1. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did a talk at DEVOS....said in a straight-forward way....the EU has a problem....."Germany and Europe have wasted incredible potential. We have become the world champion of over-regulation and zero growth."
I doubt if anyone will argue against him.
2. That Gelsenkirchen bank vault robbery (all the private boxes)....has drawn 350 investigators now. But I would remark....probably half of them are interviewing the owners of the bank boxes and the listed contents.
3. Curious Wednesday night ZDF docu-news piece on Ausland Journal show (9:45)....they did a anti-Trump piece.....telling the Minneapolis story. Used a protest-character....William Kelly.
If you asked me on the extent of the whole story....they spent about 20 minutes to tell a 3-hour story....strictly from Kelly's prospective.
So...by Thursday afternoon, oddly enough....Kelly is arrested and charged-up for the church demonstration act from the weekend (which ZDF's folks never detailed on Wed night).
A bit funny, if you follow the Minneapolis spiral....how most Germans think/feel about things, but gas-lit to follow a belief.
4. EU to have a discussion on defense....without the US help....basically replacing NATO.
Healthy discussion from several aspects....but eventually, they will have to discuss budget issues, and admit each having to double their military budget.....while buying Russian natural gas/oil (helping them re-arm).
5. German farmers plan to protest despite the halted Mercosur agreement. They are very much anti-Mercosur.....some aspects hurting CDU-SPD-Green voting trends.
On the Maybrit Illner Show last night...public forum event (live)....guest came up and suggested that the final acceptance of the Mercosur treaty....may be 25 years away, by the time the EU system settles everything.
6. The Bahn (railway folks) say they are now at the point to cut 1,000 management positions.
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