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Mehrere europäische Länder meldeten Cyberangriffe auf Gefrier- und Kühlanlagen in Supermärkten. In Frankreich fand vor drei Wochen ein massiver Angriff statt.
Frankreich hat die iranischen Revolutionsgarden für die Cyberangriffe auf Kühlanlagen in Frankreich verantwortlich gemacht. "Es ist der erste groß angelegte Cyberangriff zu Sabotagezwecken auf dem nationalen Hoheitsgebiet", sagte der französische Außenminister Jean-Noël Barrot. "Ich kann bestätigen, dass die Verantwortung für diesen Angriff bei den Revolutionsgarden der Islamischen Republik Iran liegt", fügte er hinzu.
Zuletzt hatten mehrere europäische Länder Cyberangriffe auf Gefrier- und Kühlanlagen in Supermärkten gemeldet. Neben Schweden, Belgien, Estland, Finnland und Luxemburg gaben auch Italien, Irland, die Niederlande und Portugal Attacken bekannt.
Auch in Deutschland kam es in einzelnen Lebensmittelmärkten zu Störungen. In Frankreich hatte es bereits vor drei Wochen einen massiven Cyberangriff auf Kühlanlagen gegeben.
Union politicians are calling for a change in EU law and an adjustment of German child benefit for almost 300,000 children in other European countries to the local cost of living. Günter Krings and Stephan Mayer criticize the fact that Germany pays half a billion euros across its borders every year. According to “Bild”, payments rose from 103,559 cases in 2011 to 291,292 at the end of 2025.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is calling on all EU states to make a fair contribution to closing a 45 billion euro financing gap for Ukraine. In a letter to EU Council President Antonio Costa, he indirectly threatened to block other financial issues. Bulgaria and Slovakia reject further participation, Hungary and the Czech Republic are considered unsafe.

Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger defended the fuel discount in the ARD Arena, spoke out against a general speed limit on motorways and called the Deutschlandticket still attractive despite the price increase to 66.80 euros from January.

Finance Minister Klingbeil is making the final changes to the 2027 federal budget: The Federal Employment Agency will receive an increased loan of 8.2 billion euros, e-car funding will increase to 1.7 billion euros, and there will be reallocations of around eleven billion euros in the defense budget. The dispute over tax relief remains open.
The Axel Springer Freedom Foundation has honored Rahile Dawut, a Uyghur scientist imprisoned in China, with the Award for Courage. The award ceremony took place on Monday in the German Bundestag as part of the Freedom and Security Women Summit. The prize is endowed with 50,000 euros and is donated by the Postcode Lottery.

In the tagesthemen interview, Friedrich Merz defends the nomination of Ilse Aigner as Federal President and emphasizes its non-partisan acceptance and experience. He also rejects the idea that Germany is just a spectator at the Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi and announces a meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing” in Berlin.