Bild: Great, fuel is getting cheaper! | Super, Sprit wird billiger!
FAZ: PiS candidate Nawrocki wins presidential election in Poland | PiS-Kandidat Nawrocki siegt bei Präsidentenwahl in Polen
Funke: Simplified inspections to facilitate new bridge construction | Vereinfachte Prüfungen sollen Neubau von Brücken erleichtern
Handelsblatt: Deceptive boom | Trügerischer Boom
RND: „Operation Spider’s Web“: What the Ukrainian drone strike in Russia means for the war | „Aktion Spinnennetz“: Was der ukrainische Drohnenschlag in Russland für den Krieg bedeutet
SZ: Dobrindt wants to stick to asylum policy | Dobrindt will an Asylkurs festhalten
Tagesspiegel: Court rules: Asylum seekers cannot be turned away at the border | Gericht entscheidet: Asylsuchende dürfen an der Grenze nicht zurückgewiesen werden
taz: Klöckner banned from the premises! | Hausverbot für Klöckner!
Welt: Right-wing nationalist Nawrocki becomes Poland’s new president | Rechtsnationalist Nawrocki wird Polens neuer Präsident
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stands by stricter border controls and rejections: The Berlin decisions are individual cases, Dobrindt said; he does not believe his ministry’s legal opinion has been shaken. He is seeking a decision in the main proceedings. The court has requested more detailed reasons for the rejections, and these will be provided. faz.net, zdfheute.de, tagesschau.de, rnd.de
- Anyone who applies for asylum on German territory may not be rejected without the Dublin procedure, the Berlin Administrative Court ruled. Authorities must check which EU member state is responsible. An appeal on grounds of emergency is not admissible. A threat to public safety or order has not been sufficiently demonstrated. The ruling was successful for three Somalis who were sent back to Poland from Frankfurt (Oder) shortly after entering Germany in early May. lto.de, sueddeutsche.de
Numerous deaths in the Gaza Strip again: According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, 16 people were killed and several more injured in Jabalia alone. The Israeli army confirmed attacks on terrorist targets in the north of the Gaza Strip. The army has expanded its ground offensive and attacked dozens of air targets. zeit.de
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for investigation after fatal shootings: Guterres expressed horror at reports of the deaths of Palestinians near a humanitarian aid distribution center in the Gaza Strip. He said it was unacceptable that Palestinians had to risk their lives for food. Israel’s army said it did not fire on civilians. spiegel.de
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calls for significantly higher defense spending: During a visit to Lithuania, Rutte said that the alliance’s current target was far from sufficient. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda expressed a similar view, saying that it must be understood that Russia is not waiting. Rutte consulted with the so-called Bucharest Nine group and the Nordic countries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also attended the meeting. The B9 includes Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The Nordic countries are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. The Eastern European NATO countries have committed to admitting Ukraine into the defense alliance. They remain firmly committed to Ukraine’s membership, according to a statement by the B9. welt.de
Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey lasted just under an hour: In a published memorandum, Russia has made a ceasefire conditional on Ukraine beginning to withdraw all its troops from the four Ukrainian regions that Russia claims as its own. Another option envisages an end to hostilities along the current front line. Kyiv should end mobilization; no more foreign weapons should be allowed into the country. The ceasefire is to be monitored by a joint center, which has yet to be established. Ukraine should also guarantee an end to acts of sabotage in Russia. Kyiv, on the other hand, has repeatedly demanded an unconditional 30-day ceasefire from Moscow as a prerequisite for the start of real peace talks. sueddeutsche.de, spiegel.de
Russian shelling claims more victims: Russian attacks were reported again on Monday evening from various parts of Ukraine. Two women were killed by shelling near Kupjansk, according to the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office. A total of at least five civilians were killed in several frontline areas, authorities said.
Bild Sunday trend from Insa: Union 26.5 percent (+0.5), AfD 24.5 percent, SPD 16 percent, Greens 10.5 percent (-0.5), Left 10.5 percent (+0.5), BSW 4 percent (-0.5), FDP 4 percent (+0.5), others 4 percent. bild.de
Government wants to designate safe countries of origin without the Bundesrat: A corresponding draft law is on the cabinet’s agenda for Wednesday, reports the Tagesspiegel. In recent years, attempts to expand the list of so-called safe countries of origin have failed several times in the Bundesrat. The plan is to implement the decision in future by means of a federal ordinance – without the need for approval by the states. Chancellor’s Office Minister Thorsten Frei said that citizens had a right to expect the federal government to implement the change in migration policy quickly. The Greens criticized the plans as largely ineffective in addressing real challenges, but said they were obviously intended to signal toughness and consistency. lto.de
Greens warn of high costs of black-red relief plans for companies: This will break the backs of many municipalities, said Green Party deputy leader Andreas Audretsch on RTL/ntv. He pointed to impending revenue shortfalls in the billions and warned of negative consequences for swimming pools, youth and cultural facilities, and public transportation, among other things. Audretsch accused Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil of „destroying local public services.“ n-tv.de
Four German peace research institutes call for more independent defense in Europe: „The European Union must develop strategies to ensure its defense—especially against the threat from Russia—is independent of the US in the long term,“ the scientists demanded when presenting their 2025 peace report. They said gaps in military capabilities must be closed, arms procurement must be Europeanized, and joint defense structures must be expanded. At the same time, arms control and diplomatic initiatives must ensure that conflicts do not escalate. zeit.de
Development Minister Reem Alabali-Radovan warns against breaking off international cooperation: Many traditional forums are blocked, and the value and benefits of international cooperation are being aggressively questioned, Alabali-Radovan said at the start of a UN conference. The withdrawal of the US in particular is hitting the multilateral system hard. This has life-threatening consequences for millions of people worldwide. Alabali-Radovan pointed to the return of diseases thought to have been defeated, famines, and lost educational opportunities. ndr.de
Police stop blockade by climate activists: According to police, 39 climate activists from the „New Generation“ were temporarily arrested; all have since been released. The activists had attempted to block a printing plant owned by the Springer publishing house on Sunday evening. They wanted to prevent the delivery of newspapers. Around 100 police officers were deployed. The German Journalists‘ Association condemned the action, saying that the press must be off-limits to activists. morgenpost.de
More regional news:
- Saxony-Anhalt: Ministry of Economic Affairs sees no way to save Meyer Burger in Thalheim. photovoltaik.eu
- Bavaria: Minister President Markus Söder no longer rules out new debt in the state. augsburger-allgemeine.de
- Berlin: Black-red Senate starts the summer season without a heat-action plan. rbb24.de
- Brandenburg: Hasso Plattner’s mega-project aims to attract international scientists to Potsdam. handelsblatt.com
- Hamburg: SPD makes recent knife attack the topic of the interior committee. n-tv.de
- Saxony: Business community calls for rapid replacement of Carolabrücke bridge. n-tv.de
- Thuringia: State sports association to receive €2.5 million from the state this year for the expansion and modernization of sports facilities.
