Is the federal government calling the mediation committee to save the blocked part of the “security package”? It’s about powers for the security authorities. The Union wants more.
The federal government has not yet decided whether it will appeal to the mediation committee about the part of its so-called security package that was overturned in the Bundesrat. “The federal government has an interest in ensuring that this cabinet decision that has been made becomes law and is implemented and can be applied as quickly as possible,” said deputy government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann in Berlin.
The government said internal coordination was still ongoing on how the traffic light government would now deal with the rejection in the Federal Council and the associated demands of the state governments led by the Union.
The Bundestag approved the package, the Bundesrat rejected parts
The Bundestag approved the “security package” approved by the SPD, Greens and FDP after the knife attack in Solingen last week after a controversial debate. On Friday, however, the Federal Council stopped the part that concerns plans for the security authorities to compare biometric data on the Internet.
Searching for faces and voices using an automated application should only be permitted if the President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) or his representative has this approved by a court. If there was imminent danger, the BKA boss or one of the three deputies themselves would have had to make the order for a maximum of three days.
Union makes demands
Union politicians spoke out in favor of more extensive powers for the security authorities and, in this context, renewed their call for a new, legally harmless form of obligation to store IP addresses.
The Bundestag and the Federal Government can appeal to the Mediation Committee regarding the failed “Law to Improve Counter-Terrorism”. The committee is made up of representatives from the Bundestag and Bundesrat and can look for solutions in such cases.
The state chamber passed a second law with regulations on benefits for asylum seekers and knife bans on Friday.
Source: Stern
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