UAE–Germany Economic Push: In Munich, UAE trade minister Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi and Germany’s economic affairs minister Katherina Reiche co-chaired the 12th UAE-Germany Joint Economic Committee, agreeing practical steps across energy, renewables, AI and advanced tech, industry, logistics, healthcare, finance, education and research, and signing the agreed minutes. Energy Deals: Germany’s RWE and UAE partners Masdar and ADNOC signed cooperation moves on offshore wind auctions and future LNG offtake, while separate coverage frames the broader €40bn UAE investment as a supply-chain and industrial boost. AfD Deportation Rhetoric: AfD leader in Saxony-Anhalt Ulrich Siegmund said “remigration” would be enforced with weapons and later tried to clarify it as police and military equipment—sparking outrage. AfD Legal Fallout: AfD says it will file criminal defamation charges against Chancellor Merz over “ethnic cleansing” remarks tied to the party’s “remigration” slogan. Security Cooperation: Germany and Ukraine agreed on steps to counter Russian hybrid threats, including drone and cyber training and expertise exchanges. Social Inequality Watch: A UN special rapporteur flagged widening inequalities in Germany, urging more support for childcare, women’s refuges, infrastructure and stronger taxation of the wealthy. Politics Abroad, Echoes at Home: Germany–UAE ties also drew domestic backlash over Emirates getting access to a fifth German airport, with airlines and unions calling it a jobs “sell-off.”