Germany updates: Police nab suspected far-right extremists
German authorities have launched multiple raids and arrested five suspected far-right extremists. Meanwhile, a panel of experts is presenting their economic projections for this year and the next. DW has the latest.
The raids took place in the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg and Hesse, say
German authorities said they had launched multiple raids across three states on Wednesday morning and arrested five suspected far-right extremists.
Later today, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt will take questions from lawmakers in the Bundestag. Shortly after taking office earlier this month, Dobrindt ordered tougher border checks at the country’s borders, allowing officials to turn back migrants even if they apply for asylum.
Meanwhile, the influential German Council of Economic Experts released its forecasts for the country’s economy.
The report comes as Germany — Europe’s largest economy — struggles to get out of stagnation, after two years in recession.
The new government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised a blitz of reforms to get the economy back on its feet, from slashing corporate taxes to cutting red tape.
