Mr.

Joseph Daul
President of EPP

Brussels, 30 June 2016

Dear President,
Your anxiety over our subsequent cooperation in view of the noticeable
worrisome trends inside the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction is quite
understandable. Still, I dare to assure you that the probable CSU withdrawal
wont have any effect on our joint work in the European Parliament. The
moves of Horst Seehofer set to employ the general unfavorable situation in
Europe marked by refugee influx, the UKs withdrawal from the EU and
economic recession arent going to have any far reaching consequences
despite somewhat waning popularity of Chancellor Angela Merkel. The
positions of the Chancellor and CSU are still strong enough but excessively
ambitious Seehofer is absolutely reluctant to take this into consideration.
The risky venture to promote the CSU/SPD union is doomed to failure; it has
no future as a political project.
The draft legislation work will be continued in normal mode. As for our
posture on the most pressing issues relating gas transmission system in
Europe, migrant crisis, measures to ensure European security and economic
development, it will stay invariable.
On our part, we would appreciate your assistance in curbing the negative
influence of Manfred Weber, Marcus Ferber and their supporters in the
European Parliament. It appears rather essential for the Treaty on the
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to be signed and all the
disturbing effect of its absence, already visible in interaction with our
Washington friends, eliminated.
Yours sincerely,
Herbert Reul