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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) sees no dispute between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the federal states on the subject of school openings.
"The substance was not discussed in dispute," said the CDU federal chairman on Wednesday in Düsseldorf after the federal-state consultations.
The sides are "not far apart".
Ultimately, it was about a week.
In this respect, it was a "very harmonious conference of prime ministers", "because everyone knows that the situation is serious".
Some countries, including NRW, want to gradually open the schools that have been closed due to the corona pandemic from February 22nd.
Merkel said she would have liked schools and daycare centers to open around March 1st.
Laschet emphasized the independence of the countries in the field of education.
Merkel had "given no authority or responsibility, because the federal states have responsibility".
The Chancellor recognized on Wednesday that there are different assessments in the countries than she herself has.
At the same time, Laschet praised Merkel's negotiating skills.
"What the Chancellor has been doing in a very good way for many months is to bring these 16 responsibilities of the federal states together on the most uniform possible line."
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