Shortly before the start of the general debate in the Bundestag, Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner twisted her neck and fell on the steps.
The final deliberations on the federal budget are taking place in the Bundestag.
Shortly before the general debate began, Julia Klöckner had a minor accident.
The Minister of Agriculture falls angrily on the steps of the plenary chamber.
Berlin - shock moment for
Julia Klöckner
on Wednesday.
The Federal
Minister of
Agriculture
fell
in the Bundestag that
morning
and caused a shock.
Because the CDU politician buckled shortly before the start of the general debate on the budget for 2021 and fell
on the steps of
the meeting room.
The
discussion on the federal budget
, which will be heavily influenced by the
Corona crisis
in the coming year, has not started off well
.
Many have concerns about the high level of debt.
But things had not come that far in parliament when the minister fell.
Shortly before the budget debate: Julia Klöckner falls in the Bundestag
The incident occurred right next to the government bank and behind
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer
(
CSU
).
He didn't seem to notice much of his colleague's misfortune.
But help came quickly from another source.
Several colleagues, including
Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz
(SPD), helped Klöckner up from the ground.
He also gave her back the glasses that Klöckner had lost in the fall.
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The cavalry arrives immediately: Olaf Scholz rushes to help
© Christoph Soeder / dpa
Fall in the Bundestag: Minister Julia Klöckner was not injured
What looked bad wasn’t so bad.
Fortunately, the Federal Minister did not hurt herself seriously.
A short time after the
fall
, she is back on her feet.
Smiling, she signals that nothing has happened.
She followed the general debate on the government bench and worked on files in between.
Klöckner
later announced
: "Tights down, but otherwise everything is fine."
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Nothing happens: after the fall, Klöckner is apparently doing well.
© Kay Nietfeld / dpa
The assembly to clarify the
federal budget
for the coming year is scheduled for around four hours and started with heated verbal battles.
After Olaf Scholz had already
defended
the
grand coalition's
debt
plans
for the coming year,
Chancellor Angela Merkel
herself
spoke on Wednesday
and explained her policy.
Chancellor Merkel: She calls for tougher rules against Corona
She
defended
the
high level of
new debt in the household
and referred to the challenges of the
corona pandemic
.
"We live in an exceptional situation," said Merkel during the
general debate in the Bundestag
.
"And we have to do something to ensure that we act in a special way in this particular situation, and this is what this budget expresses." For the coming year, new loans totaling almost
180 billion euros are
planned.
When describing the current number of cases, the Chancellor becomes unusually emotional.
"The most important key to successfully fighting the virus here is responsible behavior of each individual and the willingness to participate," she implores.
They are particularly
concerned about
the
current development of infections
.
She names the current death toll: “
590 dead
.
I'm very sorry. ”Therefore, she suggests tightening the rules.
Previously, the AfD parliamentary group leader
Alice Weidel
was the first speaker of the day to express
clear criticism
of the previous corona restrictions: "Even after nine months you are still poking around in the fog and clinging to the unsuitable wooden hammer method
" Lockdown "
, which causes more collateral damage than good in the fight against the coronavirus ".
(mam / dpa)
List of rubric lists: © Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP
