Tag: Germany

Already under fire for the handling of the Anis Amri case that resulted in the Berlin market attack, the German government is now under added pressure because three individuals who are considered dangerous are nowhere to be found. -Vasilis Chronopoulos   Burkhard Lischka, a parliamentary spokesman for the Social Democrats, said three of the nearly 550 individuals identified […]

German authorities try to identify the errors that allowed Anis Amri to elude them until it was too late. -Vasilis Chronopoulos When German authorities announced that Anis Amri, a Tunisian national suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin, had been on their radar for more than a year, questions arose as to […]

In western Germany a large quantity of explosives was found in possession of persons connected with the far right. The German authorities suspect they were planning an attack on refugee centers and mosques. -Vasilis Chronopoulos  The prosecutor’s office in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is investigating whether two men arrested last month for storing large amounts of explosives were […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said it would be “naive” of the European Union to rely on US support for solving problems in “our neighborhood.” She proposed instead more cooperation between members of the EU in security issues and the others challenges that Europe faces. -Vasilis Chronopoulos  As concern grows in Europe about US President-elect Donald Trump’s […]

Concerns are raised in Germany about the safety of the cyber infrastructure, as election day comes closer. Vasilis Chronopoulos “You can crack everything,” says Sandro Gaycken, a security consultant for government institutions and businesses. “Above all, the hardware and software used by German parties is not as well-protected as the high-security CIA computers.” As the […]

BERLIN — Germany became an asylum seeker’s utopia, a beacon of hope for the war-weary and desperate. But following a string of terrorist attacks including last month’s strike on a Christmas market here, this nation is weighing tough changes to an asylum system that critics say has exposed millions of Germans to risk. At a […]

Among  the new measures that will be implemented by the Germans, is a tougher stance on asylum seekers whose request for asulym have been rejected, they could be imprisoned for up to eighteen months while they await deportation.  Right now the incarceration of asylum seekers is only allowed if deportation is likely within three months […]

This deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. One armored brigade combat team, on a nine month deployment basis, will be stationed in Eastern Europe. The objective of the operation is to bolster the defenses of the Eastern European NATO members against any aggression -Vasilis Chronopoulos.   BERLIN — Ships began unloading U.S. tanks, self-propelled howitzers and hundreds […]

In an interview with German weekly Der Spiegel, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said that “Salafist mosques must be banned, communities dissolved, and the preachers should be expelled as soon as possible.” “Those who encourage violence do not enjoy the protection of religious freedom,” the leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) added, stressing that he had […]

BERLIN — The Tunisian man who plowed a truck into a Berlin Christmas market had lived under 14 aliases and was so well known to German officials that a key counterterrorism committee had discussed his case seven times, suggesting the scale of the missed opportunities to thwart the Dec. 19 attack. The fresh details about Anis Amri […]

The German authorities continue their investigation for accomplishes of  Anis Amri on the Berlin Christmas attack. They have arested a man that they suspect he knew of Amri’s plan -Vasilis Chronopoulos A spokeswoman for the office of Germany’s chief prosecutor on Wednesday said authorities have taken a second Tunisian suspect into custody following raids in Berlin on […]

German police continues the search for possible accomplices of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri, using information found in his cell phone. Amri was killed by Italian police in Milan while on the run from authorities after the attack – Vasilis Chronopoulos. German police raided a refugee home and a flat in Berlin on Tuesday in connection […]