Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced Monday that tighter controls will be brought in temporarily at all of Germany’s land borders in order to cut down on irregular migration and improve security. The move comes as the country’s governing coalition bids to reverse its political fortunes and hold back the far-right tide by forging ahead … Read more
The ministers vowed, among other things, to classify knife crimes as a reason for deportation, including to Syria and Afghanistan; to scrap benefits for asylum seekers the state deems should seek protection in the EU country they first entered under the Dublin Convention; and to remove protected status from refugees who leave Germany to visit … Read more
On Friday, UEFA said it had determined that Demiral “violated basic rules of decent conduct” and decided to ban the Turkish player for “using sports events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature and for bringing the sport of football into disrepute.” Turkish state media TRT immediately criticized UEFA’s move, labeling it a “scandalous decision.” The … Read more
The professor had forwarded information to Russia’s military intelligence service “about the political situation and elections in Estonia, allied relations and integration,” the prosecutor added. “This was information that he had access to due to his position as a researcher as well as publicly available information that Russia could use to threaten Estonia.” The court … Read more
“A far-reaching cyberattack campaign in 2023 was directed against high-value targets in business and politics, including the SPD party executive committee,” Thomas Haldenwang, the president of the office for the protection of the constitution, the country’s domestic intelligence agency, said. “This attack has since been attributed to the APT 28 group, which is controlled by … Read more
It’s not the first time Germany’s SPD-led coalition government has vowed to take a tougher stance on migration. Earlier this year, the ruling coalition — consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) — passed a law intended to make it easier for authorities to deport migrants whose asylum claims have … Read more
Der Messerangriff in Mannheim, bei dem ein Polizist getötet wurde, prägt plötzlich den Wahlkampf-Endspurt. Die Diskussion darüber, was sich auf Deutschlands Straßen, aber auch in der Asylpolitik ändern muss, beginnt. Abschiebungen auch in nicht sichere Staaten werden genauso diskutiert, wie erweiterte Messerverbotszonen. Was die Politik wirklich tun kann, wo sie hilflos bleiben wird, sagt der … Read more
Nach dem Tod des 29-jährigen Polizisten in Mannheim nehmen die Diskussionen um politisch und religiös motivierte Gewalt neue Fahrt auf. Welche Folgen könnten die Attacke und der Tod von Polizist Rouven L. für den Ausgang der EU-Wahl in Deutschland haben? Die Analyse zusammen mit POLITICO-Europa-Experte Hans von der Burchard in dieser Ausgabe. Außerdem beschäftigt Deutschland … Read more
Dirk Wiese, a lawmaker belonging to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), accused to the AfD of “feigned patriotism,” adding: “Maybe it’s not your own country that you love so much. Maybe it’s not dictatorships like China, Russia and Belarus.” The scathing criticism of the AfD comes after revelations on Wednesday that German … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — German farmers commenced a week of planned protests on Monday while officials warned that far-right groups are attempting to co-opt the movement for their own political ends. The farmers began the day by blocking roads across much of the country in response … Read more
