Defense minister annegret kramp-karrenbauer (CDU) does not rule out in principle the participation of the german armed forces in a european protection mission for merchant ships in the strait of hormus.

However, she stressed during a visit to the operations command in geltow near potsdam that there is as yet neither a request nor a concrete picture of how such an operation would be designed. Regarding the anti-IS mission in syria and iraq, which is controversial within the coalition, the minister said that the mission is still considered "absolutely necessary" at present. In august, she plans to visit the soldiers involved in the operation.

This will be their first troop visit abroad. Only a few hours after being sworn into office in the bundestag, the CDU chairwoman had already made her first visit to a barracks in germany – to the sergeant-at-arms and non-commissioned officer battalion in celle. On thursday, she flew by helicopter from berlin’s bendlerblock to the operations command just 35 kilometers away at the gates of berlin.

All 14 foreign deployments of the bundeswehr with around 4,000 soldiers are managed from there. From the operations center, the new commander-in-chief of the bundeswehr conferred by video link with the commanders of the german soldiers in erbil in northern iraq, in masar-i-sharif in afghanistan and in gao in mali.

Discussions are currently underway about whether another appointment could be made soon. Great britain has suggested a european military mission in the strait of hormus after a british tanker was detained in the strategically important strait by iranian revolutionary guards. The discussion is still going on. Options range from a pure observation mission to military escorts for the merchant ships.

The USA is planning a separate protection mission, which the europeans deliberately do not want to join. Reason: U.S. President donald trump is pursuing a strategy of maximum pressure in the conflict with iran, while the europeans are focusing on de-escalation and also want to stick to the once-negotiated nuclear agreement with iran – from which the u.S. Has long since pulled out.

The fact that the basic law only permits foreign deployments in a collective security system makes german participation even more difficult. To this end, the european union, the united nations and nato are paying. Whether a loose coalition of states can also be paid is legally disputed.

Kramp-karrenbauer stressed that it was now "primarily a matter of diplomacy and not of concrete military achievements. However, it also said that any inquiry must be answered "from the very concrete situation and weighing all the issues. "We can only talk about it and decide when we know what exactly is planned." It thus rejects a blanket rejection of military participation in a gulf mission.

Kramp-karrenbauer also spoke about the issue in an initial telephone conversation with the new U.S. Secretary of defense mark esper. They then said the U.S. Was aware of the risk of escalation and was interested in negotiation. A concrete participation of germany in a protection mission has not been requested by esper.

For kramp-karrenbauer, the most sensitive ongoing mission is the anti-IS mission, in which 440 german soldiers are participating. Tornado" reconnaissance aircraft and a tanker are stationed in jordan, and military trainers in iraq. After kramp-karrenbauer was sworn in, the acting head of the SPD parliamentary group, rolf mutzenich, made it clear once again that he was against an extension.

Kramp-karrenbauer reacted to this in the mission command by referring to a statement made by aubenminister heiko maas during a visit to iraq in june. The SPD politician had said in baghdad at the time: "in any case, the mandate (…) are still absolutely indispensable at the moment to prevent the IS from building up new structures underground and thus being put in a position to continue to operate."The CDU leader emphasized that she "expressly" agreed with the assessment of the minister.

For years, the IS had controlled large parts of syria and iraq. In march, the last IS bastion of baghus in eastern syria was declared liberated. However, the anti-IS coalition, which includes some 60 countries, believes that thousands of fighters are still in the region and could continue their terror from underground.

In the video link, kramp-karrenbauer asked the soldiers in erbil what they had on their "wish list" for their visit in august. The answer was: "clarity about the mandate"."

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Labour won 55 percent of the vote, while the conservative nationalist party, which has been in power until now, won 43 percent, the public television station TVM reported. Labor loses the nationalist party (PN) after 15 years in power.

At just 39, former european parliament member and labor leadership candidate joseph muscat becomes the mediterranean island’s youngest head of government since the end of british colonial rule in 1964. He will take the oath of office as early as this monday.

Brussels leaders such as EU commission chief jose manuel barroso congratulated the election winner. "Malta may be the smallest nation in the eu, but it is strategically located and enjoys solid economic performance," wrote the president of the european parliament, martin schulz.

