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Bang! Corona summit canceled without replacement - was Spahn of all people not informed?

2021-04-10T05:16:37.823Z


The Corona summit with Chancellor Angela Merkel planned for April 12 has been canceled. Now another card is bet.


The Corona summit with Chancellor Angela Merkel planned for April 12 has been canceled.

Now another card is bet.

  • The Prime Minister's Conference on the coronavirus * pandemic planned for April 12 has been postponed.

  • Chancellor Angela Merkel apparently wants to introduce a nationwide emergency braking law.

  • This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from April 9, 6.49 p.m

.: Armin Laschet (CDU) has now also

commented

on Merkel's plans: He supports the plan to centrally regulate the

fight against

pandemics at the federal level, according to a spokesman in Düsseldorf on Friday.

Update from April 9th, 3:45 pm:

The Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) describes the summit cancellation as "logical".

"Because I don't believe in going to a badly prepared or not at all prepared meeting again," said Dreyer of the dpa on Friday.

"I now expect the Chancellery to present a proposal so that we can discuss it as soon as possible," emphasized the Prime Minister.

She added: "Our goal is to break the third wave in order to save human lives, to prevent serious illnesses and critical situations in the hospitals and to further stabilize our economy." This requires everyone to work together: "In Rhineland- In the Palatinate region, we have therefore consistently implemented the agreements and resolutions that have been made in the past and we will also participate constructively now. "

Corona summit burst: Ramelow reacts indignantly, Kretschmann approves

Update from April 9, 3:15 p.m.:

While Ramelow criticized the cancellation of the Corona summit, Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) welcomed the turnaround in the federal and state strategy.

"We have already signaled several times that we consider a framework that provides for more uniformity, traceability and legal certainty across national borders to be sensible and necessary." Kretschmann said according to dpa on Friday in Stuttgart.

He also stated that it was correct to anchor the rules of the emergency brake as binding in the Federal Infection Protection Act from an incidence of 100.

Update from April 9, 2:55 p.m.:

After the cancellation of the Corona summit, the first displeasure arises.

Thuringia's head of government Bodo Ramelow (left) reacted with outrage.

“This destroys the public image of the Prime Minister's Conference.

This is not how you can deal with this decision-making body, ”said Ramelow of the dpa.

"That just stunned me." He added: "If we become the staffage for a drama that apparently takes place within the Union, it is a disservice to fighting the pandemic."

Meanwhile, preparations for easing plans are ongoing in North Rhine-Westphalia: In the state, several model projects are to start on April 19, as reported by the portal

owl24.de

*.

Corona summit canceled without replacement - was Spahn of all people not informed?

Update from April 9: 1:25 p.m.:

Instead of a corona summit, the Bundestag is to introduce nationwide lockdown measures by law next week - the first content was already leaked on Friday afternoon.

According to a report by

Bild

, Chancellor Angela Merkel, her deputy Olaf Scholz and CSU leader Markus Söder have agreed on several binding measures from an incidence value of 100.

According to this, night curfews and shop closings are planned.

However, it is unclear how the solution based on legally anchored limit values ​​fits together with calls for a “short, hard lockdown”.

Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) of all people called on Friday for a "bridge" "in a phase, so that it can then be supported more openly".

In the morning, Spahn also spoke out in favor of "rapid federal-state consultations" - the statements were overrun a little later by the legislative steps that the government had apparently had planned for a long time.

Also interesting:

the failure of the summit planning equates to a devastating signal for Germany in the Corona crisis *, comments

Merkur.de

*.

Corona in Germany: Laschet's "bridge lockdown" passé?

Update from April 9th: 12:07 pm:

Is Armin Laschet's “bridge lockdown” with the plans for an emergency braking law off the table?

At least that was how it sounded at the federal press conference on Friday afternoon.

Government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer indicated that the "nationwide implementation" of the emergency brake was in any case aimed at achieving the goal of a lockdown where necessary.

The law is intended to regulate the procedure for incidences over 100 for all of Germany (see previous update).

Apparently, there are no temporary individual measures outside of the law.

Corona summit deleted without replacement: Merkel's spokeswoman confirms plans for the law - many questions unanswered

Update from April 9, 11.40 a.m.:

The Corona summit has been canceled - a government spokeswoman has now officially confirmed.

“The Prime Minister's Conference will not take place on Monday.

