Germany’s armed forces are to continue their deployments in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of international missions, lawmakers agreed on Thursday. The Bundestag, as Germany’s parliament is known, extended the mandate for the EU mission Eufor Althea and for the NATO mission KFOR by a large majority. Up to 50 German soldiers are to ensure […]
Germany’s armed forces are to continue their deployment in Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of an international mission, lawmakers agreed on Thursday. The Bundestag, as Germany’s parliament is known, extended the mandate for the EU mission Eufor Althea by a large majority. Up to 50 German soldiers are to ensure compliance with the Dayton Peace Agreement, which […]
With a view to next year’s elections for the German lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová has warned of possible attempts by Russia to manipulate the elections. “We are living in a new era of hostile influence,” the EU commissioner for transparency, values and democracy protection told the Süddeutsche […]
The Bundestag extended the mandate for Germany’s participation in the EU naval mission to enforce the UN’s arms embargo on Libya for a further year after a vote on Thursday. A majority of lawmakers in the German lower house voted in favour of the motion, meaning some 300 service personnel will remain part of the […]
Former German transport minister Andreas Scheuer resigned his seat in Germany’s lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, effective Monday – a year before his term is set to expire. He thanked his supporters. “It has been an honour to work for our country and for my homeland,” he said in comments made on Monday. The […]
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chair of the Bundestag Defence Committee, has called for a response after Russia released a recording of Bundeswehr officers’ conversations. Source: German news channel n-tv, as reported by European Pravda Details: The official stated that espionage has always been one of the tools of Russia’s hybrid warfare. “It’s not surprising that conversations are […]
Konstantin von Notz, Chair of the German Bundestag Parliamentary Oversight Panel, has called for clarification regarding reports of Russia’s alleged interception of communications between German air force generals. Source: Tagesschau; European Pravda Details: “If this story turns out to be true, it will be a very problematic process,” he said. “The question arises whether this […]
There were not enough votes in the German Bundestag to pass an opposition-introduced resolution calling for the provision of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. The draft, introduced by the opposition Union parties (CDU-CSU), received only 182 votes in favour, 480 against, and 5 abstained. Source: European Pravda with reference Tagesschau Details: Before the vote, faction […]
The German Bundestag has voted in favour of the proposal prepared by the leading parties regarding arming Ukraine, which, among other things, includes a call for provision of long-range missile systems to Kyiv. Source: European Pravda, Deutschlandfunk Details: The proposal was supported by 382 members of the Bundestag; 284 voted against it, and 2 abstained. […]
The German parliament held two votes on providing long-range weapons to Ukraine on Feb. 22, first rejecting a motion explicitly mentioning Taurus missiles, followed by supporting a motion calling for Germany to send additional long-range weapons. Taurus missiles, which have a range of up to 500 kilometers (310 miles), have been the subject of extensive […]
Deputies in Germany’s Bundestag on Wednesday decried the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin. Green Party leader Omid Nouripour emphasized that Putin bears “at least political” responsibility for the murder of Navalny. Conservative foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen was more direct, saying: “This murder was of course a […]
The Bundestag has rejected the proposal of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) (CDU/CSU) opposition alliance to supply German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Source: Tagesschau, as reported by European Pravda Details: The proposal of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, which directly calls on the federal government […]