Ukraine, pandemic, compulsory vaccination – the list of possible topics is long. Chancellor Scholz answered questions from MPs for an hour. Follow the debate in the Bundestag live now.
The federal government is under pressure: in the Ukraine war, its hesitant action is accused, in the Corona crisis, on the other hand, many are too quick to relax the rules. And then there is the question of compulsory vaccination: will it even come about?
Chancellor must address these and other issues Olaf Scholz presumably ask today in a government survey in the Bundestag. t-online shows the one-hour debate live from 1 p.m.
You can follow the debate via the t-online live ticker or in the live stream above:
1:39 p.m .: “The Russian President has miscalculated several times,” says Scholz in response to a question from SPD politician Dagmar Andres. Putin not only underestimated the resistance of the Ukrainians, but also the unity in Europe.
1:32 p.m .: AfD MP Leif-Erik Holm addresses the financial burden on citizens in Germany. “When will the relief come?” – so the question to Scholz. The Chancellor recommends that AfD politicians look at their own documents and familiarize themselves with the legislative process.
1:26 p.m .: Green politician Filiz Polat draws attention to possible discrimination against the Ukrainian Roma minority with her question. Scholz then assures that no group of refugees in Germany should experience discrimination.
1:21 p.m .: Scholz says about coal, oil and gas deliveries from Russia: “Now we will definitely make ourselves independent.” The cabinet made an important contribution today with the “Easter package”.
1:17 p.m .: “The refugees from Ukraine are welcome,” emphasizes Scholz. He hopes that the federal and state governments will quickly agree on aid for Ukrainians who have arrived in Germany.
1:13 p.m .: Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes the floor. He, too, initially addresses the atrocities in Bucha. He calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin: “End this war, now!” As long as the Russian troops have not withdrawn, Germany will support Ukraine – including with arms deliveries.
1 p.m.: Bundestag President Bärbel Bas opens the session. At the beginning she draws attention to the massacre in the Ukrainian Bucha. “We have to do everything we can to give Ukraine more support,” she says.
