Dortmund prodigy Moukoko racially abused at Schalke junior game
Borussia Dortmund’s 15-year-old star Youssoufa Moukoko was subjected to threats of violence and racist abuse during a local derby between the two clubs’ junior sides on Sunday.
Tag: Germany
Germany’s DAX 30 mulls adding 10 more firms
Deutsche Boerse proposes adding 10 more companies to DAX 30 index.
German Unity Day
For Germany, 2020 is not an ordinary year: On the 3rd of October 30 years ago, Germany was finally one again, after being divided for more than four decades.
Germany speaks volumes with silence on racist cops
For eight years, 29 police officers had shared pictures of Adolf Hitler and racist jokes in a chat group; they have now been fired.
Confidence and focus are key to China-EU relations
A few days ago, the leaders of China, Germany and the EU successfully held their first ever meeting via video conference.
Germany pledges to support SME sector
Germany to support Cambodia’s SMEs, focusing on agro-industry and food processing.
Merkel should pull Germany from Nord Stream 2
The White House’s arguments have remained roughly the same: Energy dependence on Russia weakens the United States and its allies.
You can do better than this with COVID-19, Berlin
COVID-19 is killing culture. And nowhere is that truer than in Berlin, which usually likes to present itself as the world capital of culture.
Anti-pandemic protesters ‘too cosy with the neo-Nazis’
How could anti-pandemic protesters not understand that by marching alongside neo-Nazis and other nationalists, they’re also legitimising groups that exist to exclude?
‘No ban on protests by Coronavirus deniers’
There were no masks, no physical distancing. Protesters demonstrating on Saturday in Berlin against restrictions put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 deliberately intended a provocation.
Germany’s economy can’t count on fast return
It’s an astounding figure: minus 10.1 percent. Never before in Germany’s postwar history has the country’s economy slumped as sharply as in the second quarter of 2020.
Germany has no Karen, but it has the Alman
The Karen meme is everywhere. We have all seen the videos of white US, middle class or above, self-righteous females who adamantly “want to speak to a manager”, refuse to wear a mask and use their racial privilege to punish Black or brown Americans.
EU’s Plan B – more strategic autonomy
Recent conflict between the US and Germany over troop pullouts has become a focus of global opinion.
Germany needs a supply chain law to protect human rights
Supply chain law, the term contains a complex issue of power, morality, profit, people and the environment – and is a source of disagreement in the German government.
High standards set for data protection by German courts
Data protection is a tricky business: most people are not really interested in what actually happens to their data until they become victims of data abuse.
Germany, Australia back Kingdom’s poor aid scheme
The governments of Australia and Germany, along with the UN Development Programme, this week took the lead in assisting the impoverished families of the Kingdom.
One year in the service of Germany can’t do any harm
The idea that young people do something for their country before embarking on their individual career paths is more valid than ever.
EU’s plan B – more strategic autonomy
Recent conflict between the US and Germany over troop pullout has become a focus of global opinion.
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.
