Mindin' the Nation's Business: A Federal-Länder Meeting Unraveled
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Bremerhaven (dpa) - It's going to be a heated week as the interior ministers of the federal government and the states convene for their spring soiree. On the agenda? Electronic ankle bracelets for no-good troublemakers, crushing the creeps who prey on kids, and handling the unruly AfD.
Alexander Dobrindt, the brand-spanking-new Federal Minister of the Interior hailing from the CSU, is getting readied to field some tough questions. For instance, when will the next plane take off - you know, the one whisking away criminals and dodgy Islamists to Afghanistan?
The meetings kick off on Wednesday evening, with issues such as bolstering population protection, civil defense, betting in amateur sports, and New Year's Eve fireworks expected to stir the pot. The states are pushing for more flexibility to set up firecracker ban zones for areas where those noisy rockets cause ruckus. Meanwhile, Bremen's Senator of the Interior, Ulrich Mäurer (SPD), isn't shy about his desire to nix private New Year's Eve fireworks with the help of Berlin.
Let's Ride the Rails Together
A federal-state working group might suggest offering free train rides to federal police officers, even when they ditch the uniform. However, discussions are still swirling on how officers should present themselves during ticket checks during these off-duty trips.
Dealing with AfD - Dodgeball or Dialogue?
While some groups and politicians have been shouting for an AfD ban, it seems the conversation won't be happening at this meeting. The decision on a ban ultimately lies with the Federal Constitutional Court, and a ban could be requested by the federal government, Bundestag, or Bundesrat.
Alexander Dobrindt, the new Interior Minister, has announced that mere AfD membership won't be grounds for dismissing or keeping out of the civil service. Instead, he'll be evaluating the attitude towards extremist ideology on a case-by-case basis.
Deportations on the Horizon?
As for the states requesting more effective travel document procurement for deportees, the federal government has been gearing up to make things happen. Since 2018, a collaborative effort between the Federal Police and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) has been securing travel documents for returns of people without identification documents from 32 countries of origin.
Stay tuned for more updates as the Federal-Länder-Meeting unfolds!
- The meeting between the federal and state interior ministers will discuss various topics, including medical-conditions such as handling the unruly AfD, science-related issues like the use of electronic ankle bracelets, health-and-wellness matters concerning fireworks, politics like the potential ban of the AfD, and crime-and-justice issues like the deportation of certain individuals.
- The federal-state working group is considering offering free train rides to federal police officers, even when they are off duty, but discussions are ongoing about how officers should present themselves during these trips, which could be related to therapies-and-treatments for stress management or general-news stories about transportation policies.
- Alexander Dobrindt, the new Federal Minister of the Interior, has stated that AfD membership will not automatically lead to dismissal from the civil service, but rather, he will evaluate each case based on the individual's attitude toward extremist ideology, a decision that could have implications for politics and general-news coverage.
- The federal government is working on improving travel document procurement for deportees, a move that falls under crime-and-justice and politics, with collaborative efforts between the Federal Police and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) having been in place since 2018.
