Tuesday, November 4, 2025

5 Nov 2025: Germany: 5 Things

 1.  Watched an update on the Bahn (railway) numbers for October....nearly half of all long-haul high-speed trains were 'late' for the month....new record.

2.  Germany's inspector-general for the Army....wants full-up conscription/draft. 

3.  A special police unit has arrested a 22-year-old Syrian guy in Berlin. Suspected of terrorism. Substances suitable for making explosives were apparently found during the search.  

The motive?  Islamist.

4.  2026 rise in public pension?  Near 3.7-percent.

5.  Number of Syrians living  in Germany?  N-TV did a piece....saying statistically...it's in the 971k range.  How many would prefer to stay in Germany?  Unknown.  If I were guessing....from the 30-and-under age group....vast majority who've been here for a decade....have little  desire to leave. 

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