German federal government and states agree digital education package

Özdemir said talks had broken through in the final stages, even if the package’s future would depend on future governments and their budgets. But he also expressed confidence that no German government would be able to bypass the agreement.

The two sides had wrangled over the agreement for months, and the talks had become bogged down under former Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, whose liberal FDP left the three-party coalition last month.

The FDP left the government over the 2025 budget last month, precipitating early elections on February 23.