German lawmakers on Thursday will vote on new legislation requiring basic utilities and other critical infrastructure bolster their respective security to reduce vulnerabilities to terrorism, accidents, and other emergencies.
The bill’s vote comes amid growing tensions with Russia stoking fears of sabotage attacks and other national security threats.
In a Wednesday press release, the German Bundestag detailed that the draft legislation, known as the “Kritis umbrella law” was passed by the legislative body’s Internal Affairs Committee with the votes of the of the CDU/CSU and SPD coalition factions and the AfD faction, with the Green Party and Left Party abstaining. The draft bill is slated for its final deliberation at the Bundestag plenary on Thursday.
The legislation aims to establish and implement “uniform
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