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Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) does not rule out that stricter rules may apply to New Year’s Eve celebrations in Bavaria than in other federal states. It must be “discussed again in detail,” Söder said Tuesday afternoon of the resolution proposed by prime ministers that the federal and state governments are discussing on Wednesday. The proposal stipulates that gatherings of up to ten people from different households should be possible from December 23 to January 1. The fact that the easing of contact restrictions should apply not just to Christmas, but also to New Year’s Eve, is causing him “more concern,” Söder said.
He also renewed his call for a nationwide access point strategy with even tighter restrictions in regions with particularly high numbers of infections. If the federal government and the federal states do not agree, “we will determine it in Bavaria,” Söder said. He did not mention an incidence value above which a region should be considered an “access point”.
Söder also spoke out in favor of the temporary closure of ski areas and lifts in Europe. He made a particular appeal to Austria. “If we want to keep the borders open, we also need a clear agreement on skiing. Otherwise, it will be a difficult development.”
CSU and Free Voters reject state parliament debate on crown measures
Meanwhile, the dispute continues in the state parliament over the parliament’s involvement in the crown crisis. In a procedural proposal endorsed by the SPD, Greens and AfD, the parliamentary group of the FDP called on Tuesday for a change in the agenda to debate the position of the state government in the full federal-state conference. The state parliament had to “discuss how Bavaria behaves in these negotiations”, said Matthias Fischbach (FDP), the parliamentarians were “chosen to have an opinion”. Horst Arnold (SPD) and Jürgen Mistol (Greens) made similar statements.
But the CSU and Free Voters rejected the procedural motion. It is hard enough to find a consensus among the federal states, said Fabian Mehring (FW). “If 16 German state parliaments sent their prime ministers with a clear negotiating line,” this would further complicate the negotiations. “A parliamentary antics,” Mehring said of the FDP enforcement. Pure “show,” said Tobias Reiss (CSU). The dispute is likely to continue on Friday when the state parliament meets for a special session on the crown restrictions.
