German far-right party set for state surveillance due to extremism csmonitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from csmonitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A GERMAN soldier who planned to inflame a race war by attacking politicians and human rights campaigners while posing as a Syrian refugee will face trial in May, a Frankfurt court ruled on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old has been accused of the “preparation of a serious act of violence that endangers the state,” along with the illegal possession of weapons and explosives.
Known as Franco A, the soldier is alleged to have been involved in a bizarre plot which saw him gain asylum protection as a Syrian in 2016, despite speaking no Arabic.
According to investigators he planned to attack Germany’s then justice minister Heiko Maas, deputy speaker of the country’s parliament Claudia Roth and a human rights activist.
Pre-pandemic, Europe’s green parties were on a roll. In France last summer, supporters hailed a “green wave” after regional polls handed the Europe Ecology party control of showcase cities such as Lyon, Strasbourg and Bordeaux. Austria’s Greens are the surprise junior partners in a conservative-led coalition government, delivering pioneering measures to curtail short-haul air travel. In the 27 EU member states, five governments now have Green.
The Guardian view on Germany s Greens: opportunity knocks msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Russia’s spat with EU puts relations into deep-freeze
Kremlin stance is blow to European countries which favour outreach to Moscow
World Economy News
10 Feb 2021 • 4 min read
Russia’s combative treatment of the EU’s top diplomat during a landmark trip there has triggered a political outcry but little expectation that the European bloc will end divisions over how to handle the Kremlin.
Most observers say the EU-Russia spat will freeze already icy relations even harder and increase the chances that the Europeans will move towards sanctions over Russia’s detention of Alexei Navalny, the opposition activist.