Due to the corona pandemic, the sale of fireworks will be prohibited nationwide in 2020.
The industry is horrified.
The
sale
of
fireworks
and
firecrackers
is
prohibited
throughout
Germany
.
The have
federal
and
countries
on Sunday (12.13.2020) for the
Corona *
-
pandemic
decided.
Bavaria's Prime Minister
Markus Söder is
calling for a “quiet
New Year's Eve
”.
Kassel - On Sunday (December 13th, 2020) Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of state of the states
decided on
another hard
lockdown
at a federal-state summit
.
In addition to the closure of the non-essential retail trade, schools and daycare centers, the rules for
Christmas
and
New Year's Eve have also been
tightened.
Among other things, there is a nationwide
ban
on the
sale
of
pyrotechnics
- i.e.
fireworks
and
firecrackers
.
Bavaria's
Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU)
emphasized after the conference that
a “quiet New Year's Eve” was appropriate
this year in view of the
corona pandemic
.
De facto, the decision is
tantamount
to
a
firework ban
- because not only the sale of
fireworks
was banned nationwide - municipalities can
pronounce
a
fireworks ban
for particularly busy places
.
New Year's Eve without fireworks: No further burden on hospitals in the Corona crisis
The ban is the fact that the established
New Year
-
fireworks
and serious injury exists and the hospitals that currently with the numerous
Covid-19 patients
to relieve are on the verge of overload.
Because of the Corona sales ban for fireworks on New Year's Eve: industry shocked
The decision for the manufacturers of
fireworks
and
rockets
is bitter
, said Thomas Schreiber, Chairman of the Board of the Association of the Pyrotechnic Industry (VPI), on Sunday after
the German Press Agency (dpa)
decided on the
ban
on the
sale of fireworks
.
The industry generates around 95 percent of annual sales on
New Year's Eve
.
His association therefore demand full compensation for the loss in sales in the three-digit million range, emphasized Schreiber.
Otherwise the entire industry would be
threatened with
bankruptcy
.
"We need separate aid funds to secure the 3,000 individual livelihoods in the industry," explained Schreiber.
Because of Corona: the ban on selling New Year's Eve fireworks shocked the manufacturers
The decision surprised the association, as the federal and state governments initially said there would be no ban on the sale of
fireworks
.
The manufacturers have therefore started delivery.
According to Schreiber, the problem is that the business with the
fireworks runs
on a commission basis and the manufacturers are now left with the costs.
According to the association, around 130 million euros in sales were achieved last year - part of it had already
broken away
this year due to the cancellation of major events due to the
corona pandemic
.
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Because of Corona: The sale of fireworks on New Year's Eve is prohibited throughout Germany.
© Angelika Warmuth / dpa
Deutsche Umwelthilfe welcomes the Corona sales ban for fireworks on New Year's Eve
According to Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), the ban on the sale of fireworks announced by Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday (December 13th, 2020) is an opportunity
to develop
new customs for a
peaceful turn of the year
among loved ones.
“The
ban on the sale of pyrotechnics
is good news for clean air, for emergency rooms in congested hospitals and for people.
We also now have the opportunity to develop new New Year's Eve customs that do not harm people, animals or the environment, ”said DUH Federal Managing Director Jürgen Resch of the dpa on Sunday.
For the first time, the
federal government is
stopping
the previous crazy custom of giving explosives into the hands of drunkards at the turn of the year.
(Diana Rissmann with dpa)
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List of rubric lists: © Angelika Warmuth / dpa