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border controls to expand: In NRW, the resistance against Seehofer’s Plan

08.37 PM: The Plan of the German interior Minister, Horst Seehofer (CSU) to extend the tightening up of border controls on Transitions other neighboring countries, opposition is now growing. Today, the foray in the so-called Corona should be discussed in Cabinet. North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of transport, Hendrik Wüst (CDU) went to in FOCUS at a distance. He sees problems in the views of the neighbours the Netherlands and Belgium. “Border control with long waiting times in the European internal market supply chains can interfere enormously,” said Wüst.

“This can do more harm than good.” Foods such as fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese would not be eligible for many traders in North Rhine-Westphalia, producers or logistics centers in the Netherlands. “And what comes from Overseas such as tropical Fruits, often via the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.” He rejects Seehofer’s Plan therefore. Yesterday it was come, according to information from FOCUS Online is already in a Turn between the heads of the state chancelleries and Chancellery to differences of opinion. The Federal Ministry of the interior now wants to implement for borders to Poland, the Czech Republic, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as at the airports of more stringent entry conditions.

Sebastian Kurz roadmap for time announced after Easter

Monday, may 6. April, 8.17 a.m.: , The Austrian government will inform 11.00 am the people over the further course of action in the fight against the Coronavirus. It is expected that the German Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and the other members of the Cabinet at a press conference, the first loosening of the drastic Anti-Corona measures from the 14. April announce.

Söder: “I’m no opponent of the mask, a duty” – for the time being, no discussion about loosening

Sunday, may 5. April, 07.05 PM: A discussion about a relaxation of the measures for the suppression of Corona-crisis Markus Söder rejects strictly. “Now, when we talk too fast on the return to everyday life, to trivialize the Situation and risk losing a strong case. I think that’s not responsible,” said Söder the “picture on Sunday”. “

The consideration is clear: Because we would risk without these measures, according to experts, countless Dead, more and conditions how in Italian hospitals, are the measures appropriate and proportionate. We need to stick simply by.”

No one should deceive, so Söder: “With the 20. April is not everything automatically as it was before the crisis. We have prevented up to now, in Bavaria alone, by our prudent and consistent, according to our experts, up to 25,000 infections, and more. We should not put on the game.”

At the same time, Söder was not generally opposed to a mandatory use of respiratory protection masks: “I am not an opponent of the mask of duty, a lot to be said for it. We will certainly come to a greater use of masks. But it would be careless to believe that a simple mouth apron could be a barrier, a replacement of equal value for an output restriction or a contact. A cloth or scarf alone is not enough. We need ordinary masks.”

For the better equipped with protective masks, there is need for “a national emergency production,” said Söder. “It is not acceptable that we have to put on the world market against the wild West-methods in some countries, when you Buy protective equipment for the military. All this is a great test of Character – even for international relations.” dpa/Peter Kneffel/dpa, Markus Söder (CSU), Minister President of Bavaria, speaks at a press conference.

Söder: special payments to nurses – the huge economic program required

07.03 PM: , The Bavarian Prime Minister and CSU Chairman Markus Söder calls for a huge stimulus programme and area-wide tax cuts, after the Corona-crisis economic recovery. “If the first Phase is over with emergency aid and guarantees, we need in addition a vital economic stimulus program in a similar order of magnitude,” said Söder the “picture on Sunday”.

“Our export economy will suffer even longer, even if we were to have survived in Germany, the crisis. We have to boost the domestic demand. That means no tax increases, but tax cuts. The solos have to be fast and for all abolished. In addition, we should lower the income tax altogether, so that as many workers have more money in your pocket.”

In addition, Söder calls for a programme to strengthen the automotive industry. “This time, not a scrapping, but with an innovation premium”, the CSU leader. “The state should support the purchase of environmentally friendly vehicles. So that we can secure jobs, protect the climate and improve the competitiveness of our automotive industry. The catapult to the Corona even to the front.”

The in the Corona-crisis-burdened nursing staff, Bavaria wants to make a special payment of 500 euros. Söder: “in Bavaria, We only talk about – we make the. We will pay 500 euros as a Bonus to all nurses. In addition, we have in all the hospitals, nursing – and elderly homes, free food and beverages for employees furnished.”

Merkel: “Will experience a very different Easter than ever before,”

18.22 PM: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has called on all citizens, and also at Easter because of the Corona-crisis to the specified contact restrictions. The Chancellor said in her on Friday published Video-Podcast, you could not name a date for an end to the measures. This would be in the current Situation is irresponsible.

“We all will experience a very different Easter than ever before,” said the head of government. Easter, for million of Christians, the Church, the “Easter Sunday with the whole family, maybe a walk, the Easter fire, which is for many a short holiday on the lake or in the South where it is warmer. Normally. But not this year,” said the Chancellor.

Merkel said: “I think in this context, the Jews and Muslims in Germany and all the other believers can now come into their houses of worship together. This is one of these restrictions, which really go to the core of a society, and we can accept only in an emergency and only as long as absolutely necessary.”

“Nevertheless, I would repealed act is absolutely irresponsible, if I were to call you today, just a specific day on which the measures, or at least loosened could be, this promise and then not comply with, because the Infection it does not allow it.” If you would disappoint the associated hopes, “we would have from the rain into the eaves – medically, economically, socially,” said the Chancellor.

The Chancellor took up this Friday after two weeks of Corona-quarantine your service shops in the Chancellery again.

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