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   John Ulrik (ujay68@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 00:53:59 JST John Ulrik

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   • Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
   • Infoseepage

   @Infoseepage @prefec2 @aral The federal administration and the secretary of defence have now made clear that no application/approval will be necessary in times of peace. https://social.bund.de/@Bundesregierung/116369486224365124

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2026 17:20:50 JST Aral Balkan

     Wow, such democracy. Much freedom of movement.

     #germany #eu

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     Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 (prefec2@norden.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2026 21:44:01 JST Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

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     • Aral Balkan

     @ujay68 @aral the law was enacted in January, but the media only started to report it a couple of days ago. No one has read the new law. I doubt that in parliament many have read it. Some claim that it is in violation of EU law, but I am not really sure.

     What we need is a man between 17 and 45 who wants to leave the country for more than 3 months, for example a student.

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     John Ulrik (ujay68@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2026 21:44:03 JST John Ulrik

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral If you asked German men of that age, I’d be surprised if even one in tens of thousands knew this.

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     John Ulrik (ujay68@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2026 22:38:32 JST John Ulrik

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     • Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @prefec2 @aral PS. AFAICT, the regulation says the travel requests have to be granted with no scrutiny applied. So it seems more like a mandatory register of people abroad than a restriction, but still …

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 06-Apr-2026 17:52:30 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Chasalin

     @chasalin Tell that to the BBC.

     https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3nr83xyvo

     Or The Guardian.

     https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/uproar-germany-law-men-up-to-45-military-permission-long-stays-abroad

     But don’t go around accusing people you don’t know of spreading misinformation just because someone criticised your precious nation.

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     Chasalin (chasalin@mastodon.chasalin.nl)'s status on Monday, 06-Apr-2026 17:52:31 JST Chasalin

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral very much freedom of movement.

     Please don't spread misinformation.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 16:40:46 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Askold

     @gonzo_askold Yessir!

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     Askold (gonzo_askold@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 16:40:47 JST Askold

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral

     democracy doesn't say anything about absence of civic duty.

     you want your democracy? be ready to defend it.

     the freedoms you get are only what you can protect, no need to be teenager about it.

     Wow, such a brave man. Much feeling of responsibility.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 16:43:09 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Oliver Vanderb

     @Ollivdb I guess the BBC, The Guardian, and pretty much every other mainstream news outlet got it wrong then.

     Or maybe Oliver did.

     It’s so hard to tell.

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     Oliver Vanderb (ollivdb@nrw.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 16:43:10 JST Oliver Vanderb

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral

     Bullshit. It was always in the law and hasn't changed since 20 years and longer.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 01:28:19 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Infoseepage

     @ujay68 @Infoseepage @prefec2 Good to hear.

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     Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 (prefec2@norden.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 01:30:26 JST Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

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     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @ujay68 @aral backing Israel is off topic here (does not mean that I agree with it). However, the government changed the law from stating that such limits to males only apply to a time of crisis, which was the old text, to the new version requiring this anytime. Now they issued a general allowance. So the law stays and is worse than before, as now they can remove that any time. Also it is a very German solution, making things more complicated instead of fixing them.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 02:16:15 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
     • Infoseepage

     @prefec2 @ujay68 @Infoseepage *sigh* should’ve known

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     Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 (prefec2@norden.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 02:16:16 JST Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

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     • Infoseepage

     @aral @ujay68 @Infoseepage they can revoke this at any time.