Education is a state matter - why then a federal education ministry?
If it is up to the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann, it should be abolished.
Berlin - Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann has brought up the abolition of the Federal Ministry of Education.
One could raise the question of why a ministry is being introduced at a level for which one is not responsible, ”said the Green politician to the editorial network Germany (RND / Tuesday).
"There is no foreign ministry in Baden-Württemberg either." The federal government must leave their responsibilities to the states.
In addition, Kretschmann spoke out in favor of questioning the regular evening appointments of governments in order to make government offices more family-friendly.
"The situation has improved, but there is more," he said when asked about the family-friendliness of work in politics.
“In Sweden, the government doesn't make evening appointments.
We should check that for ourselves, whether it works. "
In addition, it is important to shift the focus in the evaluation of political work, said Kretschmann. “We also have to emancipate ourselves from the guilty business, where you always have to show that you are under stress, because otherwise you will be suspected of being lazy. Rather, it depends on whether you know what you want and how to get there. "
About the Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock, Kretschmann said that after the Green election program had been adopted, she would now have to sharpen her personal profile. “She needs legroom. She will take it, and the party will give it to her too. ”An up and down in polls is normal, he said. It is positive that the Greens are in a starting position in which they are fighting for the Chancellery. “So there is no need to worry.” The election campaign is only really getting started now. dpa
