Bremen criticism of the Corona-crisis management of the Red-Green-Red!

IMAGE-Interview with the mayor, Andreas Bovenschulte (54, SPD) about Hesitation to the rescue, his daily work and what is missing him the most.

IMAGE: Mr. Bovenschulte be omitted of their public appointments, Corona swirls all mixed up. How is your day?

Andreas Bovenschulte: “There is a lot to do. How can we help companies and the self-employed, what must we do for workers, such as we create as many additional intensive care beds in the hospitals? And the normal policy business is more. On Tuesday, the Senate convened Commission for Education and Kitabau. There’s nothing allowed to remain.“

for companies

IMAGE: Why the Commitments were for the economy so hesitant? And which is why the second part of the relief, the decided 25 million for holdings up to 49 employees, at the very beginning was?

Bovenschulte: “There was no Hesitation. Bremen was one of the first countries to have paid help for small businesses with up to ten employees. Since we are in the very front and that’s been recognised by the local economy. When it was clear that companies with 10 to 49 employees, no Federal assistance, we have expanded our program immediately.“

IMAGE: Has led to the slow action of the Senate to the loss of confidence in the economy?

Bovenschulte: “There is no towing was approach. Associations of entrepreneurs and chambers of Commerce have praised that the Senate has made the aid so quickly. By the way, the colleagues of the Bremer Aufbaubank Incredible, afford to work day and night and even on weekends, so as soon as possible money flows.“

Also during the interview, IMAGE-editor, Alexander Mertens and mayor Andreas Bovenschulte safe distance photo: Verena Hornung

IMAGE: How to keep the Bremen behave in the current Situation?

Bovenschulte: “Very disciplined. You know that you can protect the Old and the Sick only, if you stick to the rules. And you know, If we we’re all of us under the hooks, the. The Few who are unapologetic, we will consistently with the police and the security service on the fur.“

IMAGE: Have you failed against a Corona-control?

Bovenschulte: “I stumbled into a bakery purely, without paying attention to the sign on the door. Only two customers were at the same time, I was the third, and was complimented with reinforced courtesy immediately – without regard to the Person. So it must be.“

IMAGE: What do you miss most?

Bovenschulte: “The Meeting with friends and visiting my parents. And of course my Muckibude. Now I have to run to stay fit, what like my knee always.“