Europe ‘in most tough and harmful scenario since second world struggle,’ Danish PM warns
Frederiksen additionally says that Europe is “in essentially the most tough and harmful scenario because the second world struggle,” saying it’s worse than throughout the chilly struggle.
“I feel it’s severe. I feel the struggle in Ukraine may be very severe. After I take a look at Europe as we speak, I feel we’re in essentially the most tough and harmful scenario because the finish of the second world struggle – not the chilly struggle.”
Requested about drone incursions, she says that she is usually in favour of taking pictures them down, however caveats it that “it needs to be achieved in the fitting approach.”
And that ends her briefing.
Key occasions
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Germany arrests three men suspected of belonging to Hamas, planning attacks in Germany
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France investigates oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet
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EU informal summit in Copenhagen – in pictures
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Oktoberfest to reopen later today after bomb scare
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Oktoberfest site continues to be searched after security alarm
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‘No membership at all,’ Hungary’s Orbán says as he continues to block Ukraine’s accession talks
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Decision on Oktoberfest’s opening expected this afternoon
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‘We are not machines!’ – workers in Greece protest plans to extend working hours
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Situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘under control’, Russian-installed operator says, after Zelenskyy warning
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France investigating Russia-linked tanker for ‘serious offences’
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Europe will not let Russia ‘sow division and anxiety’, says von der Leyen
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EU working as fast as possible on Ukraine reparation loan, Kallas says
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Finland backs using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine
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EU leaders stress need to cut red tape in business side meeting before Copenhagen summit
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Luxembourg has doubts about EU proposals on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine
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‘Timely meeting’ to agree on how to respond to drone incursions, Latvian PM says
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Europe ‘in most difficult and dangerous situation since second world war,’ Danish PM warns
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We have to leave national perspective behind and unite to take Russia on, Danish PM Frederiksen says
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Oktoberfest site temporarily closed as police investigates explosions in residential flat
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Poland extends border checks with Germany, Lithuania until April 2026
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Copenhagen sees largest security operation since COP15 in 2009 as EU leaders meet amid drone threat
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Gaza flotilla sees approach by patrol vessels, submarine as it nears ‘critical zone’
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Morning opening: Things can only get worse
Germany arrests three males suspected of belonging to Hamas, planning assaults in Germany
Germany arrested three males suspected of being members of Hamas and planning a terrorist assault on Jewish and Israeli website in Germany, the nation’s federal prosecutor stated in a statement.
The boys – two German nationals and the third one described solely as born in Lebanon – have been allegedly concerned “in procuring firearms and ammunition” to conduct “assaults on Israeli and Jewish establishments in Germany.” An AK-47 assault rifle and several other firearms have been discovered with them, the prosecutor stated.
France investigates oil tanker suspected of being a part of Russia’s shadow fleet
Dan Sabbagh
Defence and safety editor
French authorities are investigating an oil tanker that’s topic to sanctions and suspected of being a part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which can have been a launchpad for thriller drone flights that compelled the closure of airports in Denmark final week.
The tanker, often called the Boracay, has used quite a few identities and was one in all 4 Russia-linked vessels within the seas close to Denmark on the time of the drone sightings on 22 and 24 September, which up to now haven’t been absolutely defined.
It was crusing from the Russian oil terminal in Primorsk close to St Petersburg, carrying 750,000 barrels of crude oil, to Vadinar in India, however was intercepted by a French naval vessel on Sunday and diverted in direction of Saint-Nazaire in western France whereas inquiries proceed.
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, stated it “was an excellent factor” that the oil tanker was beneath investigation by the general public prosecutor – whereas the Kremlin stated it had no details about the tanker or the incident when requested.
Stephane Kellenberger, the general public prosector in Brest, in western France stated an investigation was happening after the crew’s “failure to justify the nationality of the vessel” and “refusal to cooperate”.
Boracay, a Benin-flagged tanker, had simply modified its title from Pushpa. Below that title, it was monitored crusing west round Denmark final week, and was cited by naval consultants as one in all a handful of Russia-linked vessels that will have been concerned within the drone incidents.
Copenhagen airport was closed for 4 hours within the night of twenty-two September and Aalborg airport two days later, after drones have been sighted in Danish airspace. None, nevertheless, have been shot down.
EU casual summit in Copenhagen – in photos
The summit in Copenhagen continues behind the closed doorways.
We should always hear from the leaders in simply over an hour – 5.30pm native time, 4.30pm BST – after they participate within the closing press convention.
Oktoberfest to reopen later as we speak after bomb scare
Munich mayor Dieter Reiter has simply confirmed on social media that Oktoberfest will reopen at 5.30pm native time (4.30pm BST) after the sooner bomb scare, as police searches of the positioning didn’t discover something of concern (14:18, 15:23).
