Before the start of the EU summit, Angela Merkel makes a government statement in the Bundestag.
She also wants to say a few words about the corona policy.
Angela Merkel (CDU) * speaks again in the Bundestag on Thursday - at 9 a.m. she makes a government statement.
It will be about the upcoming EU summit and the corona policy.
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Berlin - Thursday begins in the Bundestag with a government statement by Angela Merkel (CDU *).
At 9 a.m., she wants to comment on her future course in corona policy and on the EU summit on Friday and Saturday.
After the apology and U-turn in the matter of Easter lockdown, it is eagerly awaited to see whether new ideas in the fight against the third wave will already appear.
The concrete implementation of the emergency brake, but also further corona tests and new vaccination strategies could be up for debate.
About 90 minutes are planned for a debate afterwards.
On Wednesday, calls had become louder that decisions on corona measures should be taken in parliament in the future and no longer in the Prime Minister's Conference.
Merkel * could also comment on this.
Government declaration by Angela Merkel: The EU summit on Corona on March 25th and 26th via video link
The EU summit will also take place on Thursday.
The EU member states will exchange ideas in what is expected to be a two-day video conference - here, too, the main focus will be on containing the corona pandemic.
In the government declaration, Merkel is also likely to set out her positions on this in advance.
A central question of the EU summit will be how the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus * can be accelerated.
Among other things, a common strategy for stricter export controls for vaccines should be sought.
Some countries - including Austria - are also calling for the vaccines obtained through the EU to be redistributed because they received too little.
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What will Angela Merkel say about relations with Turkey and Russia?
After the strained relations with Turkey due to gas drilling had eased somewhat, a further concession may be up for discussion here.
However, EU sanctions against Russia could be decided because of human rights violations.
The guest appearance of the new US President Joe Biden, who will speak about future relations between the USA and the EU, is eagerly awaited towards the evening.
According to Merkel's government declaration, the Bundestag * is about improving the fight against child sexual abuse and continuing the Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan, as well as introducing a lobby register.
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