Outrage over the Chancellor: regional leaders win against Merkel - but there is still a lot of trouble

On Monday, the country heads discussed how to proceed in the corona pandemic with Chancellor Merkel.

Their preliminary resolutions caused a lot of excitement - all extreme decisions have now been postponed.

• On Monday, the country heads spoke with Chancellor

  Angela Merkel

  at a corona meeting.

• The effectiveness of the

  corona measures should be

  discussed.

• You can find out

  what is currently

  valid

  in the federal states of

  Baden-Württemberg

  ,

  Berlin

  ,

  Saxony

  and

  North Rhine-Westphalia

  in our news ticker.

Update from November 16, 10:33 p.m.:

With the conclusion of the

on Monday, the political dispute is not over: The Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate,

, has

openly criticized

the preparation of the

.

The federal paper had "caused too much resentment," said Dreyer in the evening in Mainz.

This is one of the reasons "why we have met for so long".

“Many of us” would not have found each other in the template and the conversations would not have found again.

In this respect, the

was

, but constructive and forward-looking.

Dreyer suggested going back to best practice.

The templates for a conference of prime ministers

had been prepared.

Then there were some square brackets on the topics that could not be agreed upon, which were discussed.

"We are preparing," announced Dreyer.

"We can then take on Wednesday with well-prepared templates decisions which all then also meet eventually." The next switching will take place on

instead.

Corona summit: Prime ministers win against Merkel - Schwesig is already naming the next anger point

Update from November 16, 9:29 p.m.:

actually wanted to

tighten the contact restrictions

on Monday in the conference of

.

But there was no consensus there.

Merkel, the federal government and the federal states want to

meet again

on

to jointly

decide

on how to proceed in

and

.

The postponement of further resolutions to combat the

has now also

defended

: "No quick shots should be made today," he said on Monday evening in Düsseldorf.

After all, it was only about an

conclusion of the

that

has been running for two weeks

.

"In the light of real numbers" one wanted to assess how the previous measures had affected - but this will still be easy next week if more time has passed since the onset of the latest restrictions,

.

“We were also in agreement with the southern German states,” he emphasized.

No

made “further proposals” at the conference on Monday.

Corona dispute: mask requirement at primary schools as a crucial question

"At the next conference, the federal and state governments will discuss how the risk of infection in

in hotspots can be reduced," says the joint

.

If it were up to

, fixed groups would be set up “without exception” and the classes would be halved, which

would then mean

.

She also wants

all students and teachers to

a

- including in class.

In

, primary school children are already wearing

as a “preventive measure”

, noted the Bavarian Prime Minister

in the press conference on Monday evening.

The measures of the #wellenbrecherShutdown are starting to take effect & will continue as planned in November.

Based on the further effect, an overall concept for December & January must be created in the next week 👉 Statement 20:00 live on Facebook State Chancellery #MV.

pic.twitter.com/iHk0xLqjhl

- Manuela Schwesig (@ManuelaSchwesig) November 16, 2020

The

at elementary schools will probably

cause a

lot of explosives among the

next week

, as

, Prime Minister of

, has now again decidedly against the nationwide mask decree - because there is a lower incidence of Give numbers.

Countries with a high incidence could long ago adopt tougher restrictions, she added.

"I am against a salami tactic, but for an

that

gives

citizens a perspective for

and

," said Schwesig.

Therefore, from the beginning, she opposed deciding on individual measures on Monday.

Corona summit with Chancellor: Prime ministers reject Merkel plan - decision postponed

Update from November 16, 4:38 p.m.:

Stricter

or just appeals, that is the conflict issue between the federal government and the states at the

on Monday afternoon.

In the video conference with Chancellor

, the state leaders apparently tried in part to defuse the new contact restrictions proposed by the federal government.

In a

draft resolution that is available to the

, essential federal proposals are no longer included or only

formulated as an appeal and no longer mandatory.

Chancellery chief

(CDU) was

criticized

at the

.

He had sent the original federal resolution proposal to the participants.

The prime ministers may now consider reversing the entire procedure.

In the

it was discussed whether in future the federal states should first submit their own proposed resolution, which the federal government could then comment on.

It is possible that the group will interconnect again next week.

