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Straits Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
German court rules rejection of asylum seekers by border control as unlawful
The German federal police patrols along the German-Polish border area in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo BERLIN - A German administrative court has ruled the rejection of asylum seekers by border control on German territory as unlawful, a court statement said on Monday. The statement cited the instance of three unnamed Somali applicants, two men and one woman, who were turned back and returned to Poland on the grounds that they had sought to enter Germany from a safe country. Monday's ruling could challenge the tougher migration stance by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative-led coalition, which was elected in February promising a crackdown. The interior ministry had no immediate comment. "The rejection of the applicants was unlawful," the Berlin court said in a statement, adding that the asylum application should have been processed by Germany under the European Union's so-called Dublin rules. "However, the applicants could not demand to enter the Federal Republic of Germany beyond the border crossing," it added, saying that the application could be processed at or near the border. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
German court rules rejection of asylum seekers by border control as unlawful
The German federal police patrols along the German-Polish border area in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) - A German administrative court has ruled the rejection of asylum seekers by border control on German territory as unlawful, a court statement said on Monday. The statement cited the instance of three unnamed Somali applicants, two men and one woman, who were turned back and returned to Poland on the grounds that they had sought to enter Germany from a safe country. Monday's ruling could challenge the tougher migration stance by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative-led coalition, which was elected in February promising a crackdown. The interior ministry had no immediate comment. "The rejection of the applicants was unlawful," the Berlin court said in a statement, adding that the asylum application should have been processed by Germany under the European Union's so-called Dublin rules. "However, the applicants could not demand to enter the Federal Republic of Germany beyond the border crossing," it added, saying that the application could be processed at or near the border. (Reporting by Kirsti Knolle; Writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Rachel More)
Reuters
29-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Rising tariffs could curb European power demand, Vattenfall CEO says
The company Logo hangs at the entrance of the combined heat and power plant, Reuter West, owned by Vattenfall GmbH during its final construction phase before being fully operational in Berlin, Germany June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab OSLO, April 29 (Reuters) - Turbulence caused by international trade tariffs could curb growth in energy demand in Europe as companies pause investments in new factories, the CEO of Swedish utility Vattenfall told Reuters on Tuesday. The company, with operations across northern Europe including Britain and Germany, said large industrial clients that are active in global markets were the first to be affected by trade barriers. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here. "I think we see a bit of hesitation when it comes to investments and the next steps, and that could possibly delay the increased (power) demand somewhat," Vattenfall CEO Anna Borg said after the group reported first-quarter earnings. The state-owned company posted an underlying profit before interest and tax of 8.5 billion Swedish crowns ($886.4 million) for January to March, down 21% from 10.7 billion crowns a year earlier. It said underlying earnings last year were boosted by heating and offshore wind asset sales. "Although it's a quarter with a lot of turbulence and uncertainty in the world around us, we are still delivering a stable result if you clear the result for these comparability items," Borg said. For its own investment projects there might be some room for negotiation with suppliers, given that fewer projects are now being built compared to projections made a few years ago, she added. In March, Vattenfall took the final investment decision for the German Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farm projects, which also involved buying back a 49% stake from Germany's BASF ( opens new tab and instead agreeing a long-term supply contract with the chemicals group. "For us, the project is a fundamentally good project in the market where much more fossil-free electricity will be needed for all kinds of industry," Borg said. Vattenfall has no immediate plans to find a new co-investor for the project, she added. ($1 = 9.5896 Swedish crowns) Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by Terje Solsvik and Susan Fenton Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab
