Gerhard Schröder calls for start-up support

The former chancellor sees the topic as one of the most important for the future of Germany. It would be part of his Agenda 2030.

Gerhard Schröder's Agenda 2010 has shaken up the entire labor market in Germany. Some say he made the Federal Republic fit for the future and created a job miracle. Critics, on the other hand, complain that he created a low-wage sector at the expense of the working population and a poverty reform.

In an article, former Chancellor Schröder talks about his Agenda 2030 and has put the topic of start-ups at the top of the list. In order to shape Germany's future, the country needs comprehensive reforms, he writes on the career network Linkedin. He has formulated five theses, including "Genuine equal opportunities in education" and "More flexibility in the pension system". At the top of the list, however, is: "Stronger support for start-ups."

In the accompanying guest article on t-online, the former chancellor goes into detail. "We are too bad at promoting start-ups and other young companies," he writes. This has to do with the fact that banks are too afraid to take risks and the "state institutions cannot fill these gaps sufficiently". He calls for a twofold change in mentality: "Anyone in Germany who dares to do something that makes sense must firstly be in a position to get this venture financed. And secondly, if it goes wrong anyway, they must be able to get up again. Because failure must no longer be a stamp for eternity."