SZ in the evening: The weekend compact from February 13th, 2022 – politics

The weekend compact

Steinmeier re-elected as Federal President. With 1,045 of 1,437 votes cast, the Federal Assembly confirmed Steinmeier as head of state for a further five years in the first ballot. In his inaugural speech, he promises to defend democracy – and addresses Russia’s President Putin directly. To the article (SZ Plus)

Ukraine crisis: Federal government promises armaments aid. Before Chancellor Scholz traveled to Kiev and Moscow on Monday and Tuesday, the federal government assessed the situation in the Ukraine crisis as “extremely dangerous”. According to government circles, the “very worrying overall picture” will have a significant impact on the talks. In addition, the German government is promising further armaments aid to Ukraine – below the threshold of lethal weapons. Germany, the USA and other Western countries are calling on their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately. To the news blog

Saxony wants to retire far-right judge Maier. The AfD politician, who is classified as a right-wing extremist, should not be allowed to speak again in Saxony after leaving the Bundestag in autumn 2021. After initial hesitation, Saxony’s Minister of Justice Katja Meier (Greens) is taking a hard line. The German Association of Judges and the Central Council of Jews had appealed to the Saxon state government to intervene. Go to Article

Bundesliga: Bayern makes a fool of themselves, Dortmund is getting closer. Bayern Munich lost 4-2 in Bochum. The game is reminiscent of the 0:5 in Mönchengladbach – and raises the question of whether the record champions have an attitude or maybe a defensive problem. BVB, on the other hand, showed convincing football again in the 3-0 win against Union Berlin. To the article (SZ Plus)

Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals meet in the Super Bowl. Quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow take center stage in the 56th Super Bowl in Inglewood, California. The Rams can become only the second team after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the title in the US professional football league NFL in their own stadium in 2021. For Cincinnati, Monday night (from 0.30 a.m. German time) is about the first triumph. The halftime show is with Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige. To the preliminary report

Other important topics of the weekend:

The most important thing about the corona virus

RKI firmly expects a new wave of infections in autumn. This emerges from an internal situation assessment that is available to SZ and that was discussed last week in the federal government’s Corona crisis team headed by Major General Carsten Breuer. The endemic has not yet been reached, one is in a transitional phase, according to the assessment of the RKI experts. To the news blog

Africa’s catch-up. A laboratory in Cape Town has produced the first mRNA vaccine. The WHO wants to drastically increase the production of vaccines on the continent. Why this could trigger conflicts over patent protection. To the article (SZ Plus)

A lot of people were interested in that over the weekend

Shrill messages towards Moscow. The alarm calls from the United States could be aimed primarily at Putin’s power apparatus. This is based on calculation, because apparently the Russian President is also caught in a trap. To the article (SZ Plus)

Valium for the people. The opioid crisis claims 100,000 lives in the United States each year. It was triggered by a single pharmaceutical company. Two non-fiction books and a series shed light on the bitter consequences. Go to Article

Like clowns washed too hot. The designers of the German Olympic dress wanted something special – but the conclusion is devastating. Germany’s sportswear also looks unhappy and closet-like in China. Go to Article

Last but not least

Of fools, lust and old lovers. Iris Berben sees herself as a representative of the “IG Clowns”, Kai Wiesinger thinks it’s stupid to photograph yourself next to a dog and Emma Thompson needs to be discussed. The people reports of the weekend. The people reports of the weekend

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