Vaccinated people could soon get more rights.
But until then, tough debates threaten.
The FDP sees a plan by Chancellor Merkel as a "slap in the face".
There are also warnings in the CDU.
The vaccination summit on Monday (April 26th) provided “hope” and some timetables.
But big questions remained unanswered: For example, the specific corona easing for vaccinated people.
A plan by Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with severe criticism - she wants to give those who have been tested less freedom.
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Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) announced another “weeks of effort” but also “hope” after the vaccination summit on Monday.
By the upcoming effort, Merkel meant the corona protective measures that are still necessary in view of the high incidences.
One thing is clear, however: the federal government is also faced with new efforts.
The Prime Minister's Conference has not yet found a clear solution to the delicate issue of easing the situation for vaccinated people.
Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) expected a debate until May.
And that could turn out to be violent again: Reports of Merkel's restrictive stance on openings for the tested met with immediate criticism not only from the FDP - but also from within her own party.
Corona dispute: no equal rights for vaccinated and tested people?
FDP parliamentary group vice sees "slap in the face"
"The security of the vaccination is much more robust than the security of the tests," said Merkel after information from the
image
in the CDU presidium.
In this respect, the same rights cannot exist for those who have been tested.
When
asked
by
Merkur.de
, FDP parliamentary group deputy Stephan Thomae described
the Chancellor's attitude
as a "slap in the face" for many business people
.
Entrepreneurs had invested in innovative protection concepts last year - and could now suffer again from such a plan, he said.
"The possibility of enabling more social life with tests is justifiable," emphasized Thomae. This applies in particular "as long as a vaccination offer could not be made to all citizens". Merkel's statement was "grist on the mill of those who have always warned against compulsory vaccination through the back door," warned Thomae. He would also have wished for resolutions to be relaxed at the vaccination summit - especially since this is a "purely legal question".
The Bavarian FDP MP also went generally tough with the course of the federal government in court.
"It turns out that it was a mistake by the grand coalition to willingly put responsibility for the pandemic policy in the hands of the Chancellery," he told
Merkur.de
, referring to the controversial Emergency Brakes Act.
Merkel's opening plan earns CDU criticism: "Rift through society" - also Greens and leftists for rights for those who have been tested
But leading Union politicians also called for the equality of those who tested negative with those who had been vaccinated and those who had recovered on Monday. "It must not give the signal that part of the population is allowed to live and travel normally again, while others hold out for months," said the chairman of the Junge Union, Tilman Kuban, the
Spiegel
. "This is not going to work."
The deputy chairman of the Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Carsten Linnemann, also looked at those citizens who “longingly await a vaccination”.
“They must also be able to participate by submitting a negative test certificate,” he said.
"I believe that equal treatment when opening up vaccinated, recovered and negatively tested people is urgently required in society, otherwise there is a risk of further rift through society."
There is even astonishing unity in Parliament on this issue.
"Vaccinated persons should be able to have the same status as
those who have been tested, as well as those who have overcome Corona," said Linke boss Susanne Hennig-Wellsow on Monday.
The Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock had made a similar statement the evening before in the ARD talk "Anne Will".
Corona easing only for vaccinated or tested people: Merkel expects a difficult "transition phase"
The Chancellor is also aware that these are sensitive issues.
"We will enter a transition phase that is not easy," says Merkel with a view to easing the situation for vaccinated people on the one hand.
On the other hand, there is still a large unvaccinated part of the population.
The list of possible problems is long: At the press conference, Merkel referred to increasing dangers for unvaccinated people, Müller to the inevitable difficulties in checking the protection status of those who have recovered and who have been vaccinated. At the same time, the declared goal is this time - especially after the ongoing dispute about the curfew - a watertight solution. Müller already suspected on Monday evening: It will be necessary to "form opinions" for a longer period, as he emphasized. (
fn with material from dpa
)