Helgoland: Markus Söder travels on North Sea island for a short visit

Bavaria’s Prime Minister and CSU boss Markus Söder will travel on Tuesday to a short visit to Germany’s only wedding island of Helgoland. He drives from Hamburg in the afternoon with the catamaran “Halunder Jet” to the Eiland in the field of German bay. Among other things, an official reception in the town hall, a tour of the North Sea island, a beiert boat trip to the dune and a festive helgoland evening with a cultural program and the freederei FRS Helgoline were planned there. Then go back on Wednesday afternoon.

Söder Reise at the invitation of Helgoland’s mayor Thorsten Pollmann (independent) and tourism director Katharina Schlicht. According to the municipality, the decisive factor was a “humorous remark” of Söder. At an event in February, he said a “picture” report: “If it was possible after the country financial compensation, then Sylt and Helgoland would have been Bavarian.”

Söder claims to travel to the North Sea island for the second time and is already looking forward to a “great fish meal”. In addition, Söder gave up the “recommendation” at the ARD summer interview: “You must always have been in two places as a German: at the highest point, namely on the Zugspitze, and on the only heel island we have: Helgoland. This is mandatory.”

Schleswig-Holstein’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) was surprised by Söder’s travel plan. “He makes this visit to his own.” Accordingly, he does his own summer tour and is likely to have guests “who I have to look after who also said beforehand”. He wishes Söder a quiet lake and not too much wind so that he arrives safely and also returns safely.