Except for being a political move, to ban an EU politician, isn't this a clear violation of Schengen agreement?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement

And in practical terms without actual borders how do they prevent someone from just driving from France, Netherlands into Germany?

How can they know he is not IN GERMANY as they issued this ban?

What are they going to do, open up a concentration camp for non-genocide supporters.

The maturity of German politicians is of anthropological interest.

@aral

treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished

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FFS. People on social can be intensely opinionated - I get that - but this coupling of ignorance and strong opinion is something I was hoping we left at Xitter.

Germany is a powder keg. Berlin in particular.
Free speech is being sacrificed with some regularity to retain peace, much to the benefit of the population.

When people bring Zionism into a debate about a fascist regime warring with a guerilla org, they dumb down what could have been a useful discussion.

@bmi @DIMR_Berlin @Bundesregierung @bundestag @fragdenstaat

Könnt ihr das bestätigen, die Rechtsgrundlage (besonders für den Teil mit den Online-Meetings) und die Begründung nennen?

(Quick try to get confirmation, reasoning and legal basis from our government.)

@andreasdotorg
Is Varoufakis in generally banned, or just from attending the canceled pro-palestinean congress?

The congress was (as expected) closed by police as it - even though it had been warned not - gave Salman Abu Sitta a platform. He has been banned by courts from any political activity in Germany as he has been inciting / calling for hate crime and violence in the past.

Thus the (quite probably temporary and event-specific) "ban" of Yanis simply was to prevent complicity.

thanks, hon, we're mostly OK 😘 (aside from general fear of far right-wing parties taking over in a few states, that is)

So, to put that article into perspective: Varoufakis is DiEM25's most well-known member, so it's a bit surprising to assume they are impartial reporters here.
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It's just revealing the 'democratic' system for what it is: a myth that the ruling elite will merrily override if their interests look like being threatened.

Now, if you'd all like to return to work for the crumbs the elite allow you, whilst they take the cream, that would be just fine, thanks.