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Cross-state collaboration is being proposed to tackle the soon-to-be doctor shortage in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland by the respective CDU state parliamentary groups. They aim to ensure sufficient medical services in both areas.
Calendar-Sheet![Would not accept his expulsion from the church committee: Christoph Schaufert, deputy chairman of...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/22/281225/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/bishop-acknowledges-exclusion-of-afd-member.webp)
The Catholic Church continues to stand firm on its decision not to allow AfD state parliament member Christoph Schaufert (55) a role in its ranks, as Bishop of Trier Stefan Ackermann (61) has officially removed him from the Neunkirchen parish council.
German Federal States![The CDU motion was not approved by the Saarland state parliament](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/15/268895/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/motion-presented-by-the-cdu-in-saarland-is-rejected.webp)
The CDU's proposal to restrict immigration was rejected by the Saarland state parliament, with both the ruling SPD and the opposition AfD voting against it.
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