Overview
- Luisa Neubauer said the core safety problem is male violence rather than migration, urging a refocus of the debate.
- An open letter signed by 60 women from culture, science, politics and civil society outlines ten policy demands to protect women.
- The proposals include tougher prosecution of sexualized violence, creating a separate femicide offense, and reforming Paragraph 218 on abortion.
- Asked in Dresden about the letter’s demands, Merz declined to answer and highlighted vocational training as the purpose of his visit.
- Merz’s earlier comments linked cityscape problems to certain migrants and prompted both street protests and polling support, while CDU’s Gitta Connemann criticized the letter for omitting illegal migration and cited No-Go-Areas for women.