Then it should be discussed whether the contact restrictions are extended or even tightened.

Update from November 16, 3:26 p.m.:

The

want the resolution proposal

by the Chancellery.

According to the

central federal proposals have been deleted or only formulated as an appeal

in a resolution

proposed by the federal states.

This appeal also applies to private parties.

It was also deleted that children and young people should only meet with a friend.

The point of stricter corona rules in schools is also disappearing (as reported).

The federal government had previously defused its paper.

Update from November 16, 2 p.m

.: The video conference between Chancellor

and the Prime Minister

will run from 2 p.m.

Update from November 16, 1:30 p.m.:

The

between the federal and state governments from 2 p.m. has not yet started, but trouble seems inevitable.

As

now reports,

all parties were outraged at a preliminary meeting at the Chancellery’s proposal for stricter

.

Accordingly, such a procedure was not discussed in advance.

The

had after preparatory talks between State Chefs with Chancellery chief

accepted (CDU) that on Monday no major decisions would be taken, writes

on.

That coincides with the statements of

(see update: November 16, 10:05 a.m.).

"The mood in the preliminary meeting is very bad,"

quoted

a voice from one of the federal states.

Bodo Ramelow

(left) said that the federal states were “not a subordinate department of the Chancellery”.

Now it is unlikely that any tightening for schools will be decided.

Instead, the

should work out

proposals to further reduce the risk of infection in schools by the coming weeks.

Exciting corona tightening: Federal states did not know about stricter rules in schools

Update from November 16, 12.30 p.m.:

As the

newspaper claims to have learned, the Chancellery should

not

have discussed

the tightening of the

in schools with the

.

Accordingly, there was Zoff in the video conference of the CDU presidium.

Armin Laschet

, Prime Minister of

is

quoted

by

as follows: The Prime Minister does not understand “how and why this proposed resolution came about.” He also called for an explanation from the Chancellery.

The

writes that

spoke "behind closed doors" about the fact that the population loses trust when there are "always new ideas".

According to Laschet, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will

not go along

with stricter

.

Update from November 16, 12.12 p.m .:

"The number of infections is falling," tweeted

, Prime Minister of

, on Monday.

"It's good that we reacted early." The state's priority is to keep schools and daycare centers open.

Also on Monday,

in a tweet against

proposal

to tighten the

in schools.

Good morning from # Schwerin☀️ The effects of the measures from #wellenbrecherShutdown are visible in #MV.

The number of infections is falling.

It's good that we reacted early.

The priority for our country is to keep daycare and schools open.

- Manuela Schwesig (@ManuelaSchwesig) November 16, 2020

Update from November 16, 11.30 a.m.:

The preliminary discussions of the

in preparation for the

on Monday afternoon with Chancellor

are over.

As the

writes, lengthy negotiations are expected.

The main point of dispute at the conference between the federal and state governments is likely to be the proposal to tighten the

in schools.

There were signs of postponing the decision to the coming week.

Especially from the SPD-ruled federal states and some CDU prime ministers there is resistance, reports

from participant circles.

The topic is sensitive.

In the course of further negotiations between the

and the

- probably planned for November 23rd - a decision is also to be taken on how to deal with the contact restrictions that are limited to the end of the month.

Corona summit: Zoff about tightening schools - Joachim Stamp reacts negatively to Twitter

Update from November 16, 11:22 a.m.: North Rhine-Westphalia

Family

(FDP) reacts to the proposal to halve the school classes to contain the

,

rejecting.

A resolution

proposed

by the

for the

on Monday suggests keeping the schools open, but moving the classes into large rooms or halving them.

Such an approach is not feasible for Stamp.

"I cannot imagine that the

will decide something that would only be feasible if we cancel about half of the lessons." On Monday he asked on

where the teachers needed to do this should come from.

Where do the dual teachers for this proposal come from?

How far is the Federal Chancellery from our children and families?

Question for millions of pupils. # Education opportunities #LockdownLight pic.twitter.com/nUYwhSDYPg

- Joachim Stamp (@JoachimStamp) November 16, 2020

Tightening of the corona rules: Stephan Weil expresses himself similarly to Armin Laschet

Update from November 16, 10:50 a.m.:

Lower Saxony's Prime Minister

is also in favor of a longer observation period before any new decisions to combat the

in Germany.

