For the 45-year-old, it is a return to an old workplace: Nikolai Fichtner joined the press office of the Federal Ministry for the Environment in 2013 under Peter Altmaier (CDU) and became its head under Barbara Hendricks (SPD). After holding the same position under Svenja Schulze (SPD), Fichtner moved with her to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in 2021. According to information obtained by Table.Briefings, he and State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth are now returning from there to the Ministry of the Environment, which has been expanded to include climate protection expertise, as spokesperson for Minister Carsten Schneider.