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Berlin far left threaten €1m of damage per police raid

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:42:51 +0100

Far-left activists in Berlin warned on Sunday that they would exact €1m in revenge in revenge for any police raids on their squats and other 'projects' in the capital, after dozens of cars were burned at the weekend.

Edathy: 'Probe against me is wrong'

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:05:00 +0100

The politician at the centre of a scandal which has shaken Germany’s coalition government broke his silence on Monday, accusing prosecutors of leaking confidential information about him to the press.

Child porn scandal sparks coalition crisis

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:24:00 +0100

The fallout of a child porn scandal which has led to the resignation of one minister and an MP has led to a “crisis” in relations within Germany’s coalition government.

Child porn scandal: Minister quits over leak

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:50:00 +0100

UPDATE: The first minister of Germany's new cabinet resigned on Friday. Hans-Peter Friedrich came under fire when it emerged he passed on information to a party chief about an MP suspected of possessing naked photos of children.

Friedrich: I need road data for security

Wed, 06 Nov 2013 09:52:00 +0100

German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich is demanding that security services have access to data from autobahn toll collection services according to a media report on Wednesday.

BND to spend €100 mln on internet spying

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:42:00 +0200

Despite the scandal over the US Prism spy programme, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is planning to invest €100 million to improve its internet surveillance, Spiegel Online reported on Sunday.

Friedrich calls for tougher travel controls

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:22:00 +0200

Germany's interior minister wants to institute a US-style system that will require some foreigners to enter their personal data online before being allowed into the country, Die Welt am Sonntag reported.

Germany 'needs more public security cameras'

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:33:00 +0200

Germany needs more cameras in public places and more police patrolling the streets, the interior minister said in an interview on Sunday. Attacks were becoming more brutal, despite a decline in general street crime.

Tracking tags mooted for football hooligans

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:27:00 +0200

Germany’s interior minister provoked fury by calling on Wednesday for notorious football hooligans to be forced to wear electronic ankle tags so police can keep track of them and stop them going to matches.

Criticism for border shake-up proposal

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:29:00 +0200

German and French plans to reclaim control of their borders have been condemned by German politicians as "right-wing populist rhetoric". The move comes ahead of Sunday's first round vote in the French Presidential elections, in which President Nicolas Sarkozy has been trailing in the polls.

Germany, France begin fight to close borders

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:11:00 +0200

Germany and France began moves this week to reclaim the power to close their borders for up to 30 days, in a simmering battle over immigration in Europe's passport-free Schengen travel zone.