Bild: TSöder wants completely new taxes: Will inheritance become more expensive or cheaper? | Söder will ganz neue Steuern: Wird das Erben teurer oder billiger?
FAZ: Russian attack on von der Leyen’s plane suspected | Russischer Störangriff auf Flugzeug von der Leyens vermutet
Funke: SPD top candidate attacks Wegner: “Sluggish and unambitious” | SPD-Spitzenkandidat greift Wegner an: “Träge und ambitionslos”
Handelsblatt: Billion-euro deal for Stada | Milliardendeal um Strada
RND: More savings or more taxes? Union and SPD wrestle over welfare state and top earners | Mehr Sparen oder mehr Steuern? Union und SPD ringen um Sozialstaat und Spitzenverdiener
SZ: Chancellor’s ultimatum fizzles out| Das Machtwort des Kanzlers verpufft
Tagesspiegel: Security guarantees for Ukraine – Pistorius rebukes von der Leyen: “EU not responsible” | Sicherheitsgarantien für Ukraine – Pistorius tadelt von der Leyen: „EU nicht zuständig“
taz: Beware of deceptive packaging | Achtung Mogelpackung
Welt: Germany allows dozens of Afghans to enter the country | KDeutschland lässt Dutzende Afghanen einreisen
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warns Israel against expelling Palestinians: Germany rejects “any considerations that would mean the expulsion or expropriation of the Palestinian population,” says Wadephul. “Gaza must be able to be part of a future Palestinian state within the framework of a two-state solution.” This also applies to the West Bank, for which Germany rejects any Israeli considerations of annexations that violate international law. handelsblatt.com
- Belgium wants to recognize the Palestinian territories as a state at a UN meeting and impose sanctions on Israel’s government, Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot announces. zeit.de
Human rights commissioner Lars Castellucci calls for aid for the Gaza Strip: The supply of goods to the people in the Palestinian territories must be improved immediately, comprehensively, and sustainably. The suffering of the civilian population is immeasurable. Castellucci demanded that Hamas release the hostages immediately and unconditionally. During his trip, which will last until Thursday, Castellucci plans to meet with relatives of the hostages and assess the human rights situation in the West Bank. stern.de
- The bodies of the two Israeli hostages recovered from the Gaza Strip were buried on Monday. Idan Schtivi was buried in Kfar Maas in central Israel, Ilan Weiss in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel.
- The UK wants to bring sick and injured children from Gaza to the UK for specialist medical treatment. The first patients are expected to arrive in the UK in the coming weeks, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. He also announced an additional £15 million in medical aid for the Gaza Strip and the region.
- More than 150 media outlets from over 50 countries are calling for protection for journalists in the Gaza Strip. According to Reporters Without Borders, 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip in almost two years.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for the release of staff: Houthi rebels had detained at least eleven UN staff members in the capital Sanaa. According to Guterres, the Houthi militia also entered the premises of the World Food Programme and confiscated UN property. The Islamist Houthis, with their internationally unrecognized government, now control almost the entire country of Yemen and are largely supported by Iran.
- Thousands attended a funeral service in Yemen’s capital Sanaa for twelve Houthi rebel leaders who were killed in an Israeli attack. The new de facto head of government, Mohammed Miftah, vowed revenge.
Defense Secretary Boris Pistorius criticized statements made by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, saying he considered it fundamentally wrong to talk about military security guarantees before sitting down at the negotiating table. Apart from that, he said, the EU had no jurisdiction or competence in this military area. spiegel.de, n-tv.de
- In the struggle for security guarantees, US President Donald Trump once again ruled out support from US soldiers on the ground, reiterating to the ultra-conservative Daily Caller the option of air support.
- Russia has contradicted US President Donald Trump’s account of agreements for a planned three-way summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. spiegel.de
- Kyiv convened the NATO-Ukraine Council due to heavy Russian air strikes last week. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha demanded that Moscow feel more pressure.
- French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Ukraine’s supporting states to a meeting in Paris on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also expected to attend the meeting.
- Parliamentary group leaders Jens Spahn and Matthias Miersch were received by President Volodymyr Zelensky during their visit to Kyiv. Both pledged further military and financial support to Ukraine and expressed openness to using the frozen Russian billions. zdfheute.de
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday during a trip to China. On Friday, Fico plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in eastern Slovakia. n-tv.de
Investigations into the murder of Andriy Parubiy lead to Russia: Following the arrest of the suspected shooter, the police have a first lead on who ordered the killing. “As of today, we are primarily investigating a Russian lead—a contract killing on behalf of the Russian Federation,” says Criminal Police Chief Andriy Neybetov. However, other versions are also being considered. Final conclusions will be made after all investigations have been completed. zeit.de
- According to local authorities, more than 300 people were evacuated from their homes after a Ukrainian drone attack on the southern Russian region of Rostov. An unexploded drone was discovered in one of the apartments.
- A civilian was killed in a Russian air strike on the city of Bila Zerkva in the Kyiv region on Tuesday night. Damage was also reported in several parts of the city after the attack.
