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The situation in the morning: Greens start the Annalena Baerbock rescue program

2021-08-04T04:01:20.860Z


Can the candidate finally score again with the idea of ​​a climate protection ministry? Jens Spahn's new corona plans for autumn. And: New York's governor under pressure. That is the situation on Wednesday.


Today we are dealing with the idea of ​​the Greens for a climate protection ministry, with Health Minister Jens Spahn's new corona plans for the fall - and with the fall of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Immediate program for Annalena Baerbock

It was really not going well in the election campaign of the Green top candidate

Annalena Baerbock

. In order for the candidate to finally get on the offensive in the last few weeks before the federal election, the party is resorting to the oldest of all campaign tricks and introducing an

"immediate program"

for a

possible takeover of government

. So the candidate should shine again, even if of course many of the ideas (more electric cars, more wind power) have long been known and are also being considered by other parties in this way or similar.

What remains of the Greens remix in the end is the

idea of ​​a climate protection ministry

.

According to the will of the Greens in the government, the new department is to advance all important reform plans for climate protection and at the same time may have a veto right in the government in order to be able to stop any climate-damaging nonsense from other departments.

The idea has a certain charm, especially since the Greens could take over the house themselves in a possible coalition as a junior partner.

If Annalena Baerbock moved into the Chancellery, things would of course be more complicated.

Then one of the smaller coalition partners could possibly take over the portfolio if the Greens still insist on it.

For example the CSU or the FDP.

That would certainly be fun for everyone involved.

Either way, super ministries of this type have their

bright and

dark sides

.

Owing to their abundance of power, these houses usually only stir up the natural

obstructionist instinct of

the other ministries.

In the end, those responsible wear themselves up in endless small wars or drown in work.

No right of veto helps.

  • In the case of government participation: Greens want to introduce a climate protection ministry with the right to veto

Coronavirus - what's next?

So now the

Lambda version as well

.

This coronavirus mutation may be resistant to antibodies.

In addition, the variant, which is currently spreading mainly in South America, could be

more contagious

than the original type of Sars-CoV-2.

This is the conclusion reached by a group of Japanese researchers in a new study.

In the Federal Ministry of Health of Jens Spahn (CDU), people are meanwhile thinking about how the country will get through the coming months without there being many new Covid infections and deaths.

Several media reports on plans from Spahn, according to which

wearing protective masks on the train

or when shopping could be mandatory until the coming year.

In addition, the ministry wants to ensure that from "early / mid-September" restaurant visits, hotel stays or sports in halls should only be possible if the 3G

rules

(vaccinated, recovered or tested) are complied with.

In order to increase the pressure on unvaccinated people, the offer of free corona tests is also to be ended from mid-October.

For those who don't like vaccinations, that means: You can only go to the pizzeria next door with a (self-) paid test.

  • Coronavirus mutation: Lambda variant shows possible resistance to vaccines

Another crisis conference on Lebanon

A year ago today, there was a devastating explosion in the port of the capital, Beirut, in which 190 people were killed and around 6,000 injured.

Since then, the

state and economic crisis in the small Mediterranean country has

intensified massively.

There has been no real government for months, and all attempts to ensure more stable political conditions have so far failed.

The economic situation is developing particularly dramatically, however: there

is widespread poverty

, medical care is catastrophically poor for many people and there is a lack of money for the reconstruction around the explosion site in the port of Beirut.

France, which traditionally sees itself as the protective power of Lebanon, is therefore inviting you to another

crisis conference

today

.

President Emmanuel Macron wants to talk to US President Joe Biden, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, EU Council President Charles Michel and Lebanon's President Michel Aoun about the provision of aid via video link.

It is assumed that around 300 million euros will be needed, it was said from Élysée circles.

  • Poverty and hopelessness after the port explosion: the day Beirut lost its soul

Loser of the day ...

... is the governor of the US state New York,

Andrew Cuomo

.

According to an investigation by the New York Attorney General, the Democrat allegedly molested several women.

Cuomo touched the women among other things.

He is also said to have made abusive, sexually suggestive comments, thus creating a hostile working atmosphere for women.

The allegations against Cuomo have been in the room for a long time, now they are given additional weight by the report of the public prosecutor's office.

The governor himself again denied the allegations.

However, it is more than questionable whether he will be able to stay in office for a long time.

Several friends of the party asked him to leave.

President Joe Biden also said it was time for Cuomo to step down.

The latest news from the night

  • US President Biden attacks Republican governors for blocking vaccinations

    : Florida and Texas are responsible for a third of corona infections in the USA: Now President Joe Biden has sharply rebuked the Republicans in power: "Use your power to save lives."

  • Attacker kills police officers in front of the US Department of Defense:

    There was a fatal attack on a security officer in front of the headquarters of the US armed forces.

    The background to the crime is still unclear, the ministry has meanwhile been cordoned off

  • +++ Olympic update +++ Open water swimmer Beck missed bronze in the finish:

    Up to 500 meters from the finish it looked good for open water swimmer Leonie Beck, but after 10,000 meters it was not a medal, but fifth place.

    Boxer Nadine Apetz ends her career.

    The overview

The SPIEGEL + recommendations for today

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  • Doctor on respiratory diseases in children: "This is extraordinary for the summer and in this accumulation"

  • Trial of Belarusian opposition activist Kalesnikava: "Maria shows Lukashenko his limits"

I wish you a good start to the day.

Your Roland Nelles

Source: spiegel

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