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Status: 10/30/2020 5:11 pm
In a special session on Friday, members of the state parliament in Hannover discussed the new crown restrictions, which should apply from Monday.
In a government statement, Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) justified the “partial blockade” decided by state leaders and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). “If we fail to control infections, we will face even tougher measures than the ones I am telling you about today.” It is not about restricting freedom, but also about protecting it. “We are now in a crucial phase in our fight against this virus,” said the Social Democrat. The fact that the restrictions cover so many areas is because outbreaks are incomprehensible in many cases.
Modder questions the debt brake
Stefan Birkner accused the prime minister of not having learned enough from the first wave of infections. He criticized the upcoming closure of restaurants and museums, although hygiene concepts have been developed and implemented there. The leader of the CDU parliamentary group, Dirk Toepffer, called for stricter controls in public. He also criticized the behavior of the AfD on the Corona issue. The leader of the SPD parliamentary group, Johanne Modder, questioned the debt brake in view of the economic burden. “We have to speak seriously at the federal level, but also at the state level, about how we can help and support the economy, companies and businesses in an even longer pandemic,” said the SPD politician. Green Party leader Julia Willie Hamburg called for more financial security so that “people who are particularly affected by the blockade are not lost.”
The president of the State Parliament hopes for greater transparency through debate
The parliamentary group of the FDP convened a special session on the situation of the crown in the country. The other political groups followed suit. The debate should help make decisions transparent and understandable, said the speaker of the state parliament, Gabriele Andretta, beforehand. “Only open and transparent procedures generate trust in the population.” You can understand the discontent that the government has had by decree for eight months. The leader of the SPD parliamentary group, Modder, announced on Friday that he wanted to get closer to the opposition: “I think we are in good talks with the opposition groups about how we can involve and involve our parliament even more and, in the end, a compromise. good and sustainable among the government. ” and find opposition factions. “
Criticisms of business associations
The announced restrictions have received criticism, especially in the economy. “The federal government and the minister-presidents are taking a risky path,” criticized the business association NiedersachsenMetall, for example. A large part of the middle class is already on the brink, one in two companies in Lower Saxony’s electrical and metal industry is in the red. Renate Mitulla, managing director of the Dehoga Hotel and Restaurant Association in Lower Saxony, said that a third of restaurants in Lower Saxony are at serious risk of bankruptcy due to forced closures. He announced that he would examine the legal steps and, if necessary, file a lawsuit within the next week.
Greens want advice against the pandemic
Meanwhile, the parliamentary group of the Greens demands that the state government involve the associations, the public and the parliament more closely in the politics of the crown. A bill presented on Friday provides for the establishment of a pandemic council, which advises the state government and the state parliament on all measures to combat the epidemic and its effects on society.
There are now more than 30 access points in the country
Meanwhile, in Lower Saxony, the number of new infections has reached a new record. Of the 45 independent districts and cities in Lower Saxony, more than 30 were already so-called hotspots on Friday. The state now wants to provide municipalities with up to 1,200 state officials for contact tracking.
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Crown in Lower Saxony – current reports