Bild Sunday poll by Insa: CDU/CSU 25.5 percent (+0.5), AfD 25 percent, SPD 14.5 percent (-0.5), Greens 11 percent (+0.5), Left Party 11 percent, BSW 4 percent (-0.5), FDP 3.5 percent, others 5.5 percent.
Afghans arrive in Germany: For the first time since the start of the black-red coalition, Afghan citizens who have been granted admission have arrived in Germany. A total of 45 Afghans, including several families, were brought to Hanover on a scheduled flight from Pakistan. According to the Interior Ministry, these are exclusively individuals who have obtained visas through the courts. According to the Foreign Office, there are currently around 85 further court cases pending. A total of around 2,300 people are waiting to leave for Germany. The government halted the admission program for particularly vulnerable Afghans in May. zdfheute.de
- Ruling on the day of the first landing: Government may suspend proceedings for Afghans. faz.net
- Deportation through Pakistan: Afghans under threat turn to Chancellor Friedrich Merz with an urgent letter from their hideout in Kabul. spiegel.de
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil establishes advisory board for special infrastructure fund: We are investing in Germany’s strength and future viability, Klingbeil told Handelsblatt. The funds are there, but implementation is not a sure-fire success. Experts on the advisory board will drive forward investments and innovations. It will report every six months on its proposals and assessments of investment progress. Among other things, this will involve ideas for growth-promoting measures. Entrepreneur Harald Christ will chair the board. handelsblatt.com, manager-magazin.de
Economics Minister Katherina Reiche wants to open up transformation fund for defense industry: Reiche has suggested increased support for the defense industry. Opening up the transformation fund for defense could be one option. Reiche did not want to give any details. She also did not name the specific fund. handelsblatt.com, n-tv.de
German Armed Forces conduct large-scale maneuvers in the Baltic Sea: The NATO exercise “Quadriga 2025” began on Monday. More than 8,000 soldiers from 14 NATO countries are taking part. The naval maneuvers will simulate an operation in the Baltic Sea region in the event of a crisis or war. With regard to the Russian threat, Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer emphasized the importance of deterrence in the Baltic Sea region. web.de
More news:
- CDU/CSU and SPD struggle over welfare state and top earners; coalition committee to discuss social reforms on Wednesday. n-tv.de
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz raises prospect of compulsory military service for women. n-tv.de
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejects regionalized inheritance tax proposed by Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder. n-tv.de
- GdP chief Jochen Kopelke: “Islamist networks want to destabilize democracy.” tagesspiegel.de
- Wolfram Weimer: “The free media market is experiencing a threatening ‘squeeze-out’.” dwdl.de
- Aachen Peace Prize awarded to organizers of the music festival “Jamel rockt den Förster” in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and to the Iranian student media platform “Amirkabir Newsletter.”
- Lower Saxony: Natural gas drilling off Borkum may begin. zeit.de
- Saxony: Two AfD factions in the Chemnitz city council. spiegel.de
- Bavaria: Train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was avoidable, according to report. sueddeutsche.de
- North Rhine-Westphalia: AfD now has six dead politicians. welt.de
Aircraft carrying EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen targeted by GPS interference: A spokeswoman in Brussels confirmed the incident and said Bulgarian authorities had expressed the view that Russia was responsible. The aircraft was en route from Poland to Plovdiv in southern Bulgaria. The jet had to remain in the air for about an hour longer than planned due to the interference, reports the Financial Times. The pilot then made the decision to land using analog maps. taz.de, wiwo.de, spiegel.de, tagesspiegel.de
US President Donald Trump questions the effectiveness of coronavirus drugs: He demanded that pharmaceutical companies publicly disclose information about the success of their drugs. While many considered the drugs to be a “miracle” that saved millions of lives, there were others who disagreed, Trump wrote on Truth Social. The US health authority CDC was “torn apart” over this issue. derstandard.de
Thousands of people demand new elections in Serbia: They marched through the streets of the capital to commemorate the 16 people who died ten months ago when a railway station canopy collapsed. The demonstrators blame corruption in the country for the accident. They are calling for early elections to oust President Aleksandar Vucic and his party. There have been regular violent protests in Serbia for months. derstandard.at, faz.net, tagesschau.de
- Aleksandar Vucic travels to China for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. stern.de
More news:
- Unemployment in the EU falls slightly in July. n-tv.de
- EU fails to reach consensus on sanctions against Israel. rp-online.de
- EU waits for agreed reduction in US tariffs on cars. nau.ch
- EU struggles to find new course for Mercosur agreement. zdfheute.de
- Belarusian onion farm owned by AfD politician Jörg Dornau on EU sanctions list. zeit.de
- EU Commission: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s Signal client automatically deletes messages. heise.de
Wholesale sector laments job losses and calls for financial relief: 43,000 jobs were lost within a year, said BGA head Dirk Jandura. He spoke of an alarming signal and an expression of massive weakness in demand. Small and medium-sized enterprises are also affected. The BGA head called for reforms to strengthen Germany as a business location. handelsblatt.com
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