Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives won just 4.9% of the vote in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party's worst result in any state election in Germany's postwar history
2 tjedno preMerz's CDU received just 4.9% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD won 38.2%. In Berlin, The anti-capitalist Left topped the poll with 25.7%
In Berlin, Die Linke is clearly ahead of the CDU. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the AfD can more than double its result, the CDU is plummeting – Merz calls it a "disaster"
Iran summons German ambassador over remarks by Chancellor Friedrich Merz days after he urged Tehran to halt its 'military nuclear program'
Major police operation following drone crash at Lake Steinhude. Crash 1km away from Wunstorf Air Base, confirmed by the Bundeswehr to @BILD. According to NDR, the LKA is deployed, with the background being "the defense against possible dangers." Crash site is an uninhabited open area
Germany is preparing a far-reaching package of economic-security measures to shield strategic industries from China, which may include new tariffs on hybrid electric vehicles
3 tjedno preGermany will begin assigning soldiers to its NATO brigade in Lithuania after failing to attract enough volunteers.Up to 1,000 troops could be ordered to serve there, with the first assignments expected this autumn. Germany plans to station 4,800 soldiers permanently in Lithuania by the end of 2027
Germany's Chancellor Merz: Most likely, we are seeing the most decisive moments — perhaps weeks or months — ahead of us in defending the freedom and peace of our continent. If Russia succeeds, this will have unpredictable and unprecedented consequences for all of us, including Germany. And that's the reason why I'm standing here very firm, very clear, and not willing to go back one centimeter
Rusko ministarstvo vanjskih poslova: Njemački kulturni centri nazvani po Goetheu u Ruskoj Federaciji moraju prestati s radom
Witkoff: Na zahtjev predsjednika Trumpa, pregovarači Sjedinjenih Država posjetili su Moskvu i Kijev kako bi olakšali dodatni dijalog za okončanje rata između Rusije i Ukrajine. Prije putovanja, Rusi i Ukrajinci dogovorili su trodnevni mirovni pregovor o zabrani pucanja.
Russian Foreign Ministry: German consulate in St. Petersburg closed
Germany's Chancellor Merz: How will a possible AfD-led state government deal with minorities in Saxony-Anhalt And if boundaries are crossed there, I can tell you that, from the federal government's point of view, we will do everything to correct it
Germany's Chancellor Merz on Russia and AfD: I want to say this very explicitly: 2,500 kilometers east of here, there is particularly great joy about this election result. And that is hardly surprising when you look at everyone who tried to promote this election result and help bring it about. So, in that respect, we know who we are dealing with here
Investigators discovered nine more improvised explosive devices close to high-voltage lines near the Graustein substation, raising the total number of such recovered devices in Saxony, Eastern Germany, to 21. These devices were reportedly targeted at disrupting the regional power grid. - WELT
Germany's far-right AfD wins a historic 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt but falls three seats short of a governing majority
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel has said that if her party wins government, Germany will leave the European Union. "We will leave the European Union. We don't need the EU. We will send back illegal immigrants and increase border security
Sumnja na pokušaj sabotaže prijavljena je u trafostanici u Dormagen-Gohru u Njemačkoj, gdje je policija pronašla improvizirane uređaje s tajmerima i žicama usmjerenim prema visokonaponskim vodovima. Uređaji nisu bili aktivirani. - WDR/BILD
1 mjesec preNjemačka elektroenergetska mreža pretrpjela je drugi, veliki fizički napad. Saboteri u Sjevernoj Rajni-Vestfaliji isključili su 4200 MW baznog kapaciteta RWE-a, zbog čega su dnevne cijene električne energije porasle na 4500 €/MWh.
1 mjesec preZelenski: S Friedrichom Merzom smo razgovarali o ruskom napadu na zračnu luku Leipzig. Ovo je još jedna ruska eskalacija i važno je da je Njemačka reagirala. Friedrich ga je obavijestio o poduzetim mjerama. Sa svoje strane, uvjerio ga je da je Ukrajina spremna pomoći stručnošću, iskustvom ili u drugim područjima gdje je Njemačkoj to potrebno. Timovi sada finaliziraju tekst Sporazuma o dronovima, a to će, između ostalog, definitivno dodati mogućnosti za obranu i Njemačke i Ukrajine. Razgovarali smo o sadržaju sporazuma i kada ćemo ga moći potpisati.
Francuski predsjednik: Uz Njemačku smo u hibridnom ratu koji vodi Rusija
Glavni tajnik NATO-a: Svjedočili smo porastu "zlonamjernih aktivnosti" usmjerenih na naš teritorij
Električni luk nakon sumnje na sabotažu u njemačkoj trafostanici Rommerskirchen 380/220 kV 50 Hz
A police operation is underway in Augsburg. Two teenagers have been injured, and windows have been damaged. Traffic and public transport have also been affected.
1 mjesec pre"Rusija je odgovorna za napad" na zračnu luku Leipzig, ključno središte opskrbe Ukrajine, - njemački ministar unutarnjih poslova Dobrindt i ministar vanjskih poslova Wadephul prvi put javno kažu. Njemačka će: - zatvoriti ruski konzulat u Bonnu do 18. rujna - prekinuti najam "Ruske kuće" u Berlinu - pojačati imigracijske kontrole nad Rusima
AFP izvještava da je zabilježena najmanje jedna detonacija u trafostanici u Turnow-Preilacku u Brandenburgu
Operater elektrane LEAG potvrdio je napad na trafostanicu Turnowith Preilack, koja dovodi električnu energiju iz elektrane Jänschwalde u prijenosnu mrežu od 50 herca. Tvrtka je prijavila tehnički kvar jedinice B u elektrani.
Elektranu u istočnoj Njemačkoj pogodilo je nekoliko "kućno izrađenih raketa" punih eksploziva, prema pisanju Märkische Allgemeine Zeitunga
Germany's Chancellor Merz on banning the AfD: The hurdles for banning a political party in Germany are very, very high. The federal government has already failed with such an attempt once before. I feel very uncomfortable with the idea of going into a federal election while proceedings to ban the AfD are still ongoing
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 showed that a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 returned to Munich on Saturday due to a technical problem.
Američka obavještajna služba procijenila je da je dron natovaren eksplozivom, otkriven u srijedu navečer u zračnoj luci Leipzig/Halle u Njemačkoj, pripadao ruskim obavještajnim službama. Dron je prevozio vojni eksploziv. - Američki dužnosnik za CNN