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According to SPIEGEL, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has declared the entire AfD a suspected case of right-wing extremism. This means that the agency can also observe the party using intelligence means.

However, in an ongoing legal dispute before the Cologne Administrative Court, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution has committed itself to refrain from intelligence surveillance of members of the federal, state and European parliaments for the time being. The same applies to candidates in the upcoming elections in 2021.

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) is also currently not allowed to disclose its classification as a "suspected case".

The basis for the observation of the entire AfD is a roughly 1000-page report by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Since the beginning of 2019, the office's lawyers and experts on right-wing extremism have compiled a great deal of evidence of suspected violations of the free democratic order.

According to SPIEGEL information, the report is to provide evidence that the AfD violates the guarantee of human dignity and the principle of democracy in the Basic Law. Several hundred speeches and statements by officials at all party levels are to serve as evidence.

Gorillas, a grocery delivery startup that operates its own hyperlocal fulfilment centres and operates in Berlin and Cologne, has raised $44 million in Series A funding round led by hedge fund Coatue.

Founded by Kağan Sümer and Jörg Kattner in May this year, Gorillas delivers groceries within an average of ten minutes. Unlike gig economy models, it employs riders directly. It is emphasising its ability to get fresh groceries, along with other household items, to shoppers at very short notice and at "retail prices".

Tutanota is one of the few email providers that encrypt all incoming emails by default. However, a ruling by the Cologne Regional Court is now forcing the Hanover-based company to install a function with which investigators can monitor individual mailboxes and read emails in plain text.

After a police operation in a Cologne hotel due to fraud, the deployed officers had to find out that the Covid-19 measures had apparently been violated. In addition to the practice of prostitution (prohibited), rooms were probably also rented for tourist purposes (also prohibited). The police called in the public order office and made reports against hotel guests and the operator.

Sevilla are the 2020 UEFA Europa League champions after beating Inter Milan 3:2 in Cologne. The Spanish team celebrate their sixth Europa League title.

Romelu Lukaku scored an early goal for Inter, but Sevilla's Luuk de Jong delivered a comeback with a pair of beautiful headers.

Before the first-half was over Diego Godin equalised for the Serie A side, and the game was decided at the 74th minute with an overhead-kick by Diego Carlos.

Inter Milan is still looking for the first trophy in nine years.

Internazionale reached the UEFA Europa League final after an easy win against Shakhtar Donetsk by 5:0 in Dusseldorf.

Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, both twice, and Danilo D'Ambrosio scored the goals for Internazionale.

Internazionale will play for the Europa League title against Sevilla in the final in Cologne on August 22.

Sevilla have beaten Manchester United 2:1 in Cologne to advance to their fourth UEFA Europa League final in the last seven years. United lost their third semi-final this season.

Bruno Fernandes gave the lead to United with Suso equalizing just before the interval. Luuk de Jong scored the winning goal at 78 minutes.

Sevilla will play for their sixth Europa League title against Inter or Shakhtar Donetsk in the final in Cologne on August 22.

According to a survey by the children's aid organization "Plan" among 1,000 respondents between 16 and 71 years of age, the fear of harassment, threats, and insults is great. Big cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne or Munich stand out here. One in five respondents stated in the survey that they had been the victim of a crime such as insults, threats or harassment. Girls and women feel most unsafe on the open street, followed directly by public transport and parks.

The line-up for the UEFA Europa League semi-finals to be played on August 16 and 17 is complete.

On Sunday, August 16, Sevilla will face Manchester United in Cologne,

Monday, August 17, will have Internazionale versus Shakhtar Donetsk playing in Dusseldorf.

All matches to be played at 19:00 (UTC).

The line-up for the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals to be played on August 10 and 11 is complete.

On Monday, Manchester United will face Copenhagen in Cologne and Internazionale Milano and Bayer Leverkusen will play in Dusseldorf.

Tuesday will have Shakhtar Donetsk against Basel at Arena AufSchalke and Wolves versus Sevilla at MSV Arena.

All matches to be played at 19:00 (UTC).

UEFA announced yesterday several details for the remaining Champions League and Europa League matches. The interrupted rounds of 16 are scheduled to restart on August 5 at unconfirmed locations.

Afterwards, Champions League matches from the quarter-finals up to the final will be played between August 12-23 in Lisbon, while Europa League matches are to be played between August 10-24 at four German cities (Cologne, Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Gelsenkirchen).

Finally, the Women's Champions League will wrap up in the Basque Country region of Spain between August 21-30.