OpinionThe evening's news: The toll debacle catches up with Andreas Scheuer:
A former transport minister must appear in court. A Russian drone reveals the problems ...
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Drone Incursion, Toll Trial, and Brenner ShutdownScheuer faces court over a €300M toll scandal; a Russian drone hit Romania; a Brenner protest triggers major holiday traffic jams.
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- Andreas Scheuer is charged by the Berlin regional court for allegedly feigning memory gaps during the parliamentary toll inquiry.
- A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace on Friday morning and crashed into a residential building in Galați, injuring two people lightly.
- The incident highlights NATO’s eastern flank vulnerabilities to inexpensive drones and the high costs of countermeasures like F-16 missiles.
- A planned demonstration will block the Brenner pass Saturday, causing severe traffic congestion during peak holiday travel between Austria and Italy.
Even for the CSU in Bavaria, it could get uncomfortable when the affair is brought to light in court.— Sven Becker and Gerald Traufetter, Spiegel reporters
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