Source link Speaking in Shanghai, Olaf Scholz has said the only prerequisite is that “competition must be fair” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken in favor of opening the European market to Chinese automakers as long as they compete “fairly” with other manufacturers. Scholz arrived in China on Sunday for his second visit to the […]
Source link Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang later this week German Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on his high-profile visit to China on Sunday in an effort to strengthen economic relations between the two nations amid growing tensions between the Western allies and Beijing over a variety […]
Source link Volker Wissing was accused of “frightening people for no reason” with his draconian environmental proposal German Transport Minister Volker Wissing has warned that he may forbid citizens from driving on weekends if reforms aren’t made to a controversial climate law. Even Germany’s Federal Environmental Agency considers such a move “unnecessary” and “frightening.” In […]
Source link The Russian president has ridiculed claims that he plans a Nazi-style conquest of Europe German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, like Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, “will not stop once the war against Ukraine is over.” The German government, meanwhile, continues to arm neo-Nazi units in Ukraine. “Putin […]
Source link Germans should blame Moscow and not Berlin for high energy prices, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published on Friday. He claimed the embargo against Russia was necessary for defending Europe from “imperialism.” Speaking with Die Tageszeitung, Scholz defended his government’s policy of unequivocal support for Ukraine. “It’s about defending Europe’s peace […]
Source link Technician at Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich had reportedly yearned to achieve an “artistic breakthrough” A staff member of a German art museum got sacked after having hung one of his own paintings at the museum, newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reported this week. The 51-year-old man worked as a technician at Munich’s Pinakothek museum […]
Source link Ukraine urgently needs more air defense missiles, but Berlin doesn’t have any to give, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday. Baerbock spoke with reporters after meeting with her Moldovan counterpart, Mihai Popsoi, in Berlin. “Unfortunately, the stocks, especially our own Patriot systems, are now pretty much exhausted,” she said. “Therefore I […]
Source link Berlin has deployed the first soldiers from a promised 4,800-strong force to Lithuania Germany has sent an advance military team to Lithuania as part of plans for a full-strength armor brigade permanently stationed in the Baltic state, which borders Russia. Moscow has described the mission as a threat that requires “special measures” in […]
Source link The Ukrainian president’s failure to keep his election promises has contributed to public disenchantment, Tagesspiegel claims Public support for Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is declining as he is increasingly perceived as an authoritarian ruler, German newspaper Tagesspiegel has claimed. In an article on Saturday, Tagesspiegel reported that approval ratings for Zelensky “have recently […]
Source link The Bavarian chapter of the German Police Union (DPolG) has released a video showing officers without pants to express frustration over a shortage of uniforms. In the clip, which was shared on social media on Monday, two officers have a brief conversation in their patrol car. “So, how long have you been waiting?” […]
Source link At least two major construction firms are taking part in the city’s restoration, ARD claims German enterprises are actively engaged in reconstruction efforts in the city of Mariupol, ARD public broadcaster reported on Wednesday. The Black Sea coastal city in the Donetsk People’s Republic was heavily damaged during a siege in 2022 and […]
Source link GDP is now expected to grow by just 0.1% this year, leading economic think tanks say A group of leading German economic institutes have slashed growth forecasts for the EU’s top economy in 2024 to 0.1% from an earlier projection of 1.3%. In a “Joint Diagnosis” report published on Wednesday, the economic think […]
Source link New Delhi lodges formal protest with Berlin after Germany’s comments on the arrest in India of opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi on Saturday summoned the deputy head of the German Embassy Georg Enzweiler and lodged a strong protest against Berlin over “blatant interference” in India’s internal affairs. The move came a day […]
Source link The struggling German economy will likely end the first quarter of the year in recession, and is not expected to recover for the rest of 2024, the central bank warned in a monthly report published on Monday. According to the forecastthe short-term outlook for German industry is “rather gloomy” due to lingering weakness […]
Source link Military officers should visit schools to build “relaxed” relations with students, Bettina Stark-Watzinger has suggested German children should be made to prepare for war to boost “resilience,” Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger stated on Saturday. She said kids should be taught what to do in the event of conflict and suggested introducing “civil defense” […]