The German authorities are conducting raids in the country against the far-right Reich cell, in which a police officer was wounded by a gunshot wound, which left him with minor injuries. Supporters of the movement deny the legitimacy of the German constitution and government and claim that the German Empire "Reich" still exists.
The German authorities are carrying out pursuit operations across the country against members of the far-right " Reich " cell, in which a police officer was wounded on Wednesday by a gunshot wound that left him with minor injuries.
The European newspaper "The Local Germany" stated that the police were searching a house in the western state of Baden-Württemberg, on Wednesday morning, as part of their investigations into the far-right movement when the attack occurred.
In this regard, the German Minister of Justice, Marco Bushmann, published a tweet on his Twitter account, in which he said that "federal prosecutors have ordered the search of 20 properties linked to the movement of Reich citizens."
It is worth noting that the movement's supporters deny the legitimacy of the current German constitution and government of their country, and claim that the German Empire "Reich" of 1871 still exists.
Commenting on the incident where the policeman was shot, Bushmann said that the incident "shows how dangerous the deployment is (...) for the authorities to disarm the citizens of the Reich."
In a related context, federal prosecutors confirmed that a bullet was fired during a search operation in the town of Reutlingen, southwestern Germany, and one person was arrested, according to the German news agency "DBA".
Several German media sources reported that searches took place in 19 buildings in 7 federal states and also in Switzerland as part of the raids on Wednesday morning.
According to Der Spiegel newspaper, 22 properties were searched across Germany, including Berlin and Singen, according to a spokesman for the Hanover-based Interior Ministry.
In December last year, German authorities uncovered an alleged coup plot , during which more than 20 people linked to the extremist Reich movement were arrested.
“This reform is not a luxury.” Macron: The pension reform law must be implemented at the end of the year
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the pension reform law should be implemented by the end of the year, indicating that the law will continue its democratic path, which includes its review by the Constitutional Council in the coming weeks. "This reform is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the country," Macron stressed.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the pension reform law should be implemented by the end of the year, according to local newspaper Le Monde.
Macron said in an interview broadcast on national television that the law, which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64, will continue its democratic path, which includes its review by the Constitutional Council in the coming weeks.
He stressed that it could not be turned into a law unless it was ratified by the parliament.
Macron made it clear that he was convinced of the need to amend the pension system to maintain its financing.
"This reform is not a luxury it is a necessity for the country," he said.
Macron condemned the violence after his decision last week sparked daily protests in French cities, some of which degenerated into scuffles with police, including in Paris.
In the television interview, he said the government aimed to get France back to normal "as soon as possible".
Macron rejected opposition calls to oust Prime Minister Elizabeth Born, who last week enacted Article 49.3 in the National Assembly to pass the reform law.
She retains his trust and confidence in her leadership of this government team.
It must now create a program that "changes things for our citizens in a more real way," he added.
Macron, through his television appearance, is trying to calm the growing street anger after the law to reform the pension system was passed by force in Parliament, after using Article 49.3 of the constitution.
On Thursday, the government passed, with the approval of President Macron, a draft law reforming the retirement age, without referring the final draft to a vote in the National Assembly.
In a speech to Parliament, the Prime Minister announced the adoption of Constitutional Article 49.3, which allows the government to ratify laws without a parliamentary vote.
The government's decision came in the wake of the right-wing Senate's approval, Thursday morning, of the settlement text to reform the pension system, which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64 years, in a session that lasted an hour and 45 minutes.