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Wiesbaden (dpa / lhe) - At the beginning of the first plenary week of the year, Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) will issue a government statement on the corona pandemic next Tuesday.
The speech in the state parliament in Wiesbaden is headed with the sentence: "The goal firmly in view - mastering the corona crisis together".
Before the official start of the debates, the MPs want to commemorate the victims of the Hanau attack at an event.
In February 2020, the 43-year-old German Tobias R. shot nine people with foreign roots before allegedly killing his mother and ultimately himself.
The racially motivated act caused horror nationwide.
Relatives also want to take part in the memorial ceremony in the state parliament, and state parliament President Boris Rhein (CDU) will give a speech.
In addition, on Tuesday, among other things, the new State Treaty on Gambling will be discussed.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, the paper should help to strengthen the protection of players and minors and to curb the spread of illegal games of chance in black markets.
Among other things, it is planned that online poker and online casinos will be permitted in Germany in the future.
The state parliament must agree to the new regulations that apply nationwide so that the contract can come into force.
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On Wednesday, the adoption of the state budget 2021 in the third reading is on the agenda.
The political groups have tabled numerous amendments on this.
Other topics include school lessons in the corona pandemic, calls for a freeze on rents at the state-owned housing association Nassauische Heimstätte and the call for a Hessian lobby register.
In addition, a legislative initiative by the state government to strengthen the inner-city business districts is to be discussed.
The corona pandemic will again determine the debates on Thursday in plenary.
Among other things, it is about the corona vaccine, protecting workers from infection and digital education.
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