Armed to the transport Secretary of state : Kirchner is to take care of the Siemens city

"Messy" and "difficult to digest": These unequivocal words fell on Tuesday during the meeting of the Senate in the Case of Kirchner. The SPD and the Left criticized the behavior of the transport Senator, Regine Günther (independent, Green) in dealing with the cancer Jens-Holger Kirchner. Economy Senator Ramona Pop (Green) apologized to their Senate colleagues for the "green page" in the Senate about the poor communication in the past few days.

The former transport Secretary of state, Kirchner has been put into non-active. His successor, Ingmar Streese. He is a trained biologist.

Without the Intervention of the Governing mayor Michael Müller (SPD), there would have been no compromise for the 59-year-old Green politician Kirchner. According to reports Miller and Kirchner to have on a Monday morning, still on the phone. Kirchner is supposed to work after recovery-in the Senate, and there for cross-departmental tasks in the area of traffic, mobility and city neighborhood development will be responsible. This also includes the development of the Siemens city.

A precise description for the activity if it did not exist yet

Senate spokeswoman Claudia sinners said, an accurate description for the future work of Kirchner, there is still. The financial administration was investigating how to get officials to legally "clean procedure". "It was important for us to send Kirchner, the Signal that his expertise is needed, and that he is appreciated." The Senate Chancellery is the responsibility of now the control of the Technical authorities for the project of the Siemens group to build a headquarters Siemens city 4.0 and invest 600 million euros in this innovation campus, to accompany the plan.

Whether the Left would deal with a Secretary of state, replied to social Senator Elke Breitenbach in front of the press with the words, the question was "very idle". You have now "found a solution, we are very happy because we appreciate Mr. Kirchner and his skills." Kirchner told the daily mirror about his health Situation: "My condition is highly satisfactory, the prognosis is more than confident. I am very optimistic about the future and in all respects.“

Berlin traffic management, Kirchner does not return to the transport Senator

The CDU wants on Thursday in the plenary session, a disapproval resolution against Senator Guenther. To treat "a close employee without regard to his personal circumstances, triggers great surprise and consternation among many Berliners" in the application. Günther let "all the necessary dignity". Kirchner had been replaced by a successor, did not possess any transport policy Expertise.