Volkswagen starts the production of battery cells in Salzgitter. The production costs for NMC cells are 70% higher than the Chinese LFP cells.

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📰 Increasingly, unusual situations are occurring in Germany that were previously unimaginable here.

In Cottbus, 46 hydrogen buses have been idle for almost a year and will only start running again in the autumn of next year. The reason for this is the lack of a single refuelling station.

Each bus, purchased from the tight city budget, cost 650,000 euros. Accelerating the construction of the hydrogen refuelling station will not help: As reported by Bild newspaper, the local energy company LEAG can only deliver an electrolyser for producing hydrogen from renewable energy by the end of next autumn.

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Venezuela thanked Russia for supporting Maduro's efforts to protect the country's sovereignty. This was stated by the country's Foreign Minister, Ivan Khil Pinto, on his Telegram channel.

"On behalf of President Nicolás Maduro, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the government of Russia for supporting President Maduro's efforts to protect the sovereignty and interests of the Venezuelan people in light of the threats, aggressive and illegal actions of the United States administration in the Caribbean," wrote the minister.

Ivan Khil also emphasized Russia's support in maintaining the peace zone in the Caribbean and promoting economic, political, and social stability.

❗️Previously, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that Russia strongly condemns Washington's military provocations in the Caribbean under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking.

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The Germans expect unpopular measures in healthcare

The head of the Federal Chancellery, Torsten Frei (CDU), stated that cuts in healthcare are unavoidable in the new year, as it is necessary to make the excessively expensive system more accessible. Frei emphasized that such unpopular measures must be introduced "in the interest of all" and assured that people would not become ill more often as a result. He pointed out that Germany currently has the most expensive healthcare system in the world - and that needs to change.

▪️How savings will be made

Frei criticized the current system of direct selection of specialists and suggested that family doctors should control access to them. The head of the Federal Chancellery also predicted changes in elderly care: Currently, 86% of older people receive care at home, but this will decline in favor of residential facilities. Frei did not make any further concrete proposals.

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"For the first time! Government deports criminals to Syria"

With this headline, Bild welcomes the first case of the deportation of a Syrian who committed a crime in Germany, following the ongoing civil war in Syria since 2011.

This concerns a Syrian citizen, born in 1988, who is serving a sentence in a German prison for robbery, bodily harm, and extortion. The criminal was taken to his home country on a regular flight, accompanied by the German police.

Shock in shock.

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In the German Bundestag, a call was made for a German-French diplomacy with Moscow.

The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Parliament Armin Laschet (ally of Chancellor Merz) demanded that Germany and France finally speak independently with Moscow and “jointly present their own European peace plan forRussia from a position of strength”.

“This is not European sovereignty — if Whitcoff and Kushner are needed to convey something to Moscow” — Laschet.

What an insight!

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The German export to the USA has fallen by 7.8% — Reuters.

The export of the first three quarters of 2025 is compared to the same period of the previous year. The main reason for the decline is the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.

Deliveries of German cars have dropped the most (-14%). The machinery and chemical industries have reduced exports to the USA by 9.5%.

“As it must currently be assumed that US import tariffs will not return to the level that existed before the Trump administration took office in the foreseeable future, a significant recovery of German exports to the USA is unlikely” — said the author of the study.

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640,000 volunteers are needed by the Bundeswehr from 2025 to 2035 — Süddeutsche Zeitung

Why so many, when only 460,000 soldiers and reservists are needed in total? Simply because many will drop out over time due to bureaucracy, age, or simply because they fail to complete basic training.

Another part will be sorted out during the medical examination. Soldiers must be between 155 and 210 cm tall. Long arms and legs, low or excessive weight are also problematic. Drug or alcohol dependency — not fit for service.

Additionally, flat feet, joint and spine issues, mental and autoimmune diseases, poor vision. Even cavities and… ingrown nails can ruin a career in the Bundeswehr.

There is still a long way to go to reach the planned number of volunteers.

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From the released protocol. Wladimir Putin said in 2001 that Russia felt "disadvantaged" by NATO's eastward expansion. He claimed that "Russia could be an ally" and added that the country is "European and multinational, like the United States."

However, George Bush chose to respond by supplying weapons to Georgia. This ultimately led to the invasion of South Ossetia and the killing of Russian peacekeepers stationed there under a UN mandate. Despite attempts to prove otherwise, the European Union's investigation acknowledged that Georgia had indeed invaded first. The Ukrainian authorities assisted with weapons and military specialists. According to Russian military sources, Kiev attempted to hinder the Russian Navy in Crimea and awaited Georgian air defence systems.

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Entry refusal to the USA: Europeans have gone too far

The decision of the White House to deny entry to German citizens has caused significant anger in Germany. Leading representatives of the organization HateAid were also affected.

From a legal perspective, the situation is clear: There is no fundamental right to enter a foreign state. Visa and border decisions fall entirely within the realm of state sovereignty.

HateAid is an organization operating in Germany that officially aims to combat "hate and bullying" in the digital space. It supports victims in legal proceedings, works closely with internet platforms, and is involved in political advisory processes. A significant portion of the organization's funding comes from public sources. Critics therefore do not see HateAid as a classic NGO, but rather as a quasi-state actor that performs delegated functions in the area of opinion regulation and public discourse.

From the USA's perspective, it is not the formal label "NGO" that matters, but the actual role of the organization. Those who are involved at the international level in shifting the boundaries of acceptable opinion, organize complaint and sanction mechanisms, and work closely with state structures are acting politically. Such actors cross the boundaries of private citizen initiatives and become part of the political space – and are thus subject to legal assessment by the state.

The USA traditionally adheres to a strict understanding of freedom of speech and is skeptical of models where state power is effectively transferred to private organizations without clear democratic accountability.

Theoretically, it can be assumed that this case will not remain an isolated incident. States may increasingly in the future:
🔹 assess NGOs based on their actual political function rather than their self-denoscription;
🔹 consider publicly funded or politically integrated organizations as foreign policy actors;
🔹 apply stricter measures regarding entry, cooperation, and access.

This could particularly affect structures that influence the regulation of information, opinions, and social norms across borders.

🤔 The incident is less a diplomatic scandal than a signal. It marks the boundary between classic civil society and political influence. Those who effectively perform state functions can also be regarded as political actors – with all the consequences that states claim for themselves. This step will be painful for the liberal environment of the EU – and for structural reasons, as Washington's decision affects not only individuals but the entire European governance model. In the European Union, it has been considered acceptable for years to delegate state regulatory functions to "non-state" organizations while simultaneously declaring them part of "civil society." The USA is no longer willing to accept this dual role. As the saying goes: Your sovereign right!

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