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Bundesregierung, Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz, Tagesschau, ZDFheute, Bundesanwaltschaft, BKA-context en Duitse rechtbankverslaggeving 27 juli 2026 om 13:20

Wir schaffen das?

On August 31, 2015, Wir schaffen das became the phrase with which Angela Merkel, then Chancellor of Germany, summed up her refugee policy morally and administratively. The sentence caused no attacks; History is not that simple. But if August 31, 2015 is taken as the zero date, one thing is striking: the following ten years in German chronologies show a much denser series of Islamist-motivated attacks than the ten years before.

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Europese Commissie, ECB, EUR-Lex, Raad van de EU, DSA-context, AI Act-context, EES/ETIAS, Prüm II, PNR, EHDS, AMLA, DAC7, CESOP en douanevoorstellen 27 juli 2026 om 00:58

Cash, camera, chat and ID

The control society rarely comes up with one big law that states: from today everything will be followed. She is much calmer. First a cash limit against money laundering. Then age verification for children. Then a digital ID wallet for convenience. A digital euro for payment security. Chat scans against abuse. Biometric border gates against illegality. Customs duties against unsafe packages. Each part sounds individually defensible. The question is what the addition does.

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European Commission, EUR-Lex, Save Europe Act, Euronews, The European Conservative, VisaVerge en campagnevideo 24 juli 2026 om 00:09

Save Europe Act rejected: migration criticism or prohibited discrimination according to Brussels?

The European Commission has not approved the Save Europe Act as a European citizens' initiative. Formally, this concerns a legal test: an initiative may not be manifestly contrary to the values ​​of the Union and the EU Charter. Politically the issue is bigger. Because here a harsh migration criticism collides with a Brussels values ​​gate that decides before the signature phase which question citizens can formally submit to the Commission.

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NU.nl, Tagesschau, AP, Reuters, Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda, Euromaidan Press en Voennoe Delo 21 juli 2026 om 23:30

Zelenskyy replaces Syrskyi: military reform or bow to protest pressure?

The personnel change sounds technical: a commander-in-chief gone, a new commander in. But the timing makes it political. A few days earlier, demonstrators in Kyiv and other cities called for Oleksandr Syrskyi's departure.

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Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda, AP, LiveMint, Daily Mail, Forbes, CNBC, CNN, Yahoo, Bao Nghe An en Voennoe Delo 19 juli 2026 om 19:10

Ukrainian protests: only Fedorov, or a breach of trust around the war summit?

Anyone who only reads the short Western headlines might think that Ukrainians are mainly protesting because a popular minister has been fired. That is not untrue, but it is too small. A broader message is reflected in Ukrainian sources and among demonstrators themselves: Fedorov stands for modernization, drones, fast decision-making and trust in innovators; For many critics, Syrskyi stands for old military hierarchy, heavy losses, mobilization pressure and a top that does not listen enough.

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Europese Commissie, EUR-Lex, NOS, Unie van Waterschappen, Europees Parlement en Raad van de EU 18 juli 2026 om 18:45

Water resilience or power over water: does river water shift to Brussels?

Water sounds like nature policy, but it is increasingly becoming security policy. On June 4, 2025, the European Commission presented the European Water Resilience Strategy: a plan to make Europe more resilient to drought, floods, pollution and water shortages. In itself, this is not yet a binding European water distribution law. But that is precisely where the political question begins: when does necessary cooperation over border rivers become a transfer of decision-making power over water?

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Welt am Sonntag, NU.nl, Tagesschau, Deutschlandfunk, MDR, Die Zeit, n-tv, Gesetze im Internet en Grundgesetz 18 juli 2026 om 18:12

Threat as a gateway: does the German security service gain more power through fear?

Germany says the threat is no longer just abstract. Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt warns in German media that plans for attacks against Germany are becoming more visible. But the political core lies in the next step: he wants to give the domestic security service, the Verfassungsschutz, more powers. This makes this not only a safety message, but also a powers message.

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Europees Parlement, Raad van de EU, EUR-Lex, Europese Commissie, EDPS/EDPB, Euronews, CDT, Patrick Breyer en kinderveiligheidsorganisaties 18 juli 2026 om 06:24

The EU-Brussels CREEP: child protection or mass surveillance through the back door?

Chat Control sounds like child protection, but the core question is bigger than that one goal. The European Union is working on rules against online child sexual abuse, but at the same time an infrastructure is being created in which private communications can be scanned, reported and classified. The Brussels CREEP is exactly there: a measure starts with CSAM, but the same technical port can later also be requested for terrorism, hate speech, extremism, disinformation, copyright, prohibited trade or political security labels. That's not proof that any of this will happen tomorrow. It is the power question that must be asked now, before the infrastructure becomes normal.

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EUR-Lex, Europese Commissie, EDRi, epicenter.works, Mozilla, EFF en EHDS-bronnen 12 juli 2026 om 03:36

EU digital ID: voluntary wallet or shortcut to practical coercion

The European digital identity is sold as voluntary, free and privacy-friendly. This is also stated in the legal structure. But the real question is not just what Brussels promises today. The question is what the infrastructure will make possible tomorrow. Voluntary and free sounds reassuring, until access to services, speed, convenience and acceptance slowly become dependent on the same digital key.

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Widersetzen, DGB, Bundestag, Tagesschau, MDR, ZDF, AP, Groenen en Fridays for Future 4 juli 2026 om 19:20

MOZOM analyses: AfD Erfurt protest network, left-wing blockade coalition or democratic resistance?

There was no isolated demonstration surrounding the AfD party day in Erfurt, but a visible protest network. Widersetzen wanted to block entrances, DGB and Zusammenstehen organized large legal demonstrations, parties and youth organizations joined the public, and major media turned the day into a national conflict scene. The question is therefore not only how many people were there, but who was allowed to determine the image of the AfD on that day.

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Financial Times, Britse regering, Europese Raad, Euronews, SWP en Deense Maritieme Autoriteit 4 juli 2026 om 12:35

MOZOM analyses: Russian shadow fleet avoids Channel, safety at sea or economic pressure with military frame?

Russian Channel shadow fleet sounds like a pure security story: suspicious tankers, unclear flags, poor supervision and European navies that intervene. But that's exactly where the framing is. Once economic sanctions enforcement is narrated as protecting Europe from dangerous ships, it becomes much easier for citizens to accept crackdowns on Russian oil as a self-evident security policy.

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Grundgesetz, Versammlungsgesetz, Tagesschau, n-tv, WELT en DIE ZEIT 4 juli 2026 om 11:11

MOZOM analyses: AfD party day Erfurt, right of demonstration or media framing that needs conflict?

AfD party day Erfurt The right to demonstrate is not in itself a complicated sentence: demonstrating is allowed in Germany, even fiercely and visibly. But around the AfD party day the question becomes sharper. When does an explanation of what demonstrators are allowed turn into a media roadmap for confrontation? And when does protest reporting turn into the production of new negative images about the same party?

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Bundeskanzleramt, Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz, Tagesschau, Deutsches Aerzteblatt, WELT en DIW 4 juli 2026 om 09:47

MOZOM analyzes: German doctor's note from the first day of illness, less absenteeism or extra waiting room bureaucracy?

German doctor's certificate on first day of illness sounds like a simple control measure: anyone who is ill must immediately provide proof. But it is precisely that word 'immediately' that makes the measure explosive. Germany wants to tackle absenteeism more stringently in an economic reform package, while GPs warn that the bill could shift to full waiting rooms, extra administration and thousands of unnecessary consultations for short sick reports.

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