Because of the current Corona situation in Germany, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Economic Affairs, Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (CDU), has canceled her trip to Dubai.
This was announced by your ministry on Saturday evening.
In the Baden-Württemberg-Haus at Expo Dubai 2020, the Minister wanted to receive Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as part of the so-called National Day.
Dubai - He also canceled his three-day trip to the Gulf region at short notice due to the development of the corona pandemic in Germany.
Steinmeier is reacting to the development of the past 24 hours, it said on Saturday from the Federal President's Office, referring to the appearance of the new virus variant Omikron.
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The Baden-Württemberg-Haus at the currently running Expo in Dubai had become considerably more expensive and finally led to a state parliament investigative committee.
A project company should actually finance the pavilion entirely with the help of companies.
But because sponsors withdrew their commitments, the country stepped in.
The state parliament SPD assumes that the country will contribute a maximum of around 15 million euros.
Originally, expenses of three million euros were planned.
Hoffmeister-Kraut had admitted mistakes in her department, but refused to resign.
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