Overview
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced a two‑pillar plan that includes more staff for intelligence services and broader digital powers to track left‑wing and radical climate groups.
- The government is pushing a Kritis‑Dachgesetz that would impose binding security concepts and mandatory emergency plans on critical‑infrastructure operators in power, water, and telecoms.
- Federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe have taken over the arson investigation, and authorities regard a claim of responsibility from a 'Vulkangruppe' as authentic.
- Stromnetz Berlin reported that permanent repairs to the damaged installation will take months, with supply currently stabilized using temporary high‑voltage lines.
- Municipal leaders and security officials called for resilience measures, including a national blackout reserve of mobile power units and significant long‑term funding for infrastructure protection.