On Monday he told

that he was in favor of not adopting a concept for the time until the end of the year for a week or ten days.

At the moment there is no overview of how the measures of the

light work.

"We are doing ourselves a favor if we come up with a coherent, convincing concept for

, for the New Year, for the whole of December, instead of proceeding bit by bit," said the Prime Minister.

He argued similarly to

, Prime Minister of

(see update: November 16, 10:05 a.m.).

Corona rules NRW: Armin Laschet sees no decision to relax the corona summit

Update from November 16, 10:05 a.m.:

The North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister

expressed his assessment of the

between the federal states and the

on Sunday at

.

"We can't yet see that there is any reason to relax," says

.

The date on Monday is an "interim balance sheet date, so you can't make any decisions about how things will finally go after November 30th."

One thing is clear: there will be no further openings from Monday.

Everything else should be

discussed in

another

Conference

in the near future

, with a better database over a longer period of time.

As

emphasizes, in his opinion there will be

neither a decision

at the

to relax the measures taken nor to extend the

.

This has been in effect since November 2nd.

He points to a later point in time to make decisions about how to proceed.

Corona rules NRW: Armin Laschet promotes prudent and calm behavior

"I recommend reacting calmly and prudently here, analyzing the numbers precisely and meeting again at a timely time to talk about the time after November 30th," said

.

“We only know that every

restriction

lowers the numbers.

And if we are successful there, then maybe in two, three, four weeks, that is at the beginning of December,

we can talk

about

more easily than

we can today.

With reference to other European countries such as

, Laschet also emphasized that there is no patent recipe for combating the

.

Corona rules of the federal states: First interim conclusion at a meeting with the Federal Government of Merkel

First report from November 15, 3 p.m .:

Berlin - At the meeting of

(CDU) and the prime ministers of the individual federal states on Monday, an initial interim conclusion should be drawn.

The new

in the Federal Republic of Germany, often referred to as

, which were decided on October 28, have been in effect

since November 2nd

.

The aim now is to determine whether the requirements are sufficient or whether they need to be tightened.

Only recently, the broadcaster n-tv claims to have learned from internal circles that an extension of the corona contact restrictions is possible.

So far, the following regulations apply throughout Germany:

• Contact restrictions: A maximum of ten people from two households are allowed to meet in public.

• Restaurants, bars, clubs are closed.

  Take-away is allowed.

• Schools, kindergartens and daycare centers are open, as are retail outlets.

• Leisure facilities such as theaters, cinemas, etc. are closed.

• There is no amateur sport, fitness studios and swimming pools are also closed.

  Professional sport takes place without a spectator.

• Tourist overnight stays in hotels, guest houses and youth hostels are not permitted.

• Hairdressers, physiotherapists and podiatrists may continue to offer their services.

  Tattoo studios, cosmetic studios and massage practices are closed.

• The federal government provides financial assistance for the temporary closings.

  Reimbursement is 75 percent of the sales for the same month last year.

Corona: Merkel talks about conditions - this has so far been the case in Baden-Württemberg and Berlin

Since Germany is federally governed, there are country-specific differences.

is implementing the measures as decided.

The contact restrictions on two households also apply in the private sector.

On Monday, Chancellor #Merkel and the federal states will again discuss the # Corona pandemic.

Our goal remains to approach the incidence value 50 again.

We are far from that at the moment.

pic.twitter.com/cfXNIaQU8Z

- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) November 13, 2020

In

, children up to the age of twelve are exempt from the measure that only members of two households and a maximum of ten people are allowed to meet.

For this age group, training outdoors in fixed groups is still allowed.

In addition, the outdoor facilities of zoos or animal parks remain open.

The

can decide for themselves whether playgrounds remain open or closed.

Libraries should remain open.

Corona pandemic: Prime ministers speak to Merkel: This has so far been the case in Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia

Saxony

currently has the following contact restrictions: In private, a maximum of ten people from two households or five people from several households may meet.

Libraries there also remain open.

The state of

allows two households with a maximum of ten people in public.

Zoos and animal parks will remain closed in the state until the end of November.

Concerts and performances are prohibited there, but trial runs are permitted.

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