In August 2025 the coalition of CDU, CSU and SPD was quarreling. Jens Spahn, leader of the Union’s parliamentary group, told the magazine Focus that the members should also meet outside regular politics. He suggested einen gemeinsamen Abend, quasi als Teambuilding-Maßnahme, a joint evening, more or less as a teambuilding measure. His SPD counterpart, Matthias Miersch, said: Wir versuchen, miteinander eine gute Vertrauensbasis aufzubauen. We are trying to build a good basis of trust together. Spahn stressed that trust needs time.