Overview
- Magdeburg said it cannot currently authorize the market after the Landesverwaltungsamt’s seven‑page review cited significant deficiencies, labeled the event a potential target, and flagged access protection, security staffing and youth protection.
- The organiser reports it is integrating many recommendations, including adding security personnel and clarifying duties, and continues building while a solution is sought.
- City leaders and the organiser argue concrete anti‑terror measures are a state responsibility, pushing back on full enclosure, entry checks and assuming liability for terror or amok acts.
- Minister‑President Reiner Haseloff arranged a Wednesday crisis meeting with city, police and the state authority to clear technical and legal issues and to pursue a path to a safe opening.
- Officials signal possible legal action if the refusal stands as stallholders warn of severe losses, and the dispute unfolds alongside the trial of the suspect in the December 2024 attack.