What is important today
Munich Security Conference begins. Around 40 heads of state, 1,000 journalists, 5,000 police officers: the security conference will become the political center for a weekend. The war in Ukraine is likely to be the most important topic. Representatives from Russia and Iran are not invited, mainly so as not to provide a platform for the propaganda of the two regimes. Go to Article
Verdi begins all-day warning strike at airports. Significant impairments are to be expected in German air traffic this Friday. The union calls for strikes in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover and Dortmund. According to estimates by the airport association ADV, almost 300,000 people are affected by the more than 2,340 flight cancellations. Lufthansa alone had to cancel around 1,300 connections. Go to Article
Biden: Launched balloons were probably on the way for research purposes. The US President admits that the balloons from China were probably not in the air for espionage. “Most likely” they are “tied to private companies, leisure or research institutions” “that study the weather or carry out other scientific research”. He doesn’t want to apologize to China, but is trying to calm the difficult relationship with Beijing. Go to Article
Sabotage acts on the pipelines in the Baltic Sea are difficult to solve. It’s been almost five months since the explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines. Police officers and secret services in three European countries are still investigating. But who is behind it now? About the difficult search for the perpetrators. To the article (SZ Plus)
Europa League: Union works out a draw in Amsterdam. The surprising second in the Bundesliga from Berlin defied AFC Ajax 0-0 in the first leg of the second round and thus kept the chance of reaching the round of 16. The supposed winning goal for Union does not count according to the VAR decision. Go to Article
Former pole vaulter Lobinger died after a long illness. At the age of 50, the former world-class athlete succumbed to severe cancer. Lobinger was diagnosed with leukemia for the first time in March 2017, and a new type of therapy was recently unsuccessful. Go to Article