Tag: illegal
Illegal waste disposal: Berlin wants to increase fines – throwing a cigarette could soon cost 250 euros
Whether dog excrement, cigarettes, coffee cups or bulky waste – carelessly thrown away rubbish is increasingly becoming a problem in Germany’s cities. Berlin is particularly affected; now the Senate wants…
After hype around "Advertising Master": City calls on citizens to report illegal parking – and receives shitstorm
After the big hype surrounding the self-proclaimed “advertising master” Niklas Matthei, the city of Neumünster asked its citizens on social networks to report illegal parking – and promptly received a…
Underground with Illegal Miners: How Zama Zama’s Mine Diamonds
by Marc Goergen and Marco Klehn March 10, 2024, 2:20 p.m The trade in illegally mined materials has grown into a huge shadow economy. “Zama Zamas” search for gold or…
Europe: Illegal trade in cooling gases for heat pumps and air conditioning systems is flourishing – knowledge
“Whenever something is regulated, a black market automatically arises,” says an investigator from Spain’s Seprona, the Guardia Civil’s environmental police. He wants to remain anonymous because his job is to…
Climate crisis: Illegal trade in cooling gases is rampant – knowledge
“Whenever something is regulated, a black market automatically arises,” says an investigator from Spain’s Seprona, the Guardia Civil’s environmental police. He wants to remain anonymous because his job is to…
4,000 violations reported: 18-year-old annoys drivers: amateur law enforcement officer Niclas hunts down illegal parkers all over Germany
Niclas Matthei drives across the country with the Deutschlandticket to catch drivers committing administrative offenses. According to the company’s own information, this worked more than 4,200 times last year. Niclas…
Porsche vice-president had illegal residence in Austria | politics
Bereits zwei Vorstandsjobs bei Porsche spülen Lutz Meschke rund 5,5 Millionen Euro pro Jahr in die Kasse. Nebenbei macht der Top-Manager aber noch reichlich Business im Schatten der Tiroler Alpen.…
German army embarrassed by alleged illegal wiretapping
The German army announced on Saturday March 2 that it was investigating suspicions of illegal wiretapping of exchanges between several of its officers, concerning arms deliveries to Ukraine, broadcast on…
Bavaria: Police break up suspected illegal poker game – Bavaria
The police broke up a suspected illegal poker game in a company in Memmingen. During a raid on Saturday night, officers seized tens of thousands of euros in cash, small…
Oceans: The fight against illegal fishing
Unregistered fishing vessels ruthlessly fish stocks and make high profits; poor coastal states can do little to counter them. So non-governmental organizations step in – but can that be the…