The German government has denied a media report claiming that the newly elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz had declared a state of national emergency in a bid to ramp up border controls.

A spokesperson for the government cleared the rumours on Thursday, assuring the public that the special Brussels clause, Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, has not been triggered.

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    19 hours ago

    I am wondering whether this is part of some disinformation campaign. There is no verifiable content for the alleged state of emergency, it literally comes out of thin air.

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      14 hours ago

      No need to wonder. Axel Springer SE is nothing but a source for desinformation and agenda pushing (mainly right-wing, pro-US and pro-fossil-fuel actors, including their main shareholder KKR).

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        16 hours ago

        Yeah - we know that the billionaire owner of Springer is giving his “journalists” directions which political party they should push or bash. Everything they do is a campaign