That is why we must work hard and with great concentration to contain and then defeat this virus by developing a vaccine," she said.

The classic economic stimulus package will take effect in the years 2020 and 2021, while the longer-term future package of 50 billion euros is necessary because climate change and digitalisation are fundamentally changing the way we do business, the politician said in her podcast at the weekend.The leaders of the governing parties CDU/CSU and SPD had agreed on a package of measures amounting to 130 billion euros. The originally planned funds of 15 million euros have been tripled, Minister Anja Karliczek announced in Berlin on Monday. The situation was still serious, Schaade said, even though some progress had been made in Germany in the fight against the virus. “We need a Marshall Plan for Europe”, she writes in a guest article for the “Welt am Sonntag”.

Roth stressed the need to show solidarity, noting that European states can expect Germany to make a "special effort. In her piece, von der Leyen argues for massive investments in the EU budget. She criticized that during this time not everyone was ready for multilateral cooperation.

Saxony now wants to allow public worship services again starting Monday under certain conditions.

"Europe is experiencing an economic shock the likes of which have not been seen since the Great Depression," said Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs.Berlin (dpa) - Germany intends to provide 525 million euros for international cooperation in the development of vaccines and drugs against the coronavirus.

It will explain how the "walk-through tests" work, which are intended to contribute to the "new normality" of air travel in times of the corona pandemic.June 27th, 2020: Maas: Border closures in Europe not again without close coordinationBerlin (dpa) - Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas does not rule out the possibility that individual borders in Europe will have to be closed again in the event of a drastic increase in corona infections.

This is the result of a survey conducted by the Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich. Chinese and US scientists have already worked together on projects to trace the virus.

The Minister of State for Culture Monika Grütters told the newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" that this year's purchasing budget for the collection of contemporary art within the Neustart Kultur programme has been increased by 2.5 million to three million euros. "The German government is very interested in the development of vaccines and active substances against the novel corona virus in Germany and Europe," the newspaper quoted the spokesperson. The development is very worrying, confirmed Lothar Wieler, President of the RKI.

"In view of the dynamics of today", it was decided "to postpone the 26th matchday, which originally began today, in both leagues". Only a few DGB representatives protested on Friday morning with a large banner in front of the Brandenburg Gate. If a user tests positive for Covid-19 and this status is recorded in the app, the other users are to be informed that they have been near an infected person in the past.Berlin (dpa) - Chancellor Angela Merkel has described the measures to fight the consequences of the corona-pandemia as a mixture of a classic economic stimulus package and a package for the future that is designed to last for many years.

Since Tuesday, the free Corona Warning App is available for download in the app stores of Google and Apple.

There are calls from the Bundestag and the industry for quick further help. Our University’s crisis management team will provide regular updates here.From 1 September, the entrances to the Neues Augusteum will be open again during the usual opening hours.From 3 August, the entrances to the Leibniz Forum will be open again during the usual opening hours.Germans consumed more alcohol during the coronavirus crisis than before. In Cologne (photo) about 250 demonstrators gathered in a human chain.

The budget is accepted in all member states as an instrument of solidarity-based compensation and must be adapted to the crisis, von der Leyen writes.Munich (dpa) - Bavaria wants to admit ten seriously ill Covid-19 patients from the French capital Paris for treatment in the corona crisis.

With this, series tests and precautionary tests can be carried out in day-care centres, schools or nursing homes in the case of corona cases.

Therefore, no further transfer from Italy to Germany is planned for the time being," said the spokesperson. Information on the Coronavirus. Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Croatia, Portugal, Malta, Slovenia, Cyprus and Bulgaria are invited to the video conference. In total, up to 1000 spare beds could be created there.May 10th, 2020: Chancellor Merkel wants to help cultureBerlin (dpa) - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has assured the cultural industry of further support in view of the weeks of forced hiatus due to the Corona crisis.

Initially around 500 infected and Covid-19 patients could be isolated and treated, should the Berlin hospitals reach their limits during the pandemic.

"We must remain capable of acting nationally in order to help each other internationally," the SPD politician said on Friday on ARD's "Morgenmagazin".