Berlin. UEFA gave, politicians took: 669 free tickets for the European Championship. There is criticism of the practice of transfers between parties. Is it all just envy?
Once again it is possible. The European Championship final is on Sunday, England against Spain. The Meet the celebrities: Prince William announced his presence, as did King Philip – and who else? You could easily look for him in a hidden object image from many games during the European Football Championship: Where is Karl?
Carlos, Carlos Lauterbach: SPD politician, Minister of Health, football fan, a man with a Prussian sense of duty. His Duties of representation are sacred to him. He has only lost one game for the German national team, of course he did not lose the semi-final, and he certainly will not lose the final.
It’s not a service, just fun
Lauterbach represents the many politicians involved with UEFA Free tickets was considered. There are a total of 669 tickets, as confirmed by the Ministry of the Interior. Just like the national team, they also fell short of their potential. There could have been 700 free tickets if the DFB team had reached the final. Federal Government and Bundestag we did half and half when it comes to distribution.
That’s why a debate (of envy?) has long since broken out. It’s a question of privilege, monetary benefitsthe suspicion of “infidelity” and whether the representation could be the master key to the stadium. Hamburg criminal lawyer Gerhard Strate described the Interior Ministry’s argument to t-online as “simply absurd” that the free tickets were used by officials and elected officials in the course of their duties.
Fun factor: Lauterbach selfies
“It is obvious that the recipients of these cards go to the stadium not because they are fulfilling their duties, but because they enjoy watching an exciting sporting competition,” he said. His main witness: Lauterbach. “This can also be seen, for example, in the Selfies and textsthat Mr. Lauterbach tweets online every time he goes to a game.
There are politicians in the cabinet whose participation is self-explanatory: Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD), for example, is also responsible for sport, said the Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock (Green) represents Germany. For Baerbock, no path was too short for a reason Flight to Frankfurt she had problems during the European Championship negative headlines.
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The (self)criticism of this and especially of the honorary cards is limited. Who should cast the first stone? No one has picked up their cards, from the AfD to the Greens, from Tino Chrupalla to Omid Nouripourwho could be seen side by side in the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Tino Chrupalla (AfD, l) and Omid Nouripour (The Greens) at the European Championship.
© DPA Images | Michael Kappeler
He finished 20 million requests for a total of 2.7 million tickets. The politicians didn’t have to pay anything, especially not queue up for a ticket like normal people. As the organizer of such a major tournament, UEFA will probably have an interest in keeping the decision-makers in the federal government and parliament happy. “It has a corrupt flavor,” criminal law expert Till Zimmermann told t-online about the buying practice.
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