Crime rates in Germany are falling but sexual offenses are significantly on the rise

ByLaura Fleischmann Published on 04/20/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2 Positive reports are rare in connection with police crime statistics. However, Germany’s figures for 2025 indicate a possible turnaround: Registered cases of criminality have fallen by 5.6% compared to 2024, with a total of 5.5 million cases recorded. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The number of suspected offenses recorded has […]

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Almost 43,000 migrants register in first three days of Spain’s regularization amnesty

Migrants in Spain began applying in person to legalize their status on Monday after the European country launched an amnesty that could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners living and working in the country without authorization. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A total of 42,790 people have already submitted online applications to begin the regularization process since it […]

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EU considers freezing Serbia’s €1.5 billion in EU funds amid rule of law scrutiny

Published on 04/20/2026 – 18:45 GMT+2•Updated 6:46 p.m The European Commission is currently evaluating whether to suspend €1.5 billion in EU funding for Serbia due to rule-of-law concerns and contentious judicial reforms introduced by Belgrade in January, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told EU lawmakers on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Kos said she was particularly concerned about […]

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From soldier to developer: How German troops are test building their own drones

During last month’s multinational exercise Grand Quadriga 2026German troops in Seedorf weren’t just training with drones, they were also building them. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Instead of traditional live-fire drills, troops used reconnaissance drones, real-time data links and FPV systems to identify targets and engage them within seconds. FPV (first-person view) drones are unmanned aircraft piloted remotely […]

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