There will be no prime ministerial conference in the coming week, ”said Angela Merkel's spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer a few minutes ago.

The pandemic is still keeping Germany firmly under control, she said.

"That is why the federal and state governments have agreed in consultation with the parliamentary groups to supplement the Infection Protection Act." The aim is to create uniform nationwide rules for measures in the event of corona incidences over 100 - in "close agreement with the federal states and the coalition groups" .

The change in the law should be decided in the cabinet next week, the cabinet meeting will be brought forward to Tuesday

The “concept of the Prime Minister's Conference” is by no means a thing of the past.

They just chose a different path “for this phase of the pandemic”.

Many details remained open: When the law can come into force and when the Federal Council should

approve

it, Demmer was initially unable to tell, as reported by

fr.de

*.

Corona summit has now actually been canceled - emergency braking law is to come

Update from April 9th, 11.00 a.m.:

Now it's official: The Corona summit has been canceled!

This reports, among other things,

focus.de

.

So on Monday there will be no prime ministerial conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Instead, Merkel wants to bring a nationwide emergency braking law in motion - in close coordination with the federal states and the Bundestag, a draft law should be created that provides for a direct and binding emergency brake for districts with an incidence of more than 100, so

focus.de

continues.

If the incidence is below 100, the resolutions of the previous MPK would apply as before, reports the online portal, and responsibility would therefore remain with the federal states.

As the

Bild

newspaper reports, it is unclear whether the Corona summit will take place at a different time in the coming week.

The newspaper quotes Stephan Weil from a government spokeswoman for the state government of Lower Saxony, who stated: “It has not yet been clarified whether an MPK will take place next week, i.e. whether the date will be postponed, or whether there will be none in the coming week . "

Update from April 9, 8:51 a.m

.: Now Berlin's governing mayor has

commented

on the next MPK date

(see previous update)

.

He also apparently expects a shift.

"I think there will at best be a brief consultation between the Prime Minister and the Chancellery," said Michael Müller this Friday in the ZDF's "Morgenmagazin".

The SPD politician is also the chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference (MPK).

As the

world

continues to report, Müller still sees major differences of opinion between the country bosses on the corona policy.

In addition, the Bundestag wants to be more involved in the decisions - and what is more, it is not yet known what exactly the idea of ​​a "hard lockdown" from the Chancellery is supposed to mean, criticized Müller, as reported by

echo24.de

*.

“Those who now say that we need a different legal framework at the federal level, they just have to formulate it.

And Mr Laschet, for example, has not done that and neither has so far ”, said the Governing Mayor.

Bang!

Corona summit apparently actually canceled - new possible date leaked

Update from April 8, 11 p.m.:

The Prime Minister's Conference planned for April 12 is unlikely to take place.

The

Business Insider

cites the alleged new date for the Corona summit between state leaders and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) Wednesday, 14 April.

The news portal cites a person who is familiar with the preparations for the meeting.

At the same time, Saarland's Prime Minister Tobias Hans said to the MPK on ZDF: "That won't be on Monday."

MPK with Angela Merkel will probably be postponed: Tobias Hans confirms the end of the Corona summit on April 12th

Update from April 8th, 10:45 pm:

Tobias Hans, Prime Minister of Saarland, has confirmed on “Maybrit Illner” on ZDF that the Prime Minister's Conference will not take place on Monday (April 12th).

“That won't be on Monday.

At the moment there is a lot to be said for not doing that on Monday.

I think the Prime Minister's Conference is generally very useful, "said the CDU politician and also commented on criticism of the decision-making format in Germany's corona policy.

Corona summit with Angela Merkel threatens to burst: Wolfgang Schäuble speaks out in favor of changing the law

Update from April 8, 9:55 p.m

.: Now the President of the Bundestag has also joined the debate about a possible shift in competencies in corona policy in Germany.

To put things in perspective again: The question is whether the federal government will have a decisive influence on the coronavirus pandemic in the future.

And no longer the 16 federal states between Hamburg and Bavaria, between Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.

"There is a lot to suggest that we are doing more through federal law," said Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) in ZDF's "heute journal".

A federal law does not even have to be approved by the Federal Council, the Baden resident explained: “If the states themselves say that they cannot agree.

And that has become visible, also a feeling of uncertainty among the population.

