State Fire Director Criticizes Canoeing, Kite Surfing, and Swimming in Floodwaters: Calls it Unreasonable and Self-Endangering

State Fire Director Criticizes Canoeing, Kite Surfing, and Swimming in Floodwaters: Calls it Unreasonable and Self-Endangering

Lower Saxony’s state fire director Dieter Rohrberg has sharply criticized people who canoe, kite surf or even swim in floodwaters. “That is absolutely unreasonable,” said Rohrberg. “Not only is it negligent and self-endangering, but it also repeatedly ties up emergency services that we need much more urgently in other places.” As state fire director, Rohrberg … Read more

Part of the management of Volkswagen wants to remove the head of the Diesse concern

The special committee will include Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the carmaker and head of Porsche SE, the Group’s largest shareholder, Daniela Cavall, Chairman of the Works Council, Joerg Hofmann, head of Germany’s largest trade union IG Metall, and Stephan Weil (SPD) ), the Land of which holds one-fifth of the … Read more

Corona: Intensive care physician horrified by statement from Weil | NDR.de – news

Status: 04/09/2021 11:12 a.m. Doctors from Göttingen warn of an overload of the intensive care units in Lower Saxony with Covid-19 patients. You are contradicting Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD). “The situation in the hospitals in Lower Saxony is relaxed”: This sentence from Weil in the ZDF morning magazine on Thursday causes many intensive care … Read more

Corona: Weil explains the results of the federal-state consultations | NDR.de – news

Status: 22.03.2021 10:31 p.m. Chancellor Merkel and the country leaders have been wrestling for hours about how to proceed with the Corona crisis. Prime Minister Weil will comment on the results on Tuesday – live on NDR.de. As a spokeswoman for the State Chancellery announced, Weil will be a guest at the state press conference … Read more

Corona: That’s what Bremen politicians say about the resolutions – news from Bremen

Chancellor and the heads of government of the federal states deliberated into the night. (Jens Büttner) – They went on into the night. In the end, after more than nine hours of negotiations, the federal and state governments agreed on new guidelines for the corona pandemic and the associated opening steps. This graphic shows at … Read more

One year of Corona: How is Lower Saxony doing? – Latest news from Lower Saxony

Stephan Weil (SPD), Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. (Julian Stratenschulte) – It is not a day that has burned itself into the collective memory, but it was of great importance for Lower Saxony: On February 29, 2020, the first Corona case in the country was confirmed. A 68-year-old man from Uetze near Hanover was affected. … Read more

Mayoral election in Schwanewede: Jantz-Herrmann wins – The North German: Latest news

Radiant winner: Christina Jantz-Herrmann received her first congratulations in front of the town hall on the evening of the election. (CARMEN JASPERSEN) – Schwanewede. In future, a woman will sit in the executive chair in the Schwaneweder town hall. Christina Jantz-Herrmann becomes the new mayor of the Schwanewede community. In the runoff election on Sunday, … Read more

Corona: Lower Saxony collects easing for New Year’s Eve | NDR.de – news

Status: 10.12.2020 11:23 a.m. Lower Saxony is partially withdrawing the relaxation of the corona rules planned for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. In addition, students can be exempted from classroom teaching starting next week. From December 19 to January 10, the current contact rules in the country will remain in place, said Prime Minister Stephan … Read more

Corona: Lower Saxony receives easing on New Year’s Eve | NDR.de – news

Status: 10.12.2020 10:22 a.m. The state government of Lower Saxony is withdrawing the relaxation of the corona rules that were actually planned for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The reason is that the number of infections is rising again. From December 19 to January 10, the current contact rules in the country will remain in … Read more