The Federal Council may postpone cannabis legalization. Biberach wants to deal with the violent excesses of political Ash Wednesday.

The EU is struggling to find a position on Gaza. The heads of state and government discussed two major topics on the first day of the EU summit in Brussels. The German government disagreed about whether the money for reconstruction in Ukraine should be used for weapons or for reconstruction for Austria, Austria, and Hungary. The leaders of Austria and Hungary agreed that all income from the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank must go to Ukraine.