- Bremen: More regulations for e-scooter rental companies. weser-kurier.de
- Hesse: CDU criticizes information policy on refugee accommodation by Frankfurt’s social affairs department. fr.de
- Rhineland-Palatinate: SWR PopUp Studio launched in Mainz. swr.de
- Berlin: RBB unable to reach agreement with former director Patricia Schlesinger. dwdl.de
- Saarland: Regional assembly elections in the Saarbrücken regional association must be repeated; AfD exclusion invalid. t-online.de
Annalena Baerbock elected president of the UN General Assembly: She received 167 votes in the election in New York. At Russia’s request, Baerbock had to stand for a secret ballot; otherwise, election by acclamation is customary. The largest UN body represents 193 states. Baerbock was the only candidate. After her election, she said she wanted to be an honest broker for the General Assembly. Baerbock will be officially inaugurated on September 9. The office of President of the General Assembly is primarily ceremonial. sueddeutsche.de, handelsblatt.com
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to call a vote of confidence: Tusk said on Polish television that he would submit a motion to that effect in the near future. His announcement follows the defeat of pro-European candidate Rafal Trzaskowski, whom he supported, in the presidential election. The victory of right-wing nationalist politician Karol Nawrocki is seen as a weakening of Tusk’s center-left government. The future president can block all the government’s reform plans. Nawrocki narrowly won the runoff election with 50.9 percent of the vote. He is considered EU-skeptical and opposes Ukraine’s accession to NATO. spiegel.de, zeit.de, rnd.de
US President Donald Trump plans to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping by phone shortly: It would be the first conversation between the two leaders in Trump’s second term. The focus is likely to be on Trump’s controversial tariff policy. After a preliminary agreement on lower import surcharges, the tone between the two sides had recently become more heated again. faz.net, rundschau-online.de
More news:
- Great Britain: Government wants to launch most comprehensive defense reform since the end of the Cold War; army to increase its combat strength tenfold. faz.net
- France: Muslims do not feel safe in the country. faz.net
- France: Activists carry Macron’s wax figure to Russian embassy. faz.net
- Belgium: Strategic cooperation agreement signed with Qatar. brf.be
- Austria: Austrian Armed Forces defend themselves against allegations surrounding Klaudia Tanner’s controversial jet deal. derstandard.de
- Serbia: When protest is framed as „terrorism.“ mdr.de
- Bulgaria: Demonstrations against the euro. stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
- Denmark: Generous pension benefits for politicians scrapped; members of parliament will pay into the statutory pension scheme in future. rnd.de
- Turkey: Co-founder of the opposition party Deva Metin Gürcan convicted of espionage. nau.ch
- Luxembourg: Voting rights for foreign residents gaining support. lessentiel.lu
- Norway: New electric car registrations continue to rise. electrive.net
- Switzerland: Criticism of the army’s procurement of tanks and artillery. srf.ch
False reports on the internet are rarely recognized: Only one in four internet users believes they can recognize false information on the internet. In a representative survey conducted by Bitkom, 26 percent of all age groups said they were able to identify fake news as such. The figure is slightly higher among 16- to 29-year-olds, but only 7 percent in the 75+ age group. According to the survey, internet users find it even more difficult to verify photos and videos; only 17 percent say they know how to find out whether an image or video has been manipulated. tagesspiegel.de
More from Business, Tech, and Science:
- Warnings on e-cigarettes reduce the desire to smoke. mdr.de
- International shipping: DHL increases prices for private customer parcels. zdfheute.de
- Fierce competition for AI gigafactory. capital-beat.tv
- Berlin-Spandau: Police arrest activists after attempted blockade of Springer printing plant rbb24.de
- Management scandal: RBB spends almost one million euros on lawyers welt.de
- No redundancies: Upheaval continues; „SZ“ reduces regional editions dwdl.de
- Environmental organization Greenpeace steals French President Emmanuel Macron’s wax figure from the Paris wax museum in protest wdr.de
- Berlin: Numerous visitors at the festival weekend on Museum Island deutschlandfunkkultur.de
- Streaming hit: „Exterritorial“ – the most successful German Netflix film weser-kurier.de
- Ulm: World’s tallest church tower struck by lightning – damage likely minor katholisch.de
- Heidi Klum: Naked birthday greetings from son Henry gala.de
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