Tag: Bundestag
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Bundestag report: Complete withdrawal of benefits for asylum seekers unlawful, but ECJ to decide on cash payments
German courts have repeatedly challenged the withdrawal of benefits from asylum seekers in “Dublin cases”. A new expert report now questions both the former and current rules, while leaving one issue concerning cash payments to the European Court of Justice.…
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Number of refusals has roughly doubled since new German “Military Service Modernisation Act”
Under the Military Service Act, the government in Germany classifies data on refusals as confidential on grounds of “national interest”. It became known nonetheless. The question was posed my a parlamentarian interpellation. Around 3,000 people applied for conscientious objector (CO)…
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For 13 years, 4 German governments have turned a blind eye to the US using Ramstein for its wars of aggression
Three reports commissioned by the Bundestag are unequivocal: the US attacks on Iran violate international law – and by tolerating Ramstein, Germany may be complicit. Britain, France and Spain have banned the US, either partially or for extended periods, from…
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Little-noticed new law now requires German men under 45 to get military clearance before going abroad
Since January 2026, men up to the age of 45 have been required to seek permission from the Bundeswehr before leaving Germany for more than three months – regardless of any conscription status or military contact. A nearly unnoticed amendment…