BREAKING: Christmas Markets Get ‘Absolute Protection’ from Closures in Landkreistag Ruling!

BREAKING: Christmas Markets Get 'Absolute Protection' from Closures in Landkreistag Ruling!

The district council does not hold any security guarantees for Christmas markets, even with increased police presence and other measures, in the debate over protection.

“Due to the dangers of knife attacks, the legal preconditions have been significantly tightened, even to general bans” said Achim Brötel, the president of the district council (CDU), to the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland”. There will be a higher presence of police and order forces everywhere, and in Magdeburg, the access points are being controlled and bags are being searched. “However, an absolute security cannot be guaranteed.”

Additionally, Christmas markets and similar events are places of encounter and togetherness, Brötel added. “Therefore, one must proceed with prudence, even in the face of abstract danger, so that they can remain. We need Christmas even more after such terrible events, because it’s about reconciliation.