Germany to harden weapons laws and asylum rules after Solingen stabbing Coalition government hopes tough action will prevent far-right victories in forthcoming state elections The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024
Germany Announces Tougher Knife Laws After Deadly Attack German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and curb benefits for some illegal migrants in response to a suspected Islamist stabbing. International Business Times · Aug 29, 2024
German government, mainstream opposition move to protect highest court against extremist forces Germany’s governing coalition and the conservative opposition have presented a plan to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by extremist or authoritarian politicians The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024
The German Cabinet has approved a plan to make it easier for people to legally change name, gender Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to ease legal changes of name and gender for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023
Germany launches plan to relax rigid family name system Germany’s justice minister has launched plans to relax the country’s strict restrictions on family names — for example, allowing couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their children The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Germany to relax rules around giving double-barrelled names to children The country’s current laws are strict when it comes to naming a child The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Police officer shot during raids in German Reichsbuerger probe A German police officer was shot and wounded during raids on properties across the country linked to investigations into the far-right Reichsbuerger movement which is accused of plotting to overthrow the government, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Reuters · Mar 22, 2023
Germany's governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions Germany’s governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining COVID-19 restrictions should be dropped after one of the country’s top virologists was quoted as saying that the pandemic is over The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
‘Second wave of arrests’ expected after Germany foils far-right coup plot ‘We identified further people where we are not sure yet what their status is in connection with this group’ The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
German police dismantle far-right cell plotting to overthrow state Police in Germany have arrested 25 people suspected of belonging to a far-right "terror cell" plotting to overthrow the government and attack parliament, in a series of nationwide raids. Radio France Internationale · Dec 7, 2022
Blast at Ukraine embassy in Madrid injures staff member; UK imposes fresh sanctions – as it happened Employee at Ukrainian embassy in Spain injured handling a letter; UK targets 22 Russians including deputy PM Denis Manturov The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022
G7 justice ministers agree to coordinate Ukraine war crime probes The Group of Seven wealthy democracies (G7) agreed on Tuesday to set up a network to coordinate investigations into war crimes, as part of a push to prosecute suspected atrocities in Ukraine. Reuters · Nov 29, 2022
Germany to discuss Russian war crimes prosecution with G7 - justice minister The justice ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will focus on ways to prosecute suspected Russian war crimes at their meeting in Berlin later this month, the German justice minister said in a media interview published on Friday. Reuters · Nov 11, 2022
Germany tightens COVID rules for travel during fall, winter German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet has approved legislation that ensures protective measures against the coronavirus pandemic are continued during the fall and winter when more virus cases are expected The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
Reuters · Jun 30, 2022 Germany presents plan to make changing gender easier Germany will cut the red tape required for changing a person's name and gender under a plan presented by the government on Thursday that seeks to abolish a controversial 1980 law regulating the process.
Reuters · May 18, 2022 German cabinet approves Finnish, Swedish NATO request, says minister The German cabinet has approved Finland and Sweden's request to join the NATO defence alliance, German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said on Twitter.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022 Germany’s new government to scrap Nazi-era abortion law Doctors are currently banned from advertising abortion services and offering information online
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022 Germany ending 'untenable' ban on advertising abortions Germany’s justice minister has launched a drive to remove from the country’s criminal code a ban on doctors “advertising” abortion services, a provision that he says is untenable