The recent agreement presented by the coalition of parties 'is pale and vague,' said Christian Democratic Union General Secretary Paul Ziemiak during a televised statement on Wednesday from Berlin.

Ziemiak questioned the newly formed coalition agreement on issues related to the handling of the pandemic and humanitarian issues such as migration. According to the secretary, 'the parties fall short of what they propagated during the election campaign.'

The CDU politician criticised the agreement for not doing enough for the digitalisation of Germany.

"Their contract is unspecific and misses many opportunities, such as the possibility of creating a digital ministry, which unfortunately was not used, and there are more questions about the issue of funding. Who is going to pay for what was promised here?"

Zemiak also questioned who would foot the bill for the amendments. Earlier the coalition announced plans to build 400,000 apartments, freeze pensions and increase minimum wage.

"If you look at the agreement now, many people have the impression that Christmas has come early and now it's the big day of presents, but nobody has answered the question of how it will be financed," criticised Ziemiak.

On migration issues, the secretary said he was 'astonished' that the agreement talked more about the question of how to bring more people into the federal republic rather than tackling the root of the subject.