"Merkel forgets nothing": Ski Ice Age between Söder and Kurz - it could be a bitter return coach

Söder and Kurz, a conservative dream duo - are those times over?

Germany, Bavaria and Austria seem to be caught in a spiral of anger and evil return coaches.

• A dispute about skiing holidays is raging between Germany, Italy and Austria.

• There is also massive trouble between Markus Söders Bayern and the neighbor.

  The tone from Vienna becomes sharper.

• However, the dispute has a long history.

  Is there now a spiral of return carriages, as one would rather trust Trump's USA?

Munich / Vienna

- For a long time it looked like a remarkable cross-border symbiosis among conservatives - the new connection between Munich and Vienna.

When the

at odds with the Chancellor, the neighboring Chancellor simply came by to help out with the election.

And when Austria quickly lowered the Corona numbers in the spring,

just

seemed

to copy

the course of

.

Even the

acted like a role model for Söder, the "Chancellor-Crown Prince".

But Kurz also seemed to enjoy the attention of his big neighbor.

But now it turns out that friendship has clear limits.

And not just at the national borders, as in spring.

When it

, the fun really stops.

In the dispute over the winter vacation, Kurz's cabinet is now verbally shot hard in the direction of Bavaria and Germany.

With side swipes, like almost six months ago, it no longer remains.

Rather, a whole series of small and large return carriages seems to be in motion.

Ski dispute with Austria and Kurz '- ÖVP Minister: "We also don't tell Germany when it will open schools"

In the

broadcast

, the Austrian

,

unusually sharp on Thursday.

"Even we do not tell Italy what the carnival should look like next year or when the Louvre will open again in France, let alone whether Germany should open or close the schools," said the party friend of the ÖVP Chancellor.

"The virus does not spread on the ski slopes, but above all in closed indoor areas," emphasized Köstinger, referring to the debate about the ski trip between Christmas and New Year.

Because that's exactly what

, but also

(CDU)

want to

ban.

Not just in Germany, but throughout the EU.

"We will make the decisions in Austria ourselves", emphasized the ÖVP politician.

Ski lift like underground?

Germany fears a second Ischgl in the Corona crisis - Kurz remains relaxed

Obviously, Austria feels patronized on this issue by its large neighbor Germany - perhaps even attacked in its economic existence.

There, in turn, the fear of a “second Ischgl” is rampant.

From the Tyrolean après-ski paradise, the

spread across Europe in spring.

Köstinger rejects these fears.

An

was thinking anyway, she said in the

.

She

compared

the transport of ski tourists in

with the "challenges in public transport".

"When someone uses a lift, it is similar to when they use public transport," said Kurz.

But the thesis is also circulating that Germany's ruthless attitude may not

due to

.

Perhaps the will to be considerate has been used up.

"Merkel forgets nothing": Austrian journalist puts forward thesis on Zoff with Kurz - late revenge for EU dispute?

The Austrian journalist Moritz Moser put it in a tweet on Thursday as follows: “I am now putting forward the wild theory that Germany and Italy would be less offensive about Austrian winter tourism if the local government had not raised themselves at every opportunity Costs of the European partners profiled. ”A brief user comment below the post read:

I am now putting forward the wild theory that Germany and Italy would be less offensive about Austrian winter tourism if the local government had not made their mark at every opportunity at the expense of their European partners.

- Moritz Moser (@moser_at) November 26, 2020

This could mean Kurz's appearance at the EU's Corona summit in midsummer.

At that time, Austria's Chancellor, as part of the “thrifty four”, made many EU states sweat.

On the one hand Merkel and

, who wanted to

the Union together with solidarity-based aid.

On the other hand, among other things,

and

, which were dependent on the massive cash injections.

Just

and

are now among the major proponents of a general ski lift ban.

"It would be too big a risk, even crazy, to open the ski slopes," said

last.

Ski dispute between Germany and Austria: ski lifts open for the start of the holidays - Söder takes countermeasures

In fact, the

start right before Christmas - with the associated risks.

recently estimated

the lifts to start on

December 19 or 20

.

That would be exactly at the start of the early German Christmas holidays.

However, Söder in particular has already

that should deter tourists from Bavaria regardless of an EU-wide ban.

Anyone who travels to a risk area, even if only for one day, will have to be in

for ten days in the future

.

Without compensation for lost earnings, as the CSU boss

emphasized again

on Thursday evening in the

Rundschau.

For the neighboring country it makes no difference if Söder emphasizes that he knows that the situation is “difficult for Austria” because he “appreciates Sebastian Kurz”.

Austria angered Bavaria with new driving bans - is it a coincidence?

"You don't do that among neighbors"

But there is also anger in Bavaria about a

.

According to a new regulation, trucks of the latest emission class Euro VI will no longer be allowed to drive through Tyrol from January 1st.

Transport Minister Kerstin Schreyer (CSU) said on Friday.

"You don't do that among neighbors," she said: "I can understand the anger of our logisticians."

Of course, there is no official

.

Trouble about driving bans and block handling has been around for a long time.

Meanwhile, Austria is targeting the EU again with the goal of “frugality”.

already demanded monetary compensation for any lift closings.

He spoke of

.

All of this sounds more like wintry conditions - in the relationship between Munich and Vienna.

(

)

Skiing without a lift will probably be allowed in Bavaria.

You can find out where this is possible in our overview text.