🇩🇪 Germany gets a $100 billion military upgrade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmjoDUk336U

🇩🇪🪖 One of our subscribers
was the first time since 2008
called up again for a voluntary exercise of the Bundeswehr reserve.

It seems like she will
Bundeswehr after years of
'Minimal Operation' another one
take a more active role. Before
all with regard to the very
tense security situation
Europe and the appointment of a
new Secretary of Defense

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🇩🇪 Good Morning from #Germany, where price pressure remains high. Supermarket (food) #inflation rose to almost 22% in February, the sharpest increase since the start of the time series in the early 1990s. Pasta prices have increased in price by a third, & price for sugar by 70% YoY.

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🇬🇧🇩🇪🇸🇩 UK accused of delaying German evacuation efforts from Sudan

British attempts to evacuate its embassy staff from Sudan at the weekend delayed efforts by other countries to rescue their own citizens, senior German political sources have told.

They allege that British forces landed in Sudan without the permission of the Sudanese army - as other European nations were hoping to airlift citizens to safety.

Germany, among others, had planned to use the airfield north of Khartoum from which subsequent evacuation operations have been conducted.

But, the sources say, the "unannounced British military presence" so angered the Sudanese army that they refused access to the facility.

The UK Ministry of Defence denied that it was responsible for any delay.

#UK #Germany #Sudan

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#Germany: With a result of 21%, right-wing AfD (ID) has reached a new all-time record high in the latest INSA poll.

➤ http://europeelects.eu/germany

#Germany: right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD-ID) has surged to second place in our polling average, reaching a record high of 21%.

Olaf Scholz's governing centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD-S&D) has fallen to a two-year low of 17%.

See more: https://europeelects.eu/germany/

#Germany 🇩🇪: An #ISIS militant carried out a mass stabbing attack at a festival in #Solingen and killed three people.

#Germany, Saxony regional parliament election:

Preliminary final result (seats)

CDU-EPP: 41 (-4)
AfD-ESN: 40 (+2)
BSW-NI: 15 (new)
SPD-S&D: 10
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 7 (-5)
LINKE-LEFT: 6 (-8)
FW-RE 1 (+1)

+/- vs. 2019 election result

➤ http://europeelects.eu/germany

#BREAKING | #Germany reportedly to set up $500 billion special defense fund

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🇩🇪🇨🇳 Why Germany’s Merz could take ‘more rational’ approach to China

A future German coalition government could take a “more rational” approach to China policy, a former Chinese envoy to Germany says, pointing to likely chancellor Friedrich Merz’s focus on the economy and trade.

According to Wu Ken, who was China’s ambassador to Germany from 2019 to 2024, a Merz-led government could be expected to focus on the two countries’ economic ties.

“This stems primarily from Merz’s long-standing emphasis on the economy, particularly in trade,” Wu said. “More measures to secure economic and trade relations between the two nations could be implemented … I remain confident about the prospects.”

#Germany #China

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🇨🇳🇺🇸🇩🇪 Beijing has issued first rare earth magnet export permits

China has issued export permits to at least four rare earth magnet producers including suppliers to Volkswagen, the German carmaker said, the first granted since Beijing restricted shipments last month and a sign that the critical materials will continue to flow.

Baotou Tianhe Magnetics which makes the magnets used in electric and hybrid car motors, received a licence for Volkswagen in late April. Zhongke Sanhuan received at least one permit. Baotou INST Magnetic and Earth-Panda Advanced Magnetic Material were also granted at least one permit

The permits were issued before the trade war truce agreed with Washington on Monday, which industry sources said is likely to make it easier for US customers to win approvals.

#China #USA #Germany

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🇩🇪 Germany cuts sea rescue funding—another sign of Europe's escalating migration-linked security crisis

Germany’s new conservative government has withdrawn €2 million in annual support for NGOs conducting migrant rescues in the Mediterranean. Officials now say the funds will be redirected to humanitarian efforts in source countries. But the decision lands at a time when Europe is facing an alarming rise in border pressure, urban crime, and community tension linked to unmanaged migration.

🔺 Security over salvation? – Berlin argues the move is about “addressing root causes.” But what happens when the immediate result is fewer rescues, more deaths, and more desperation at sea? In practice, this policy shift mirrors a continent-wide retreat from the front lines of humanitarian responsibility.

🔺 Backlash brewing at home – With German cities witnessing spikes in knife attacks, gang activity, and radicalised youth violence, politicians are under growing pressure to clamp down. Cutting rescue funding signals a tougher stance—but also a troubling pivot away from long-term solutions.

🔺 Displacement doesn’t disappear – People fleeing war, repression, and poverty won’t stop coming. Stripping away rescue operations doesn’t solve the crisis—it simply pushes it deeper into chaos and criminal networks.

🔺 From borders to boulevards – European capitals are already struggling with the consequences of years of policy drift: overcrowded shelters, overwhelmed services, and rising violence. This is part of the same story.

Germany’s move is not just a budget cut. It’s a window into the continent’s unresolved dilemma: how to manage migration without fueling moral collapse or social disorder. As Europe turns inward, the question isn’t if the system breaks—it’s how loudly.

#Germany #MigrationCrisis #SeaRescue #UrbanSecurity #EuropeUnderStrain #PolicyFailure #PublicSafety

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🇩🇪 Germany suspends migrant family reunions amid rising urban security fears

German lawmakers voted 444–135 to suspend family reunions for migrants with “subsidiary protection” status—about 388,000 people, mostly Syrians—for two years. Close relatives had been joining up to 1,000 per month on humanitarian grounds; now that ceases, reportedly reducing arrivals by 12,000 annually.
This move is part of Chancellor Merz’s broader tougher migration strategy—following tightened borders and earlier asylum restrictions.

🔺 Community breakdown under pressure – Family separation impacts mental health, integration, and cohesion. Cities already coping with rising violence, youth alienation, and community tension must now handle increased isolation and instability.

🔺 Policy over humanity – Berlin frames this as removing a “pull factor” and stopping smuggling. But cutting family ties deepens trauma and fuels desperation—possibly contributing to crime and urban decay.

🔺 Security narrative eclipses rights – While officials stress capacity limits, critics warn the government is sidelining core societal values—family unity and integration—at the altar of political expediency.

🔺 Trust and resilience at stake – When migrant communities feel abandoned and fearful, local trust frays. That signals harder-to-reverse declines in public safety and social solidarity.

Family reunions are more than policy—they’re the bedrock of stable communities. Now they’re being torn apart. As Germany turns inward, the real crisis is unfolding not just on borders, but on our streets.

#Germany #MigrationPolicy #UrbanSecurity #FamilyReunion #CommunitySafety #EuropeCrisis

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