Happy Birthday Dr. Dirk Ippen: This is how Söder, Reiter and Co. celebrated the publisher's birthday

Due to the corona, there was no lavish celebration for Dr.

Dirk Ippen.

Nevertheless, numerous guests came to the reception in the courtyard of the press house.

• Publisher Dr.

  Dirk Ippen celebrated his 80th birthday.

• At the reception for the birthday child, politicians, entrepreneurs and friends gave each other a hand.

• They were all greeted with a huge poster and the slogan “Proud to be an Ippen”.

Munich

-

(SPD) had demonstrated on the street with the unions - against the supposed

from

, who was preparing

to buy

and

in 1982

.

And the then head of the State Chancellery,

- so to speak, the antechamber of Prime Minister

- was commissioned

to hold a conversation

with the

, after all, the Upper Bavarian area is the most important

.

So there was great skepticism when

from

set out to

To conquer

and to expand his newspaper group by a great deal.

"We didn't always agree, but we

,

" said

when yesterday he

welcomed

and

as friends on

- on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

80th birthday of Dr.

Dirk Ippen: Reception with masks, white sausages and music

"Proud to be an

-" Proud to Be a

to be ": A mega poster with the photos of the employees was emblazoned across the yard of the press building, arrived than 80 guests, including

,

as well as

,

,

and

.

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Welcome!

Host and managing director Daniel Schöningh.

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A reception at a distance, organized by

and

with

(tz) and

(MM) - with masks and veal sausages and a little music - all with a corona-related handbrake, the main thing is a few people with whom

was allowed to share his big day.

Reason for him to look back and look ahead;

a little afraid of what may come.

"You need friends to bridge this," says

.

Also an animal one.

A second dog!

A concession.

Out of love.

With this announcement,

surprised

her husband early in the morning.

The human friends, on the other hand, are innumerable.

80th birthday of Dr.

Dirk Ippen: Friends in all parts of society

Proud to be an

- employees and friends roam the whole country;

everyone feels honored to be part of the

or the

- from all parts of society, including the church with

and the former Protestant

or

, who is proud of his friendship with

: "The economy thrives on such people - and he always remains modest."

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Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (from left), Edmund Stoiber and Cardinal Reinhard Marx raise the glass.

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It is this character trait that

appreciates

in

: "He is one of the most discreet, most influential people I know."

, who once

started her career

at

, still reads the every morning today Newspaper.

“

I am very much connected to my homeland

with

.” As was

life partner

, who incidentally was the first

knew in Munich - they had already met in

.

So Dr.

Dirk Ippen one of the largest German publishing companies - his companions congratulated him.

80th birthday of Dr.

Dirk Ippen: Even at his age, the publisher is always on the move

Dirk Ippen

is also a member of a kind of secret society: “We are the WiB, the Westphalia in Bavaria,” reveals

, Mercedes governor and also a Westphalian.

Even

and

are real WIBS.

Lawyer and string puller

knows

that

doesn't stop in his free time

: “We were together on Mount Athos five years ago.

hiked for four hours in the sweltering heat, he wanted to leave us all behind.

We were happy when he was back - just before the monastery doors were closed for the night. "

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Ex-Federal Finance Minister Theo Waigel at the table with Merkur Editor-in-Chief Georg Anastasiadis.

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Always keep moving - Ippen only puts it down when

serves

him

a Bavarian meal.

In the

is the

and he never make a fuss about, so

.

“You don't notice the power he has.” This is also the secret of his popularity.

and his wife,

, sum it up as follows:

“We are happy to be an

!” Also there were

,

,

President of the Association of German Magazine Publishers (with his wife Virgina),

(German Museum).

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By far: BR director Ulrich Wilhelm, Jan Ippen (center) and Bavaria's Minister of Justice Georg Eisenreich.

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80th birthday of Dr.

Dirk Ippen: Söder congratulated between the state parliament and the chancellor meeting

It is a special balancing act when

and

are supposed to congratulate

each other

.

In everyday life they look at each other suspiciously, curse and complain about each other, especially in such turbulent times.

Then an unctuous message of jubilation for your

and words of thanks that exude happiness?

That does not fit.

And that's why there are no tributes to the regents on the

of

, but good wishes from the heart - with nuances.

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Was sometimes tackled hard by the publisher: Prime Minister Markus Söder, who had a backpack as a gift.

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Prime Minister Markus Söder

rushes

to

between the

in

and the meeting with the

in

on Tuesday afternoon

.

He recalls frankly that he was hit hard by the

and his

, especially as

,

and fresh in the

.

“You wrote in my studbook what I'm doing wrong.” Sometimes rightly.

"I was able to learn from it."

is probably the most Bavarian newspaper with enormous

, but the entire online newspaper group is already ahead of its time.

brings together economic and journalistic competence.

praises him as a “liberal, alert, critical spirit”

.

Liberal also internally: Not every employee and commentator has

share

the

.

As a present, he brings

- in addition to the obligatory

- a gray

embroidered with Bavarian diamonds.

80th birthday of Dr.

Dirk Ippen: "He is a real asset for Munich"

“We sometimes have different opinions,” says

(SPD), “but you can have a nice discussion with him.

He is a real asset for Munich. ”

said something that everyone should learn during this time:“

To maintain

a

in which you can express your opinion in spite of

all political dissent

. ”

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Well-wishers from the town hall: Munich's second mayor Katrin Habenschaden, Mayor Dieter Reiter and Dirk Ippen.

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Katrin Habenschaden

, the second mayor, says that

made it clear in his speech that he is not an explicit

and that we are not particularly fond of either.

I, on the other hand, really appreciate his

.

And I appreciate his open nature towards everything new. "

80th birthday of Dr.

Dirk Ippen: The publisher is happy to be able to celebrate his special day safe and sound

Ippen

himself tells of differences with

, since

and also with his successor

, who also takes part in the celebration.

"We didn't always agree,

, but we both held out well."

talks about the advantage of his external perspective as a

.

Not being a Catholic

, that's what the

has in

common

with

(Franke, Protestant).

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Gave a speech: Ex-Mayor Christian Ude.

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Dirk Ippen's

closing words on this day are of course completely apolitical, but simply happy: "80 years, healthy in body and soul, that is a great mercy."