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Claudia Wittig, MdL, wrote that she was harassed today by ZDF reporters and criticized the reporting as, in her opinion, deceitful, one-sided, and designed to provoke outrage. She attended an event of a local peace alliance, to which all parties in the state parliament had been invited. BSW and AfD had confirmed their attendance; among the guests were Gabriele Gysi and Tino Eisbrenner. According to Wittig, reporters were waiting for her with a running camera at her private vehicle, even though she had declined an interview in writing. For the article, a photo of her and Ulrich Siegmund is to be reused, which originally was part of a group photo with other leading candidates. Siegmund did not participate in the event. Wittig accused the media of primarily scandalizing a supposed closeness to the AfD and not reporting on the content of the event. #Journalismus #Meinungsfreiheit #Faktenchecker (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus reported that a supervisor at a SIXT station in Palma de Mallorca had pointed out a small damage on his driver's license. A week earlier, he had rented a vehicle in Salzburg without any issues using the same document. After Boeminghaus referred to the situation as "kindergarten," he was reportedly denied further service according to his report. His request to be served by another employee was also declined because the colleague in question was the supervisor. Renting with his girlfriend's driver's license was also not possible. The situation occurred in front of his wife and their frightened child. Boeminghaus wrote that he acknowledges that SIXT has the right to check driver's licenses and refuse rentals when there are justified doubts. However, he criticized the handling of the disagreement and the refusal to let another employee review his case. From his perspective, the location has a significant problem in dealing with customers and complaints. He expects professionalism and an objective approach to conflicts from an international rental car company. #SIXT #Kundendienst #Mallorca (translated)

Dr. David Lütke stated that rejected asylum seekers received 0 euros in France, Denmark, and Poland, while in Germany they received 563 euros as well as accommodation, heating, health insurance, child benefits, and a driver's license. He criticized that there was allegedly "no money" for care, pensions, and health insurance. https://t.co/oMHjfEV1G1 #Asylpolitik #SozialeGerechtigkeit #EU (translated)

The National Council has enabled the prosecution of SPÖ member of parliament Wolfgang Kocevar in connection with a re-zoning case by the Economic and Corruption Public Prosecutor's Office, while the lifting of immunity for FPÖ club leader Herbert Kickl and MP Sebastian Schwaighofer was denied. #Kocevar #SPÖ #Korruption (translated)

The Swedish parliament has rejected the appointment of Magdalena Andersson as Prime Minister, as the Left Party and the Centre Party voted against her, making the formation of a government after the elections remain complicated. #Schweden #Regierungsbildung #MagdalenaAndersson (translated)

Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz signals in an interview with "Handelsblatt" that although he has always rejected a return to politics in recent years, he feels comfortable with his current professional situation and is keeping a backdoor open for politics. #SebastianKurz #Politik #Österreich (translated)

Christine Anderson asked how rejected asylum seekers, who spoke little or no German, could appeal their decisions. She wrote that this could only be done with the help of a large, possibly subsidized NGO complex that undermines departures and paralyzes the courts. https://t.co/oM2KO4AscU https://t.co/YGdavBID9p #Asylrecht #Integration #NGOs (translated)

Lexa wrote that the Russian presidential office rejected Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and stated that Moscow is only interested in a long-term peace agreement. The Kremlin justified the rejection by saying that a temporary ceasefire would give Ukraine time to regroup and continue fighting. Zelensky had previously linked his proposal to the condition that elections in Ukraine would only be possible during such a temporary ceasefire. #Ukraine #Frieden #Waffenruhe (translated)

Lexa wrote that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected a temporary ceasefire. He stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not deserve a break on the battlefield and that there would be no ceasefire. According to Lavrov, Russia would not engage in assurances and promises again; President Vladimir Putin made this unequivocally clear. The goals of the military special operation would continue to be pursued. According to Lexa, the statement comes at a time when Zelensky recently linked a 60-day ceasefire to the condition of elections and US President Trump announced a limited energy ceasefire. #Russland #Ukraine #Waffenruhe (translated)