The head of the federal government Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the states in order to combat the pandemic plan to discuss during a conference scheduled for Wednesday, a ban on fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
According to the Berlin Police Union (GdP), the ban on launching firecrackers and fireworks on New Year’s Eve in the German capital, Berlin, can hardly be implemented. “A ban alone is not enough,” said the head of the GdP, Norbert Chioma. “To ensure this measure, it is necessary to prevent the possibility of buying pyrotechnics by residents of the country.
At the same time, security and law enforcement agencies should be equipped in such a way that they can fine for non-observance of rules and violations. ” This is currently not provided. “Many people have supplies at home that they bought over the past few years and are still unused. Everyone knows that due to a lack of vehicles, we cannot arrange more police cars to patrol the streets of the city on New Year’s Eve. “
The authorities of the federal states and the government of the country should introduce a ban on the sale of pyrotechnics in Germany this year. So, some lands propose to take this measure and prohibit both the sale and purchase and launch of fireworks in connection with the fight against the pandemic. However, the federal states, led by politicians belonging to the CDU / CSU, want to ban the launch of fireworks in crowded places, but without banning the sale and carrying of pyrotechnics with them.
The head of the Pyrotechnic Industry Association (VPI), Klaus Gotzen, said the ban on the sale could mean the bankruptcy of the entire industry and the loss of nearly 3,000 jobs. “More than 90 percent of the annual turnover is made in the last three days before the New Year. The ban on New Year’s business means the possible disappearance of fireworks in the future, ”said Gotzen. It may happen that “there will never be more fireworks in Germany.”
Gotzen explained that goods not sold during the New Year’s Eve will remain in warehouses. “There will be no need to produce or import pyrotechnics because the warehouses and shops will have enough goods,” explains Gotzen. The industry cannot afford not to produce anything for a whole year. This will mean a drastic reduction in staff.
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