Representatives of German trade unions and employers' associations are meeting Chancellor Friedrich Merz's chief of staff Thorsten Frei on Monday for further talks on the government's reform agenda, a government spokesman told dpa.
The meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin is taking place on Monday afternoon as a follow-up to the previous meeting with the social partners, the spokesman said. Merz is not attending this time, according to participants.
The first meeting between government representatives, employers and trade unions at the chancellery on June 10 covered the situation on the labour market, the stability and safeguarding of social insurance systems, cutting red tape and tax policy.
The leaders of the government coalition and the social partners subsequently agreed to hold further talks.
The government is aiming to push through fundamental reforms before the parliamentary summer recess.