Oktoberfest website continues to be searched after safety alarm
The search of the Oktoberfest website continues (14:18), and the ultimate determination might be made later as we speak with no speedy threats recognized up to now, a police spokeperson instructed reporters within the newest replace, in response to Bild and SZ.
‘No membership in any respect,’ Hungary’s Orbán says as he continues to dam Ukraine’s accession talks
Arriving on the Copenhagen summit, the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, stated that Budapest remained against the thought of accepting Ukraine as a member of the European Union.
“The Hungarians wouldn’t wish to belong to the identical integration format, even a army one like Nato, [or] a political financial one like European Union, with the Ukrainians. So my proposal, the Hungarian proposal is to have [a] strategic settlement [with Ukraine], not [a] membership,” he stated.
“Ukraine is a heroic nation. We’ve to help them. No query of that. The query is the shape how we try this. Membership is an excessive amount of,” he stated.
Orbán harassed that it wasn’t his view, however “a call of the Hungarian individuals.”
Repeatedly requested about his opposition, he insisted his view was there ought to be “no membership in any respect.”
“No one is aware of what’s going to occur in 100 years … however as we speak is clearly no, no membership, … [it] would imply, first, that struggle would come into the European Union; second, the cash from European Union would go to Ukraine. Each [would be] dangerous,” he stated.
He additionally dismissed recommendations that the bloc may change its guidelines on opening negotiations with new member states to bypass the Hungarian veto.
“There’s a authorized, strictly settled process methods to do it. We’ve to stay to that. It means unanimous determination,” he harassed.
Orbán additionally defended his earlier feedback, wherein he argued that Ukraine is not a sovereign nation.
He stated:
“They don’t have cash to take care of themselves. We pay the military, we pay the general public paperwork, we pay the pension, we pay all the pieces. If you’re paid [for] by someone else, you’re not a sovereign nation. It’s not an ethical assertion, it’s only a monetary truth.”
The Hungarian PM additionally supplied a bit of recommendation to Denmark over current drone incursions, saying his recommendation can be to “shoot them down.”
Again to Copenhagen, Slovak prime minister Robert Fico is skipping as we speak’s assembly as a consequence of unwell well being, his workplace stated, saying it was associated to an assassination try final 12 months.
Dennik N on-line newspaper reported that Fico had attended a morning authorities session. Fico has cancelled different appearances in current months, Reuters famous.
Determination on Oktoberfest’s opening anticipated this afternoon
A determination on whether or not the Oktoberfest in Munich can safely reopen as we speak is predicted to be taken within the subsequent hour, with native authorities set to carry a press convention at 3pm, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.
After this morning’s explosions and fireplace at a residential tackle (11:21), a badly injured individual believed to be the primary suspect was discovered close by and had since died, AFP reported.
Two different individuals have been additionally injured, and one individual is lacking, SZ stated.
However the investigators have discovered a letter setting out an additional bomb menace in opposition to the Oktoberfest, prompting the authorities to delay the opening of the positioning as we speak.
“Safety sweeps are at the moment underway within the restricted entry areas across the competition grounds,” the police stated, including that each one workers there have been requested to depart the competition grounds.
‘We’re not machines!’ – employees in Greece protest plans to increase working hours
Elsewhere in Europe… 1000’s of employees in Greece have marched to parliament in Athens throughout a one-day normal strike in opposition to a authorities plan to permit employers to increase working hours.
Trains, ferries and taxis got here to a halt whereas lecturers and seafarers joined these protesting a invoice which – in response to Greece’s largest commerce unions – would permit employers to hunt as much as 13 hours of labor a day from their workers in contrast with the present eight.
“We’re right here to say no to a monstrous invoice,” Dimitra, a 24-year-old gross sales assistant who joined the demonstrations in capital Athens instructed Reuters. “Cease it! We’re not machines.”
The draft legislation, which additionally offers employers extra flexibility on short-term hirings and amends guidelines on annual depart within the personal sector, is predicted to be submitted to parliament for approval this month.
The federal government says the deliberate reform is just not compulsory and can apply just for as much as 37 days a 12 months. It says that it gives employees the possibility to get 40% time beyond regulation funds and that it comes following employers and employees’ calls for for a extra versatile labour market.
However unions say it is going to enhance stress on employees in Greece. Public sector employees say the federal government ought to enhance wages as an alternative.
Sweden’s prime minister Ulf Kristersson has backed calls to make use of frozen Russian property in a “extra offensive approach” to help Ukraine.
“I’m very a lot in favour of that,” he stated earlier than a gathering of EU leaders in Denmark. “It’s merely not acceptable to have all these frozen property and regard them as Russian fairness with no probability to make use of them in favour of Ukraine”.
Earlier Kaja Kallas stated the EU is working as fast as possible to succeed in an settlement on utilizing Russian property to finance a reparation mortgage for Ukraine, and there may be support for the plan, nevertheless France, Belgium and Luxembourg are amongst those that have voiced considerations.
