EU’s plan B – more strategic autonomy
Recent conflict between the US and Germany over troop pullout has become a focus of global opinion.
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Germany must tolerate Donald Trump through 2020
Germans have readily admitted that the country has not spent enough on defence over the past few decades. And it is clear that this is directly linked to German history.
Racism in Germany: A Chinese-US reckoning
I can assure you that the pain of understanding yourself through the gaze of whites is double-edged.
Racism on the rise in Germany
As Black Lives Matter protests persist worldwide and a German study reveals that discrimination against people based on their ethnic origin has increased. The report warns of serious consequences for society.
Punishment for ‘disobedient’ Germany
Can Germany have and pursue its own interests? The answer from Washington seems clear: only with the blessing of the US government.
Germany provides $14.6m technical assistance grant to Cambodia
Germany grants Cambodia $14.6 m to support social development interventions.
Trump is playing election games with US troops in Germany
The US president apparently wants to punish Germany for, in his view, not spending enough on its own defence.
Infantino says player calls for Floyd justice should be ‘applauded’
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that footballers in Germany calling for justice for George Floyd during matches deserve applause rather than sanctions.
DFB explains decision to probe Bundesliga’s US protests
German FA says they were forced to investigate players protested against racism.
German lawmakers call for buying sex to be made permanently illegal
Prominent German politicians have called for brothels to be closed indefinitely, extending their temporary closure because of Coronavirus restrictions.
Merkel on Russian hacking reports: ‘It pains me’
German prosecutors have formally named a suspect with known ties to the “Fancy Bear” hacker group that has worked with Russian intelligence services and also established that Merkel’s own local constituency office data was compromised.
Austria, Germany to reopen border mid-June
VIENNA () – the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the government in Vienna told media on Wednesday.
Germany bite by bite – German comfort food —kale and sausage
If you cannot currently travel to Germany, Germany will just have to come to you: With compliments from the kitchen! This time a specialty from Bremen.
Top German judges to rule on ECB economic support
Germany’s top court will rule on mass bond-buying by the European Central Bank, a tool the Frankfurt institution has deployed like never before to cushion the impact of the Coronavirus.
How the German military is fighting the Coronavirus threat
The morning drills outside the barracks now take place not shoulder-to-shoulder, but spaced-out, with two-metre gaps.
Germany backs Google, Apple on virus app
The German government switched to backing a Coronavirus-tracing app.
Germany reopens some shops as parts of Europe ease virus curbs
Parts of Europe hit hard by the deadly coronavirus pandemic took tentative steps towards resuming normal lives on Monday, with Germany allowing some shops to reopen and Norway restarting nurseries.
Germany’s pandemic lockdown policy gets complicated
Now the country’s leaders have decided it is time to come out of isolation but the contact ban will remain in place until at least May 3.
Germans rally behind Merkel amid Coronavirus crisis
A recent poll shows that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have seen a spike in popularity as Germany battles the Coronavirus pandemic.
German official says US swooped on masks in Bangkok
A Berlin city official accuses Washington of “modern-day piracy” as competition for protective gear against the coronavirus heats up.
Germany is failing in its anti-racism efforts
This year’s motto for the International Weeks Against Racism is: “Show your face – raise your voice.” I am hoping this appeal is aimed squarely at the silent majority.
At least nine killed in Germany shisha bar shootings
At least nine people are killed in shootings targeting shisha bars in Germany.
Germany’s self-destructing political centre
Next year, Germans will go to the polls to replace Merkel. The Greens are marching under the banner of “Never Again!” and attempting to attach the Nazi label to the rival FDP.
German facists planned to attack mosques
Members of a far-right group arrested in Germany as part of a massive counter-terrorism investigation were planning large-scale attacks on mosques.
What exactly awaits CDU and Germany after Angela Merkel?
The dwindling support for Merkel and the departure of Kramp-Karrenbauer as the CDU’s leader does not bode well for political stability in Germany.
Eurozone demand slump hits German industry
– New orders at German industrial firms slid in December, official data showed yesterday, driven entirely by plunging demand from the country’s eurozone neighbours.
Germany to provide $1 million for demining
Germany to provide $1 million in aid to support demining the northwest.
Germany must do more to fight anti-Semitism
Last year, a man attacked a synagogue with an automatic rifle in Halle on the holiest day in Judaism, anti-Semitic jokes are becoming the norm again, and “Jew” has once again become a slur.
Merkel, Erdogan and a Faustian refugee bargain
The opposition in Germany has it easy: It can simply insist that Chancellor Angela Merkel get down to brass tacks with Turkey’s strongman president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Germany takes a step into the world of diplomacy
So how likely are the resolutions made in Berlin to have real success? The international lust for Libyan gas and oil will remain. However, it’s above all in the interest of the Europeans that diplomacy prevails in Libya.
