Similar statements have come from Germany, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a speech in early October that the country is preparing for more hybrid attacks, "even serious ones." #Ukraina #Hybridkrig #Säkerhetspolitik (translated)
Similar statements have come from Germany, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a speech in early October that the country is preparing for more hybrid attacks, "even serious ones." #Ukraina #Hybridkrig #Säkerhetspolitik (translated)
The Baron of Øresund wrote that 63.4% of the recipients of welfare benefits in Germany had a migrant background, and that the same was true for 88.8% of all those sought after. He claimed that extensive remigration could reduce both expenses and insecurity. #velfærd #migration #samfund (translated)
Aron Flam wrote that France still had nuclear power, while Germany had shut down its and purchased Chinese replacements. He claimed that Sweden had hydroelectric power and reactors but had agreed to forgo the reactors, and that the power grid could not be maintained if supplies were halted without its own inverters, cells, and high-voltage parts. Flam said that this was the situation Doran and Shaffer described. According to him, China had expanded more of each energy type, the USA was pressured to shut down its power production, and Europe had already shut down its, while lacking the energy and manufacturing an ally would need if a conflict was no longer decided at the negotiating table. He wrote that this was why he believed energy policy was security policy and referred to a whole section on YouTube. #Energipolitik #Kärnkraft #Säkerhetspolitik (translated)
Philippe Sands criticizes in Dagens Nyheter Germany's silence regarding Israel's military actions in Gaza, which he links to the silence that characterized his family after the Holocaust. #Tyskland #Gaza #Förintelsen (translated)

France and Germany have agreed on a strategy for the automotive industry aimed at loosening the EU's goal of phasing out fossil fuel-powered cars by 2035. #bilindustri #EU #fossildrivna (translated)

The number of applications for heat pumps in Germany increased in September. (translated)
The author stated that two Danish-Afghan men from Aarhus had been sentenced to eight and a half and four and a half years in prison for preparing anti-Semitic attacks in Germany on behalf of Iran. https://t.co/lf5E7ThZKa #Antisemitism #Terrorism #Danmark #DK #AF #DE #IR (translated)
Two men from Aarhus, Ali Hassan Sarwari and Tawab Mohsini, have been sentenced in Germany for preparing anti-Semitic attacks and surveilling Jewish leaders, with 54-year-old Sarwari receiving eight and a half years in prison and 43-year-old Mohsini receiving four and a half years. #Antisemitisme #Tyskland #Aarhus (translated)
The problem with Nord Stream 2 was not that it was blown up. The problem was that it was built, wrote Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on X last week: That a German trial is now to examine a Ukrainian citizen for suspicions of sabotage has raised criticism in Europe – especially in Poland, Germany's eastern neighbor. #NordStream #Tyskland #Ukraina (translated)
The Nord Stream trial exacerbates Germany's internal and external conflicts, where allegations of sabotage by a Ukrainian citizen can be exploited by far-right parties to undermine support for Ukraine. #NordStream #Tyskland #Ukraina (translated)

Germany's growth is expected to have slowed during the third quarter. (translated)
Germany plans to impose stricter regulations on cryptocurrencies to increase control and reduce the risks associated with them. (translated)
Nischbanken Avarda, formerly known as TF Bank, reports a rise in share price after its interim report for the third quarter, where CEO Joakim Jansson emphasizes that the Swedish flag is strong in the German market. #Avarda #SvenskEkonomi #Tyskland (translated)

HWL wrote that the trial regarding Nord Stream had begun in Germany. According to him, Swedish and Western politicians and experts had mainly stated in the autumn of 2022 that Vladimir Putin was behind the explosions, while objections had been dismissed as Russian propaganda. He stated that a former Ukrainian officer was on trial, suspected of involvement, and claimed that German prosecutors linked the sabotage to Ukrainian authorities and described the attack as a war crime. HWL wrote that the suspicions, if true, raised questions about Germany having provided tens of billions of euros in aid to Ukraine, which was suspected of having crippled the country's industrial backbone. #NordStream #Rättegång #Ukraina (translated)
German wholesale prices rose by 1.9 percent in September compared to the previous month, which was more than the expected increase of 0.7 percent. #Tyskland #Grossistpriser #Ekonomi (translated)

Daniel Schatz wrote that the Social Democrats and the Greens in Berlin had interrupted the exploratory talks with the Left Party after the party had taken in a member who had been photographed with a terror sympathizer and indirectly questioned Israel's right to exist. He argued that Germany's history had created a greater sensitivity to anti-Semitism, terror romanticism, and threats to Jewish life, and criticized the Social Democrats and the Green Party in Sweden for instead seeking cooperation with the Left Party. According to Schatz, the party had repeatedly been exposed to anti-Semitic statements, defense of Hamas, romanticization of terrorism, and praise for dictatorships. #Antisemitism #Terrorism #Politik (translated)
HWL accused SVT of hypocrisy in a segment about the US's diesel deal with Russia. According to HWL, the segment showed Friedrich Merz saying that such a deal was not relevant for Europe and Finland's Prime Minister describing it as a great disappointment because it would strengthen Putin's war chest. HWL claimed that SVT omitted that the EU, since the start of the war, had sent over 250 billion dollars to Russia and continued to finance the country through record purchases of Russian LNG as well as large volumes of Indian and Turkish diesel made from Russian crude oil. HWL wrote that the US acted openly, while European politicians used intermediaries to maintain an image of acting morally. HWL asked if others were also tired of how public service treated its viewers. #Hyckleri #PublicService #Ryssland (translated)
The inflation rate in Germany rose to 3.3 percent in September, up from 2.9 percent in August. #Inflation #Tyskland #Ekonomi (translated)

Since 2019, the SPD has shared leadership, and the party's other leader, Lars Klingbeil, says that the attacks are "indecent." #Tyskland #Politik #SPD (translated)
Bärbel Bas has resigned as co-leader of the German Social Democratic Party SPD and as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, which represents another setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz. #Tyskland #Politik #SPD (translated)
