State parliament holds a full day of deliberations. - Talk about overflowing waters, criminal issues, and college admissions.
Today, the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament will tackle flood prevention and rising criminal activities on streets and public spaces during their session starting from 9:30 am. There will also be a debate regarding the prosecution of child pornography.
Apart from these topics, parliamentarians will discuss other pressing matters such as a proposal from the opposition CDU faction. They aim to foster cooperation between Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate to tackle the ongoing doctor shortage within the country while expanding medical study places. In accordance with the CDU faction's wishes, the number of spaces for human medicine at the University of Saarland in Homburg should be augmented by a minimum of 100. These openings are then intended to be offered as "Rhineland-Palatinate- and Saarland-Scholarships" with a commitment of at least ten years in the respective federal state.
