display

After massive criticism, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) decided to stop the federal-state decision on the so-called Easter rest.

Merkel announced this on Wednesday in a briefly convened switch with the prime ministers of the federal states, as the German press agency learned from several participants.

After the video conference, she will make a statement today at 12.30 p.m.

Several participants said that Merkel was not thinking of resigning.

The Chancellor informed the heads of government about her decision in the first few sentences of the switch.

You have thanked for the short-term willingness to take another round.

She then stated that she had decided in the morning not to initiate the regulations on Easter rest, but to stop them.

Merkel explained that there was no reasonable relationship between the costs and benefits of such a regulation.

According to "Bild" she said that she was fully responsible for the decision.

"It was my fault.

When you head through the wall, the wall always wins - that's my long experience. "

display

Above all, displeasure was sparked by the fact that after the hours of corona consultations on Tuesday night, the implementation of central resolutions was still open.

First of all, it was not considered to convene a new federal-state round at short notice, the dpa learned.

The corresponding point on Easter rest - point 4 - of the resolutions from early Tuesday morning will not be implemented.

Nevertheless, it was right to limit contacts individually as much as possible over Easter, it was said from the group.

It is clear to everyone that further measures are required.

The federal states should now make intensive use of the instruments from the additional measures in the resolution.

At this point it was said, among other things, in counties with a seven-day incidence of over 100 further steps would be implemented.

This could include, in particular, an obligation to wear medical masks for passengers in private cars or exit restrictions.

display

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) is behind Merkel's decision.

“I have personal respect for the Chancellor's statement.

In the end it is better to clear it up now if it is not legally possible, ”he said, according to participants at the switchboard.

Ultimately, the procedures are "also part of the problem".

Söder also pointed out that the responsible ministries had been asked on the night of the Prime Minister's Conference whether the implementation of the so-called Easter rest was legally possible.

Government survey should take place as planned

Above all, displeasure was sparked by the fact that after the hours of corona consultations on Tuesday night, the implementation of central resolutions was still open.

After the massive criticism of the Easter resolutions of the Bund-Länder-Round at the beginning of the week, Merkel had again scheduled consultations with the Prime Ministers of the Länder on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at short notice.

The government survey planned in the Bundestag with the Chancellor in the afternoon should take place as planned.