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China accounts for nearly one-third of global exports of electronic devices, and Chinese-made devices have already been raising security concerns. Huawei, the Shenzhen-based Chinese telecom company, has for several years been at the centre of an intense technological rivalry between Beijing and Washington, with US officials warning its equipment could be used to spy on behalf of Chinese authorities, allegations that China has denied.

Climate activists have staged protests at several German airports, forcing a temporary halt to flights at some of them in the latest of a string of similar demonstrations

A German federal court has suspended a ban the government imposed last month on a far-right magazine

Germany’s Cabinet has approved legislation that would impose tougher penalties on people who break through airport perimeters

Germany's top security official says the country will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of its 5G networks in two steps starting in 2026

Volkswagen unit MAN Energy Solutions' gas turbine business to a Chinese company on Wednesday, with ministers citing security reasons. The decision comes amid rising trade tensions between the EU and China. Germany's economy ministry can review and stop transactions deemed to have national security implications, and Berlin and the EU are trying to reduce risks from economic ties with Beijing. The planned sale of the German business to Chinese state-owned CSIC Longjiang GH Gas Turbine Co (GHGT) was announced in June 2023 at an undisclosed price, but MAN Energy Solutions said in September the government would take a close look.

Germany has approved Citizenship Law Reforms that are aimed at integration and skilled worker attraction. In a decisive move, German lawmakers voted 382-234 on Friday to approve legislation that relaxes the rules on obtaining citizenship and eliminates restrictions on dual citizenship. The proposal, advocated by center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz's socially liberal coalition, aims to enhance immigrant integration and facilitate the recruitment of skilled workers. Are you immigration ready? Find out Under the new legislation, individuals can qualify for citizenship after residing in Germany for five years, or three years in the case of «special integration accomplishments,» compared to the current requirements of eight or six years. German-born children will automatically acquire citizenship if one parent has been a legal resident for five years, a reduction from the previous eight years. Moreover, the legislation eliminates restrictions on holding dual citizenship, a significant departure from the existing requirement for most individuals from non-European Union countries to renounce their previous nationality upon gaining German citizenship. The government emphasizes that approximately 14% of the population, more than 12 million out of 84.4 million inhabitants, does not possess German citizenship. Of this population, around 5.3 million have lived in Germany for at least a decade. Germany's naturalization rate is reported to be below the European Union average.

Gaza. According to a report by The Telegraph, Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin said to deploy 90,000 police officers and gendarmes across France for security during the celebrations.

New Year's Eve and in the wake of government warnings in recent weeks about the rising threat of Islamist violence. The police said in a statement they would use tracker dogs to check the cathedral after evening mass and then close it off. On Sunday, Christmas Eve, they would carry out a security check on all visitors, and recommended they get to services early.

BERLIN (Reuters) -German police said on Saturday they were heightening security at Cologne Cathedral following indications of an attack planned for New Year's Eve and in the wake of government warnings in recent weeks about the rising threat of Islamist violence.

The German government has drawn up legislation to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers and plans to discuss measures to tackle migration with the opposition as it tries to defuse what has become a major political problem

Germany will increase its police patrols along “smuggling routes” on the border with Poland and the Czech Republic in an effort to prevent more migrants from entering the country

German government officials have held talks with their Polish counterparts asking them to clarify how many visas were issued in an illegal program in which some Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes

By Yara Nardi

Germany plans to ease rules for obtaining its citizenship under legislation approved by the Cabinet

The German government has condemned comments by a Qatar World Cup ambassador who described homosexuality as "damage in the mind" in an interview with German television.

The head of Germany's national cybersecurity agency has been dismissed following reports of possible ties to Russian intelligence.