How do you feel about the big events right now? There is a lot going on in the city at the moment: there was a film festival, Udo Lindenberg played in the Olympic Hall, the International Crafts Fair in Riem lures until Sunday, the Tollwood Festival in the Olympic Park runs until July 17th, and the European Championships are taking place there in mid-August. And then it’s not that long until the Oktoberfest starts on September 17th, isn’t it?
Well, whether that will actually happen is uncertain. At the end of April, Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) decided that construction for the largest folk festival in the world could begin, but at the same time created the legal possibility for him to cancel the party shortly before the planned tapping without being liable for damages . “If there is an Oktoberfest, it will be at your own risk. Anyone who throws themselves into the fun knows about the possible corona consequences,” I commented at the time. What these consequences could look like is now very clear: the probability of catching the virus is currently very high.
There is hardly a major event after which the warning app traffic lights do not start flashing red. The official incidence is increasing significantly, and the summer wave has already landed in the clinics. With this development, is it really a good idea to invite the world to a massive party? Anna Hoben, Heiner Effern and Franz Kotteder have asked around about this in the past few days. Politicians definitely want to see the Wiesn through, the innkeepers and showmen are demonstratively optimistic. But what can be clearly felt behind the scenes: a great deal of nervousness.
Most of them are still clinging to the hope that somehow everything will go reasonably well. That is understandable. The Wiesn is a gigantic economic factor. But it’s not just that. It’s an event that reaches far beyond the city: a world-famous spectacle, a firework display of joie de vivre. If this were to fail a third time, that would be a signal that would attract attention around the world: it’s not yet the time to celebrate the victory over Corona. Either way, the decision will be groundbreaking.
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The federal government wants to contribute to the additional costs for the second trunk route Initially, it had been said from Berlin that there was no regulation in the event of cost increases. At 7.2 billion euros, the project could be almost twice as expensive as planned.
Allegations of plagiarism against LMU professor The head of the institute for forensic medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University is said to have copied large parts of another work for his doctoral thesis without naming the source. The scientist says that he cannot remember this work.
Abuse in the turning loop Subway driver Marcel S. lured two boys onto his train with stuffed animals and chocolate and abused them. He now has to be imprisoned for at least three years.
Award-winning church in Poing on fire The outer facade of one of the most prominent buildings in the east of Munich is on fire in the early Friday afternoon. The reason: weed control.
Munich women at the baptismal font The women’s forum in the archdiocese demands action from Cardinal Reinhard Marx: He should commission lay people – and thus also women – with baptisms and weddings. According to canon law, both are possible.
Lothar Matthäus withdraws his objection The former national player is caught in traffic with his mobile phone to his ear and decides to go to court in Munich. But that could have been more expensive for him.
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