08:21 am | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rejects tourists
In the case of increased traffic controls on Good Friday, the occupants of 82 vehicles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were expelled for violating the state’s Corona rules. As the police in Neubrandenburg announced, it was forbidden tourist entries. More than 150 people were asked to leave the state again. They could not have given a valid reason for their stay. In total, the police checked around 800 vehicles. She announced that she would continue the intensified controls over Easter.
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07:38 am | Survey: Many want more decision-making powers for the federal government
A majority of Germans would like the federal government to have more decision-making powers in times of crisis. In a survey by the opinion research institute “YouGov”, 53 percent of those questioned were in favor of giving the federal government more opportunities to adopt measures even without the consent of the states. This wish was expressed particularly frequently by voters for the Greens.
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Meanwhile, the former Federal Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière suggested introducing the possibility of a state of emergency. The CDU politician told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine” that the Basic Law should be changed in order to be able to act more quickly in future crises. He is for a temporary state of emergency with an interagency crisis team. This should have the right to give instructions to the federal states and municipalities.
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07:18 am | Steinmeier: “Let’s all fight together”
In his Easter address, Federal President Steinmeier admitted a crisis of trust and errors in testing, vaccination and digitization. In his pre-recorded speech, Steinmeier said that after 13 months you can’t get any further with perseverance. All the appeals to patience and reason and discipline would be blunted. Steinmeier demanded clarity and decisiveness from politics. What is needed are understandable and pragmatic regulations that give people orientation.
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At the same time, Steinmeier called for people not to be outraged “about the others or those up there”. It is not enough to show what is not possible. It is more important to show that it will work if everyone does their part. He also called for people to be vaccinated against the corona virus. Vaccination is the most important step on the way out of the pandemic. The address will be televised tonight.
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