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As a consequence of the mask affair, Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus and CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt are calling on all Union MPs to confirm in writing that they have not personally benefited financially from combating the Corona crisis.
This emerges from a letter sent to all CDU / CSU members of the Bundestag on Wednesday.
After that, a declaration will be requested by Friday 6:00 p.m. (CET), “that in 2020 and 2021, directly or through companies, from the purchase or sale of medical products such as protective equipment, testing and vaccination needs, from the provision of contacts, from the Forwarding of offers or inquiries or from the support or advice of third parties in such activities in connection with the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic no financial advantages have been or will be achieved. "
Brinkhaus and Dobrindt ask for your understanding for this unusual approach, but emphasize the consequences of the mask affair for the Union as well.
One sees the members of the Bundestag in the special responsibility for the common good.
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“This is especially true in a crisis like the current corona pandemic.
The misconduct of individuals must not put an entire parliamentary group in a bad light, ”it says in the letter.
The trigger are the allegations of Nikolas Löbel (CDU) and Georg Nüßlein (previously CSU), who have since left the parliamentary group, and who are said to have earned money by arranging mask business.