Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount | European Union | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/16/germany-reintroduces-border-checks-to-far-right-praise-as-eu-tensions-mount

#EU #Germany

Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount

Olaf Scholz’s government says ‘acute dangers’ led to decision but some EU criticise ‘unacceptable’ decision

^{Jon Henley (The Guardian)}

https://www.dw.com/en/will-german-police-get-to-do-secret-house-searches/a-70154300

#flashback #Germany #search #households #police #secret #Stasi #politics #political #social #news

Will German police get to do secret house searches?

Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office wants to secretly break into homes as part of anti-terrorism measures. That is currently prohibited, but the interior minister has far-reaching plans.

^{Marcel Fürstenau (Deutsche Welle)}

Disappointing to see European borders closing between Germany & fellow countries again. Backward-looking trend...

"Berlin said on Monday that controls in place at its border with Austria since 2015, and since last year with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, would be extended next week to France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark."

#retro #regressive #politics #political #news #social #news #Germany #EU #European #unity #France #borders #closed

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/10/the-end-of-schengen-germanys-new-border-controls-put-eu-unity-at-risk

‘The end of Schengen’: Germany’s new border controls put EU unity at risk

Critics say tightened land border checks a ‘transparent’ bid to appease far right that breaches free movement rights

^{Jon Henley (The Guardian)}

#Germany will not slacken in its military support for #Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf #Scholz said on Wednesday, trying to dispel fears #Berlin might disappoint #Kyiv amid a domestic budget squeeze and media reports of a freeze on new German military aid.

"Germany's support for Ukraine will not cease. We have made provisions, struck (defence) deals and secured the funding in good time so that Ukraine can continue to fully rely on us in future," Scholz said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-wont-let-up-military-aid-ukraine-scholz-says-2024-09-04/

#Russia #EU

Chancellor Olaf #Scholz took delivery of an advanced air-defense system for the German armed forces and confirmed orders for five more, as well as an additional 17 units for #Ukraine to help repel Russian attacks.

By 2026, #Ukraine will have received 24 IRIS-T systems from #Germany, 12 of the medium-range version and 12 shorter range, according to a government official.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-04/scholz-touts-major-order-for-air-defense-systems-for-ukraine

#Russia #EU

#Ukraine's President Volodymyr #Zelenskiy will take part in a meeting on Friday of the #Ramstein group of nations which supplies arms to Ukraine.

https://www.spiegel.de/politik/wolodymyr-selenskyj-will-ueberraschend-nach-deutschland-reisen-a-4fb584a8-e575-409d-8fe0-baccd0cb8c27

#Russia #Germany #EU

Ramstein: Überraschungsbesuch von Selenskyj – ukrainischer Präsident will nach Deutschland kommen

Die Verteidigungsminister der Ukraine-Unterstützerstaaten treffen sich am Freitag in Ramstein. Nach SPIEGEL-Informationen will auch der ukrainische Präsident anreisen und persönlich um weitere Waffen bitten.

^{Matthias Gebauer (DER SPIEGEL)}

Such a beautiful Ukrainian family. The only trouble? After the last shelling of Lviv by #russia only the father survived.

Stop and think about it.

At the same time #Ukraine is not allowed to bomb military targets within russia, because your governments are afraid of “escalation”.

There is no further escalation — russia is throwing everything they have at us. I guess we’ll need to wait until it’s your families and not just ours.

#war #nato #cowardice #eu #usa #germany #france #uk

He’s not a ‘fascist’. He’s a fascist. Putting it in quotation is a choice, not an expression of pure journalism or whatever. Linguistically, there is no good reason to put the word fascist in quotes unless the intention is to downplay the threat of #fascism.

#Germany #AFD #Elections https://www.dw.com/en/the-afds-bj%C3%B6rn-h%C3%B6cke-a-fascist-wins-election/a-67990287