By George Hartley
Dresden heist
Jewellery stolen from the Dresden jewel heist last year was allegedly discovered for sale on the dark web. Investigation firm CGI Group claim they were offered two of the stolen items online for €9m, including the most valuable item, the 49-carat ‘Dresden White’ diamond.
Politics
Merkel and Putin met in Moscow to confirm that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will start operating in the first quarter of 2021. This is despite threats of sanctions from the US government, who fear the project will turn Germany into a ‘hostage of Russia’.
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer’s plans to mandate the use of officially regulated booths for passport photographs were met with protest from photography studios. More here (English) and here (German).
Environment
Tagesschau interviewed veteran Green Party member and founder Hans-Christian Ströbele as the party celebrates its 40th anniversary.
The most recent ARD survey revealed some interesting opinion statistics, including only 27% of Germans viewing the climate crisis as a top political priority. See the FT’s poll tracker here.
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