The de facto professional ban drives business owners into bankruptcy.
Peter Altmaier is in the "maybrit illner" talk group on a losing streak to defend the government course.
Berlin - Criticism is becoming more socially acceptable, discontent is louder, the situation is more dramatic.
Or as the current “maybrit illner” talk on ZDF says: “Numbers are falling, impatience is growing - how long will the store stay closed?” Illner moderates her show almost pathetically: “If you don't open now, you won't do any more and shows in a single player that so far only 40 percent of the November aid requested and 50 percent of the December aid has been paid out.
"Maybrit illner" - these guests discussed with:
Peter Altmaier (CDU) -
Federal Minister of Economics
Claus Ruhe Madsen (independent) -
Lord Mayor of Rostock
Katarina Witt - former Olympic figure skating champion and world champion,
entrepreneur
Sina Trinkwalder -
founder of the Augsburg textile manufacturer "Manomama"
Siegfried Russwurm -
President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Dagmar Rosenfeld -
Welt
-
Editor-in-Chief
Peter Altmaier's situation is not easy, the round goes strictly to court with the Minister of Economics.
In order to bring in peace, he first tries with the prospect of blooming landscapes.
Altmaier dares to look into the future: “I already have a picture in mind that, when the weather is nice again, we will be able to offer outdoor catering again at some point from Easter onwards.” He continued, “the vision that it will be possible to open one or the other! "
“Maybrit illner”: editor-in-chief goes for Peter Altmaier
The opening pitch can be
world
-Chefredakteurin Dagmar Rosenfeld not accept and lets the flowery balloon burst with a hard counter, "From visions nobody can buy something!" And: "There is still a lack of concepts," Rosenfeld lists: France have made a conscious decision at the end of January not to go into lockdown again.
Shops are open, instead there is a curfew in the evening.
“Which we don't have,” Altmaier interjects, almost desperately.
“But we don't have anything!” The journalist barks back.
And Rosenfeld is not yet finished: “Italy has dared to develop regional concepts.” In Germany that would be called derogatory “patchwork”.
Austria is currently getting the situation under control with rapid tests.
Rosenberg: "Why didn't we buy millions of rapid tests in the summer?" The attacks are making
Altmaier visibly angry, so that he promptly calls the editor-in-chief by the wrong name, which Illner corrects and now unpacks the death toll: “If I look at the examples of France and Italy,” Altmaier said with a serious look, “more people died there , more people get sick, and that is a price that we in Germany are not prepared to pay! ”And he adds sternly:“ I have always said that we have a responsibility for the health of 83 million citizens! ”
But moderator Maybrit Illner does not accept this type of rhetoric and jumps to the side of the print colleague.
The talk show host: “We have already discussed the number of deaths here, Mr. Altmaier, they are actually not very beautiful and nobody has covered themselves with fame that we have so many elderly dead people to complain about, and it would be very bad probably alternative models are given. ”Altmaier smiles hard and looks past the camera.
The viewer notices: Despite the stoic sitting posture, something is seething inside!
Video: This is how Altmeier wore his mask back then
Rostock mayor suggests strategy test for Germany
Lllner won't give up: How did the hairdressers manage to reopen on March 1st?
"In an
interview with
Zeit you
said: 'We don't have as much of them as we do of the retailers!'" That is very honest, but not particularly scientific ... Altmaier admits: "That was boyish!" And translates his Statement for the minutes in political speech: “There was a lot of advocacy from doctors and others who said: Older people in particular need the opportunity to go to the hairdresser from time to time.
That also has health consequences. "
This sentence brings the Rostock mayor Madsen on the scene.
With a Danish accent, the non-party, native of Copenhagen, smugly objects: “If the Minister says, because it is also good for your health”, sports, art and culture should also be opened immediately, “because there is a lot of health in it when people move around and do sports again, ”says Madsen.
Altmaier comments with a smile and Madsen now has speaking time.
The former company founder was President of the Rostock Chamber of Commerce and Industry for six years and impressed with low incidence values during the corona pandemic.
Madsen suggests trying different strategies against the virus in different regions of Germany and, above all, finding out where people are really infected.
He suggests making Rostock a test area for tracking and tracing and opening all shops - with appointments and using existing apps.
Illner asks Peter Altmaier about the help: "You broke your promise!"
Sports entrepreneur Katarina Witt - who caused great reactions in social media with a post of displeasure - is visibly impressed by the suggestion made by the robust Madsen: “Mr Madsen actually said everything!
We can actually go home… ”“ Please not! ”Objects Illner and again focuses on Altmaier:“ Why is the help not getting there? ”He squirms:“ When an officer is liable for making wrong decisions , I ask for your understanding that we were not able to meet all expectations immediately. "The talk show host does not accept this:" You wanted to help quickly and unbureaucratically, and you broke this promise! "And fashion entrepreneur Sina Trinkwalder shoots from Hamburg : "I have the feeling that only one person here is fully locked down, and that is the Ministry of Economic Affairs".
That sits.
Mayor Madsen is now taking the helm to smooth things over.
He doesn't think the minister gets up in the morning to annoy entrepreneurs.
Madsen: “We are in the deepest crisis and have nothing better to do than to piss us off.
We should act as a team. "The coach of a handball team chants:" Team Germany! "And speaks statesmanlike:" 100 percent are affected by Corona: Some have died, some have lost relatives, some are losing their jobs or their company ... students that Right to education… “We should start talking about the different levels of concern.
That is the path he would wish for Rostock, for Germany, for Europe.
Altmaier nods in relief.
Conclusion of the “maybrit illner” talk
Minister of Economic Affairs Altmaier is the “bad guy” in the group, and there are points of sympathy for his Danish-born political colleague Madsen from the Nordic region of Rostock.
Despite harsh criticism, Altmaier holds up well and winner Madsen remains fair and constructive.
The viewer has the impression: Maybe with this combination we can still get the curve.