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Olaf Scholz: Because of his corona infection, the Chancellor cannot take part in the top meeting of the federal and state governments this week
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Olaf Scholz is currently in isolation because of a corona infection.
This not only has an impact on the Chancellor's appointment calendar.
The meeting with the prime ministers of the federal states planned for Wednesday is now also being postponed.
In view of the energy crisis, the federal and state governments wanted to discuss a third relief package.
However, because of his corona infection, Scholz could not take part this week.
A new date has now been set for next week.
The summit meeting is to be rescheduled for October 4th.
Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst, who chairs the meeting, said on Twitter: "The Chancellor asked me to postpone the federal-state consultations on the #relief package because he cannot attend personally due to his isolation." According to him, members of the Prime Ministers' Conference still come together.
As planned, they would "work on solutions to help our country get through the fall and winter in the energy crisis," said Wüst.
The MPK chairmanship of North Rhine-Westphalia ends at the end of the month and then passes to Lower Saxony.
Wüst will then be co-chair of the country group in October.
Meanwhile, the pressure on the government in the energy crisis is growing.
The states accuse the traffic light coalition of having decided on a multi-billion state contribution to the costs without consultation.
Now the representatives of the countries have to wait another week for Scholz.
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