Then you can definitely say: let's do it uniformly. ”That could also be done quickly, said the 78-year-old.

In his opinion, the adopted Corona emergency brake could be formulated as a law.

“That can indeed be stipulated by law.

And that can happen quickly, ”said Schäuble on ZDF, if necessary within a week of meetings.

The federal government could "help" the divided countries.

Schäuble points out that a majority decision is needed in the Bundestag and therefore the factions of the parties in parliament must first speak to one another.

Corona summit with Angela Merkel threatens to burst - Malu Dreyer appeals to Prime Minister colleagues

Update from April 8, 8:15 p.m

.: The Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) has appealed in the struggle for a Germany-wide uniform coronavirus strategy to maintain the previous Covid rules.

"At the moment we have all the instruments that are needed," said the Social Democrat.

There is a clear joint appointment with the Corona emergency brake.

“I hope that we will lead this emergency brake everywhere and also enforce it,” she continued: “I can only appeal that we agree on a common approach.

We don't necessarily need new resolutions.

We have clear decisions.

The point is that we implement these resolutions together. "

No MPK on April 12th?

There is great disagreement in Germany ahead of the planned Corona summit

Update from April 8, 7.15 p.m

.: More and more indications are that there will not be the next Prime Minister's Conference (MPK) on Monday (April 12) in the coronavirus pandemic in Germany.

Accordingly, the country leaders and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) are currently struggling to find a reasonably uniform strategy and approach.

According to the

picture

, the

Süddeutsche Zeitung

and ZDF

also report

that the Corona summit planned for the beginning of the week will probably be postponed.

According to “heute journal”, the prime ministers did not even agree on Thursday whether they want to be physically present at the next MPK in Berlin - or prefer to hold digital meetings at short notice.

As the ZDF further reports, there is neither an invitation to the meeting nor a proposal for a vote.

According to the

SZ

, resistance to another hard lockdown, which Merkel and the CDU chairman and NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet are striving for, is coming primarily from the SPD.

Merkel had announced that, if necessary, she would touch the Infection Protection Act again and transfer more powers to the federal government.

However, a corresponding initiative must first be passed by Parliament.

MPK on April 12 threatens to burst: Angela Merkel is wrestling with the country chiefs in the corona pandemic

First report from April 8th:

Munich / Berlin - Armin Laschet (CDU) had proposed an earlier Corona summit, Markus Söder (CSU) * called for uniform rules.

But now in the coronavirus pandemic * (once more) everything is apparently different.

As the

picture

reports, the Prime Minister's Conference (MPK) planned for April 12th of the country leaders with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) * is to be canceled and postponed.

Corona summit on April 12 before cancellation?

Angela Merkel allegedly fears chaos MPK

Accordingly, Merkel should fear a chaos meeting due to the confusing data situation on the corona pandemic in Germany.

And that's not the only reason: For days there have been signs that the prime ministers of the federal states are obviously very far apart with regard to the future strategy.

Merkel would rather wait for the new Corona numbers on April 14th and for the party factions from the Bundestag to consult with each other, according to the

Bild

report

.

Will the heads of government no longer agree?

North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Laschet had proposed a short but tough bridge lockdown *, Bavaria's head of state Söder agreed with his Union colleague.

Merkel summit apparently before cancellation: Corona lockdown - Prime ministers disagree

Meanwhile, her CDU party friend Tobias Hans has implemented extensive openings for the Saarland with a test regime, and Lower Saxony's Stephan Weil and Berlin's Michael Müller (SPD) are currently speaking out clearly against another hard lockdown * in the Covid 19 crisis * out.

It's a big mess, one that Merkel is now apparently causing to postpone the next Corona * summit.

The pressure on the Chancellor a few months before the end of her last term of office is growing tremendously.

Why is she daring to go it alone?

Only recently, the 66-year-old had indicated that she would sharpen the Infection Protection Act if she did not push through her government policy.

A change in the law should enable the federal government to have more powers in federal wrestling.

Corona policy in Germany: Chancellor Angela Merkel is apparently planning to go it alone

But Merkel would need a majority in the Bundestag for this.

As the

world reported

on Thursday (April 8), a group of CDU parliamentarians led by Norbert Röttgen launched a corresponding initiative.

However, it could become problematic in the Federal Council.

Here, too, the change in the law should exist - but a majority here is rather unlikely.

(pm)

*

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