the German economy, the EU determined the reason for such bold measures to be launched There was regulation of air pollution was seen. Eight member countries, including Germany, France, Spain, etc., were unable to clear air pollution regulations such as carbon dioxide and particulates as determined by the EU by January 30, 2018, the deadline, These eight countries are likely to be charged with a large fine from the European Court of Justice.

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When judging the situation in Germany under this EU standard, the capital city Berlin is above the highest level of the standard. In addition, the atmosphere of Stuttgart in the southern part of Germany has recorded a carbon dioxide concentration more than twice the standard. This German air pollution criteria violation, already in the beginning of 2017 from the European CommissionI have received a warning.

Byalessandro silipo

A German car maker, Volkswagen's emergency evacuation escape incident, known as "Diesel gate"Although the question marks were attached to the reliability of many German automobile companies, it is thought that the free transportation policy of public transportation, which is expected to reduce the performance of the automobile industry, which is one of the export businesses supporting the German economy The announcement,AFP communicationYaThe Guardian,Washington PostAlso attracted attention from many media such as.
ByMike Knell


However, a situation of sudden surge will occur here. In a regular interview by Hendricks Environment Minister on February 14 (Wednesday), 2018 on the day after the measures were announced, spokesman Gabriel Haufe said, "We decide whether to test for free public transportation It is the responsibility of municipalities such as cities. " In addition, although five pilot cities are posted in the proposal to the European Commission, they announced that they do not describe the study of projects such as free public transportation. In response to this policy, the German government emphasized that "concrete projects do not exist and test cities are not selected".

As a measure against air pollution, the policy of "making public transport free"Paris, FranceYaKaohsiung in TaiwAndKorean SeoulThere have been something like that. With regard to this measure that could shake the German economy, the ruling party, the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), was widely dissected and expected to be a big debate.

In addition, it was pointed out that the hurdle to realize this measure is high. Public transportation such as buses, subways and trains in Germany is a popular means of transportation in Germany. The number of users of transportation has been increasing with the number of operations over the past 20 years, and since it reached 10.3 billion people in 2017, revenue reached 1.7 trillion yen (12.8 billion euros), in order to realize this measure APF communication points out that many budgets are considered necessary. Ashok Sridharan of the DPA correspondent commented on this policy "If it got free, it is doubtful whether there are enough bus drivers to meet the demand for the number of operations".

ByOzzy Delaney

If this policy is realized in Germany, which is an automobile superpower, it seems that it will have a big impact on many countries and economic zones including the EU countries, but the voice of the Minister of the Environment and the leadership of the ruling party, Given the voting and the economic contribution of the German economic automobile industry, it seems to be a difficult situation to realize.