27 September 2025German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that the country has effectively stopped living in conditions of peace due to the growing number of hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure and networks. Source: Merz during a speech to business representatives at the Schwarz Ecosystem Summit in Berlin, as reported by German newspaper HandelsblattDetails: Merz said that peace in Germany can no longer be spoken of given the increasing number of attacks on data transmission networks and infrastructure. “I assume that probably every second person in this room has at some point faced attacks on their data networks and infrastructure,” he underlined. Background:On 26 September, several drones were spotted over Schleswig-Holstein, a state in northern Germany, prompting a local investigation. At the end of August, Merz stated that Russia is systematically attacking German infrastructure and destabilising large parts of the country.