Saturday, May 11, 2024

11 May 2024: 3 German News Stories

 1.  For most who've lived in Germany for a while.....you know of the limited open-situation for stores.  Well....up in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the state has changed the open-Sunday rule, and will be allowing new-tech grocery stores (unmanned) to be open.  Gut feeling?  The other 15 states will follow on this and likely all have such a open-rule by summer of 2025.

2.  Last night....in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania....they had a new 'beach-bar' to open up.  Well...couple of hours into operation....a brawl starts.  What the cops say....about 2,000 people showed up at the pool complex, and various fights started up between teenagers and adults. This went on for three hours apparently.  

Just guessing....fair amount of alcohol probably fits into the story. At one point, the cops say 40 people were brawling.

3.  German Defense Minister (Pistorius) is pressing ahead on some type of 'draft' deal.  I don't see any real support for this within the Bundestag.

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