Sunday, November 19, 2023

Five German News Stories

 1.  WELT piece this AM....German authorities believe that around 190,000 Ukrainian men in draft age....are quietly/secretly in Germany.  Without a visa or support?  Yeah.  

Just a humble feeling, but I doubt if anyone is going to say or do anything about this.  The odds that they end up staying permanently?  Well....there's no evidence for, or against that idea.

2.  Germany played Turkey last night in soccer.....national team event.  Germany lost....3-to-2 to Turkey. Yeah, it has dampen spirits a bit over the new coach.

3.  WELT piece: German government says around 40,000 juvenile migrants are in the country and managed by the authorities (meaning they are in some structured home and supervised).  

4.  Taliban guy arrived in Koln and delivered a speech to local 'guests'.  This AM....Germans trying to figure out how he got into the country.  Occurred Thursday of last week.

No visa?  Well...German authorities say none were issued, and the general perception is that the guy flew into the Netherlands....getting a visa from the Dutch government....for some type of medical conference, and simply drove across the border to do his speech in Koln.

Causing further questions? I'm guessing the Interior Ministry is asking more questions and under some pressure to prevent future episodes like this.

5.  Fulda Goodyear plant (1,000 employees) will close in 2025....been around for over 100 years.  

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