Increased police presence on Christmas markets after Magdeburg-View

Increased police presence on Christmas markets after Magdeburg-View

Magdeburg, Deutschland - A tragic event shakes Schleswig-Holstein. On December 21, 2024, politicians reacted with horror after the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) expressed his thoughts for the victims and those affected as well as the emergency services who fought for their security. Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (CDU) described the crime as terrible and inhumane. In the sign of mourning, the showmen want to remain silent at the Lübeck Christmas market on Saturday at 3 p.m. to commemorate the victims. The state police have increased its presence at the Christmas markets to ensure security. In Magdeburg, the number of fatalities has risen to four; There are also over 200 injuries after a man had driven into a crowd with a stolen car, such as ndr schleswig-Holstein reported .

. Despite debts of almost six billion US dollars, the construction of a new factory in Dithmarschen will continue. The construction of the work, which is considered a key project for European battery production, shows that the company and politics are sticking to its plans. Northvolt has submitted an application for a renovation procedure under US insolvency law (Chapter 11) at the Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Experts estimate that the debts could be significantly reduced by a so -called "haircut" (debt cut). The demands of the German taxpayers, which were made available in the form of a 600 million euro convertible bond, could decrease up to 100 percent, which could mean for Schleswig-Holstein alone that 300 million euros were lost. According to Tagesschau are urgently looking for new donors, for their expenses of around 30 million US dollar to cover per week.

The difficulties of Northvolt are alarming, especially in view of the aid that the federal government and the state of Schleswig-Holstein want to provide to support the project. This hope of a successful battery factory remains, although the European market for batteries is increasingly dominated by Asian companies. Experts warn that the failure of the company could not only have economic consequences, but also endanger Germany's national security.