The smallest EU country has been largely spared the economic problems in southern europe. Despite the good economic data, however, voters were dissatisfied with the government.

He was surprised by the size of the election win, labor’s leading candidate muscat said on tv. It is a victory that demands humility and places a heavy responsibility on the shoulders of the labor leadership. The new government faces major challenges.

PN chief lawrence gonzi conceded defeat: "the people of malta have decided that we should go into opposition. I accept this decision."He announced his intention to resign as party leader. "I take full responsibility for the defeat.".

In the streets of malta, thousands of labor supporters celebrated the historic election victory on sunday afternoon. In the previous elections in 2008, labor missed the victory by less than 1500 votes. The turnout in the parliamentary election on saturday was 93 percent.

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For almost three months, the 190 employees of meillerghp on kronacher strabe were worried about losing their jobs after the company’s headquarters in schwandorf applied to the amberg district court for a so-called protective shield. It is an attempt to save the company under the rule of the old directors.

But in the meantime it has become clear that in order to bring the specialist for personalized advertising mail out of the red, jobs are not only being cut in schwandorf and bamberg. Meillerghp wants to close the bamberg site altogether. This is what the works council wanted to say at a works meeting in schwandorf a few days ago.

"We have to assume that the relocation in bamberg is a done deal", said jorg radtke, works council member in bamberg and deputy chairman of the general works council, on wednesday. Among employees, the de-recognition is rough. "Motivation is completely in the cellar. I think most people have come to terms with that," says radtke, reports radtke.

He and his works council colleague martin stemplinger were in berne on tuesday. Together with more than 30 other bamberg employees, they protested in front of the headquarters of the swiss postal service. Meillerghp is 35 percent owned by the swiss postal service and 65 percent by the austrian postal service. At the shareholders’ meeting of osterreichische post AG last week in vienna, bambergers also stood in front of the city hall and handed out flyers. "If job cuts in connection with the relocation of bamberg are unavoidable, then at least on socially fair terms", this is the message that was also repeated in berne.

Radtke and stemplinger want to achieve one thing above all else: a social plan should provide equal pay for laid-off employees as in the case of a similar restructuring in bamberg in 2011. They are not satisfied with the two and a half months’ salary provided for in the insolvency proceedings in self-administration. Some of the meillerghp employees have been with the company for more than three decades, and have experienced several restructuring measures. And now it’s all over in bamberg.

As of wednesday, the company was still keeping mum about the restructuring plan. It is expected that today the district court of amberg will confirm the independent administration, said press spokeswoman nadine winkelhaus. On monday meillerghp will disclose the details of the restructuring concept. Then the workforce will probably finally have the sad certainty: the chapter of meillerghp in bamberg is coming to an end.

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Politics needs culture and cultural workers, say yatin shah and irina honig, the green candidates for the state parliament and the district parliament from hammelburg in the election campaign. And for that they have on 31. August bundestag vice president claudia roth invited to langendorf. The grunen of the first hour is not only concerned with artists, but with the culture of democracy. She does this without fear of personal hostility. “You will be gassed together with mutti and all those who are making fun of the german people”, the 63-year-old receives such and similar hate mails and death threats on a daily basis. In an interview with this newspaper, she explains why she is not afraid and why she remembers hans-josef fell from hammelburg so well.

I recently heard a woman say: I like roth because she still has the decency to get upset. Claudia roth: but that”s quite a compliment. And it is true. Unfortunately, there are quite a few reasons to get upset and mobilize at the moment. And it”s about more than electioneering. It”s about our democracy, the cohesion in our society – about what has made us rich and strong.

Almost every day the democracy seems to have to defend itself.

Yes, that is true. When I look at the incident in saxony alone: a TV team from ZDF is mobbed and then prevented from doing its job – by the police. And the saxonian minister-president immediately questions the seriousness of journalists. It is unbelievable that an attempt was made here to prevent journalism and that there is backing from the minister-president.

It’s enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Yes, because we have to be very aware of what distinguishes our society from those that are currently being shaped by all the trumps, putins or erdogans. Because if there is no freedom of opinion and freedom of the press, if our basic law is maltreated like a stone quarry, if we don’t understand that we need this for our freedom, then something very important disappears: our foundation of values that holds us together. Human rights and democratic rights are in free fall. And in our debates, a brutalized language is taking hold that has not only lost respect and objectivity, but also breeds hatred and exclusion. This can be seen, for example, in the asylum dispute that interior minister horst seehofer and minister president markus soder waged against the chancellor. This is also perceived abroad.

How do you know that? I recently spoke with prince said al hussein, who is still the acting commissioner for human rights of the united nations. He asked me, "what the hell is going on in bavaria??"

So it’s not enough that markus soder promised to stop using the word "asylum tourism" no longer to be used? No, because the policy behind the words does not change. By the way, I do not believe that he will reach the majority of the bavarians. These people are much more values-based than the party that still governs the country believes. The receptiveness and solidarity in bavaria has impressed me immensely. Many in this country do not understand why people seeking help are criminalized or discredited. But there are also other tendencies: right-wing and folk ideologists are currently in the ascendant, and we must actively oppose them. But that does not work by copying their slogans, because that only makes us stronger than the original. The CSU has only come up with this fatal strategy. It has thereby unfortunately contributed to the fact that the political culture in bavaria got massive scratches. But the end does not justify every means – not even a state election.

You have been resolutely opposed to racism and xenophobia since before you became vice president of the bundestag, and you have been taking flak for it for years. Now, however, you have become the hate figure of the afd and the new right. They receive daily sexualized fantasies of violence, even threats of murder. How do you deal with it? I have an environment that strengthens and protects me. But: I know that many people in our country are afraid. When a jew is afraid to wear the kippah and a muslim feminist blogger has to think every day whether she can continue to write in the face of racist, sexist and islamophobic hate comments, something is wrong in our country. That’s why it’s extremely important to show solidarity, attitude and face. And I certainly don’t give my fear to these haters.

Is it difficult for you to remain impartial as vice president of the german parliament?? No. In this office, I am partisan, and I am partisan for the order of business of the german parliament.

Which is why you interrupted the unscheduled minute of silence of the afd for the murder victim susanna. Right, because it was a deliberate provocation and willful disregard for the rules of society. But I do not only want to keep order in the debate. I also want to get the house was. For me, the denial of history and the degradation of the high house is something I cannot accept. I do not want the heart chamber of our democracy to be held in contempt. You see in america where it leads when there are attempts to weaken democratic institutions.

Why do they have to look so far? I would remind you of the deported sami A.. A court has forbidden the deportation from germany, nevertheless he was brought to tunisia. The deportation was illegal, as confirmed by the north rhine-westphalia supreme administrative court, because sami A. Torture threatens in tunisia. It’s a good thing that our press uncovered the fact that officials had concealed the time of departure from the court – that’s how the decision came about that sami a. Not being allowed to be deported, arriving too late because the court was not aware of the urgency. This case is about the important principle of the separation of powers and the independent administration of justice without regard to the person. When nwr interior minister herbert reul said, "judges should always have in mind that their decisions are in accordance with the public’s sense of justice.", he put a subjective sense of justice above the rule of law. And against this attack on democracy, i say: wehret den anfangen (resist the beginnings)!

Wehrt den anfangen, um die kultur der demokratie zu schutzen – und dafur braucht es kunstler? We need artists and political culture. And that expresses itself in language, respect and recognition. And we mustn’t think we can fight legal fraud by copying it. We need the offensive confrontation with the afd, we need to show what it stands for beyond the incitement: for nothing. And we need people with vision like hans josef fell from hammelburg.

You know him? But of course! He was a forward thinker when it came to renewable energies. While the afd still claims that there is no climate change, he started decades ago to make europe and the whole planet fit for the future.

Because he was one of the first to use solar panels? Correct. And because he already knew back then that ecology also goes hand in hand with economy. Many countries have adopted the renewable energies act (EEG). Fell has shown: it is feasible. And I’m sure that in hammelburg, too, he was once dismissed as a green wacko for doing so. But fell has set milestones. That alone makes me look forward to hammelburg.

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