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Following an Islamist terrorist attack on Berlin's Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade, international media outlets are highlighting an integration crisis in Germany and growing radicalization across Europe. The British 'Times' emphasizes that Germany faces an unusually high danger due to the large number of asylum seekers from the 2010s who remain in an administrative and social gray area, vulnerable to ISIS recruitment. Italy's 'La Repubblica' notes the attack's delicate timing ahead of state elections where the far-right AfD is leading. Denmark's 'Jyllands-Posten' warns that Europe is unsafe, with Hamas relocating activities to the continent. The Netherlands' 'De Telegraaf' asserts that jihadism remains the greatest threat to Europe. The article also criticizes Germany's post-war restrictions on police and intelligence surveillance powers as hindering counterterrorism efforts.
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After the attack on Berlin's CSD, the work of security authorities is under criticism. Data protection and the separation requirement between police and intelligence services hinder the exchange of information. WELT reporter Max Hermes reports.
Following the terrorist attack in Berlin, international media see an integration crisis in Germany and growing radicalization in Europe. The British "Times" emphasizes that Germany is exposed to a particularly high level of danger.
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The CSD attack over the weekend in Berlin is not only occupying the media in Germany. The press worldwide is also looking at the Islamist terrorist attack. WELT provides an overview:
"Times" in Great Britain: Germany Particularly at Risk
"Germany faces the same difficulties as France and Great Britain. (...) In all three countries, the trigger for the resurgence of terrorist activities is the same: the radicalizing effects of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7 and the subsequent war in the Gaza Strip.
However, Germany is exposed to this danger to an unusual degree. This is partly due to the sheer number of asylum seekers the country took in during the 2010s. (...)
The vast majority of them behave peacefully. But a considerable number of young men from the Islamic world ended up in an administrative and social gray area. They did not leave the country again, but also did not integrate, making them vulnerable to recruitment by the terrorist organization ISIS. In light of this, it proves problematic that Germany, as part of its post-war order, severely restricted the surveillance powers of the police and intelligence services."
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"La Repubblica" in Italy: Delicate Timing
"The AfD and (its leader Alice) Weidel condemned the attack from their extremely Islamophobic perspective. But it comes at an extremely delicate time for Germany's fate. First, because some AfD representatives have long preached the need to extend the goal of 'remigration' to migrants with German passports – like Abdul B. – i.e., also to those who 'do not integrate.' Their idea is that millions of people must be expelled from Germany.
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The second reason why the terrorist attack sends chills down the spine is that elections are taking place in three German states this fall: Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Berlin. And the AfD is leading everywhere. For a few days now, it has even been the strongest force in the traditionally 'red' capital, the city of Willy Brandt and Bertolt Brecht, which was ruled by the Social Democrats for decades. A shock."
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"Jyllands-Posten" in Denmark: Europe Is Anything But Safe
"The security situation in Europe is thus once again a nightmare come true. Added to this is the terror that is thwarted by European intelligence services. According to the German Federal Prosecutor, the Iran-backed terrorist movement Hamas was intent in 2025 on carrying out a new attack like the one on October 7 in Europe. A 25-year-old Dane is being charged in Germany in this context for weapons smuggling, Hamas membership, and preparation of a terrorist act. Greece and Cyprus have uncovered a suspected Hamas cell.
Everything indicates that Hamas has long been in the process of relocating its bestial activities to Europe. In other words: Europe is anything but safe. In the front line, Jews and homosexuals are threatened. In the second line, our democracies and liberal freedoms."
"De Telegraaf" in the Netherlands: Jihadism Is the Greatest Danger
"The attack in Berlin shows that the greatest danger for Europe still comes from the jihadist camp. The 21-year-old terrorist Abdul B. is said to..."
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International Media See Integration Crisis in Germany After Berlin CSD Attack