In view of the various crises that are also affecting households, Olaf Scholz is not to be envied. At Maybrit Illner, the chancellor deals directly with five citizens.
Update from July 7, 7:00 p.m.: Now it’s the turn of the couple Cornelia and Steffen Stiebling. He speaks of tripling the costs, but the prices could not be passed on to customers. At the beginning of this year, she had expected “horrendous additional payments” for the energy costs, since she had always bought the energy at short notice. Your question is: “What do you want to do to keep the small and medium-sized family farms alive?”
Scholz does not have good news: “We are trying to free ourselves from dependencies in the long term.” But that does not happen overnight. The first goals are “not quite so exploding energy prices”. It is not possible to push all prices down.
The baker adds: “It’s a miracle that we (the bakery) are still here.” “I don’t know how my wife did it. But she did it,” he emphasizes: “It can’t be a condition.”
Update from July 7, 6:55 p.m.: Ralf Berning will soon be a father and speaks of “great concerns” about the expected costs. The intensive care nurse asks directly: “Is it still worth it for me to work full time.” Olaf Scholz answers “absolutely”, but also points out: “You have to be able to afford life.” He reminds of the family bonus for families with a child, but also the energy flat rate, the nine-euro ticket or the tax reduction on fuel.
It is now a matter of everyone making sure “that the citizens can get by on a low income”. According to Scholz, further help is being considered, but this should not be decided in private.
Update from July 7, 6:45 p.m.: Maybrit Illner’s talk with Olaf Scholz is about to begin, in which the chancellor is directly confronted with the problems and concerns of a handful of German citizens.
First report from July 7th:
Munich – There is more and more of a queasy feeling in Germany as the peak of summer approaches. This is not only due to the coming weeks, but even more so to the following months. Because not only politics, but society as a whole is put to the test in a special way.
Maybrit Illner also wears it in her last one ZDFpolitical talk round before the summer break and asks directly: “War, Corona, climate – one crisis too many, Mr. Chancellor?” The head of government is by far the most prominent of the six guests. Because Olaf Scholz will face the urgent questions from five citizens, who will certainly demand more than the typical politicians’ answers.
Scholz near Illner: intensive care nurse, student, baker couple and Ukraine refugee ask questions
Ralf Berning, intensive care nurse and 15-year temporary soldier in the Bundeswehr, also expresses his concerns, as does political science student Rifka Lambrecht. The same applies to Cornelia and Steffen Stiebling, who run a family bakery in Thuringia with a main store and three branches, and Kateryna Mishchenko, a publisher and author who fled to Berlin from Kyiv. They are all united by the worries about the future that are nesting throughout the Federal Republic.
Because the war in Ukraine ordered by Vladimir Putin has reached German households at the latest with the throttling of gas supplies via Nord Stream 1. In addition, it is completely in the stars how the third Corona winter will develop, the paper presented by an expert commission regarding the usefulness of the measures in the past caused disillusionment in all camps.
Video: Scholz prepares citizens for a long crisis
Scholz as a guest at Illner: ZDF question about fair distribution of the unreasonable demands
And with all these problems piling up, the actually most important topic – climate protection – threatens to be put on the back burner. Here, once again, valuable time is in danger of being lost. But inflation and rising energy costs are currently the focus of attention – because more and more people are directly feeling them. “How are the impositions distributed fairly?” the question asks ZDF representative.
This question is also on the minds of many people in the country. How Scholz Germany intends to maneuver through these dangerous shoals will be shown by the station from 10:15 p.m. on the usual “Maybrit Illner” slot. The conversation will be recorded at 6.45 p.m. and will then also be available in the live stream ZDF to pursue. An extra service for everyone who wants immediate answers from SPD politicians. Because time is pressing. (mg)
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