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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      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