The Chancellor of the skiing accident slows down the start of the grand coalition. Angela Merkel was forced to cancel several dates, their party shifts due to injury a board exam.

Just wanted to start after the tough negotiations and the Christmas break with the Governance, the grand coalition , now the violation of Chancellor Angela Merkel upsets the schedules. Affected Schedules of the Government and of Merkel’s party.

The CDU has postponed its planned for Friday and Saturday Board Exam because of its party leader skiing accident . This was announced by the party on Monday. Originally the top CDU wanted to start with the meeting in Erfurt in the new year and discuss important topics for the next few weeks. A new date is still open. He is dependent on how the healing process in Merkel is broached pelvic ring progresses (more on Merkel’s injury and the therapy here).

In addition, Merkel was forced to cancel appointments in their capacity as Chancellor . Are affected , according to her spokesman Steffen Seibert in this week’s scheduled for Wednesday visit to Poland and the inaugural visit of the Luxembourg Prime Minister in Berlin on Thursday .

With two leaders Merkel will still call on Monday to explain to them the reasons for the refusal. Also, the first official visit of the President employer Ingo Kramer on Friday will be. The other appointments that can perceive Merkel, will now be posted week after week.

Last week Mrs Merkel sent wishes for a speedy recovery to German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, who suffered a serious head injury while skiing in France.

Mrs Merkel was skiing in the Swiss region of Engadin, which boasts top ski resorts such as St Moritz, when the accident occurred over the Christmas holidays.

The injury was initially thought to be just painful bruising, but after Mrs Merkel’s return to Berlin doctors diagnosed a fracture in the pelvic area.

Mr Seibert said that Mrs Merkel’s injury occurred “at low speeds”, but was unable to say if another person was involved.

German Chancellor Skiing Accident:Merkel wants to lead Cabinet Meeting

Angela Merkel had suffered during their skiing holiday a so-called infraction, a dawn on the rear left pelvic bone.

The accident occurred during the Christmas holidays in the old year in Switzerland. After representation Seibert, Merkel went first only from a painful bruise. Only after a medical examination on Friday of last week, it became apparent that there is an “infraction”

The Chancellor is dependent, according to the government spokesman on crutches. The majority of the work will do the next time from home, the 59-year-old. Go to the hospital she does not have. “It should be a lot for three weeks,” Seibert said. “It will focus at this time on a few dates in the Federal Chancellery and Berlin.” Already this

Tuesday Merkel wants to receive carolers. On Wednesday she wants to lead the regular Cabinet meeting.
Amongst other things, a Secretary-committee be established to clarify whether there is indeed a feared by the CSU abuse of social benefits by immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria are – the first large bone of contention of the grand coalition.

German Chancellor Skiing Accident:Official Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel

Merkel was on 17 December was re-elected in the Bundestag for a third term. For the 22 and 23 January is scheduled to take an exam of the new black and red cabinet in Meseberg, also still stands from Merkel’s government explanation for their new term of office in the Bundestag. Official Merkel as Vice Chancellor of Economic and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD).

The Representation of the Chancellor is in Section 8 of the Rules of the Federal Government regulated. It states: “If the Chancellor to carry out the duties generally prevented so represent him in accordance with Article 69 of the Basic Law as his deputy appointed Federal Minister in his entire division.” This is Gabriel. “In addition, the Chancellor may determine the scope of its representation closer,” it said in the paragraph.

In her tenure, Merkel was spared prolonged outages. In April 2011, she underwent surgery on his knees. The reason was a tear in the medial meniscus, then they had to use some days crutches.

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