News from Germany, 26th April 2017

A bit earlier this time, because I need to go to bed early ^^

Politics

EU starts lawsuit against Hungary's new academy law.
Source: Berliner Morgenpost

German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen fires Bundeswehr-instructor-boss Major General Walter Spindler after new cases of abused soldiers came up.
Source: Welt

The Polish national-conservative government wants more military schools, where students do their basic training for the military.
Source: N-TV

France allegedly got proof for Syrian Sarin gas attacks.
Source: BBC

The Federal Court of Germany states, that staged traffic controls by the police are legal and any proof for a committed crime is valid.
Source: Zeit

1000 arrests against "Gülenists", that were part of the Turkish police. 9000 more policemen were suspended.
Source: FAZ

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Wi says, a war on the Korean peninsula has to get prevented due to "unbelievable consequences".
Source: Focus

Economy

The state parliament of Rhineland-Palatine made it possible for the airport in Hahn to get sold. It was a financial disaster for the states of Rhineland-Palatine and Hessia until now.
Source: ZDF

Austria files a suit against Airbus-boss Thomas Enders because of fraud.
Source: Handelsblatt

Science

A new milestone in the neonatology: Eight lambs could grow normally in an artificial womb for 28 days.
Source: SZ

Culture

Jonathan Demme (73), director of The Silence of the Lambs died.
Source: ZDF on Twitter

The German Computer Game Award 2017 took place today. I will cover the winners tomorrow.

Peter Smits, founder of the successful German gaming YouTube-channel "Pietsmiet", made clear, that Germans are looking on video games too serious. "Video games should entertain in the first place. They don't have to be pedagogically valuable in the first place".
Source: ZDF

Sports/Football

Borussia Dortmund will be the opponent against Eintracht Frankfurt in the final of the DFB-Cup. They won 3:2 against FC Bayern München.
Source: BVB on Twitter