Several prominent voices are already calling for the nationwide state of emergency corona to expire in November.
Lower Saxony's head of government warns not to rush anything.
The traffic light discussions in the federal government are likely to revolve around one question.
Hanover - Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil warns of a hasty end to all corona measures.
"What must not happen with a view to autumn and winter is a replacement without replacement of the protective rules," said the SPD politician of the German Press Agency in Hanover.
"We still have difficult months ahead of us." Before the talks about the formation of a possible traffic light coalition in the federal government, Weil also made it clear that the still open financing of the comprehensive climate protection and digitization plans would be one of the decisive points.
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In the pandemic, it is important to remain cautious. "We can see that the incidences are much higher in the group of those who have not been vaccinated," emphasized the head of government from Hanover. One will "have to look very closely at how the federal government is positioning itself on this issue". In the debate as to whether the so-called epidemic situation - determined by the Bundestag in March 2020 and repeatedly extended - could soon be lifted, Lower Saxony's Minister of Health Daniela Behrens (SPD) was also rather skeptical: It was not yet time to get on with it to say goodbye to the rules of protection.
Weil, who just came back from a trip to Portugal, said: "I can only agree with Daniela Behrens' point of view." He added: "We have to try to increase the overall vaccination rate even further." Discussions with representatives from politics and business in Lisbon became clear.
Many people in Portugal had explained to him that the high willingness to vaccinate there came from the experience of the violent corona wave that went through the country in February and brought a hard lockdown.
"And today Portugal is doing very well," said Weil.
“The significantly better German experience in the pandemic makes it much more difficult for us to advertise vaccinations in comparison.
It's difficult to see. "
In addition to the pandemic policy, the start of negotiations on a red-green-yellow federal government is now central.
We will see how the discussions about the financial viability of the far-reaching plans run while at the same time waiving higher taxes or debts.
"That will certainly be a key topic in the upcoming coalition negotiations," said Weil.
"One thing is clear: the restructuring of Germany towards long-term climate neutrality and digitization is no longer about whether, but about how." Of course, this includes the question of investment financing.
“But I don't want to anticipate that before the talks have even started.” Dpa