Source link Massive protests have broken out as Berlin continues to pile cash on Ukraine instead of supporting its own workers Farmers and their tractors started gathering on Monday here in Berlin as well as in cities across all of Germany’s federal states, including Hamburg, Cologne, and Bremen. The culmination, a massive planned protest, is […]
Source link Mass protests are testimony to Berlin’s misguided spending priorities, Dmitry Medvedev has argued German Chancellor Olaf Scholz risks being forced out of office by mass protests, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed. A week-long nationwide strike was launched in the EU’s leading economy on Monday. Farmers in Germany say the government’s decision […]
Source link Protesters have rallied against austerity measures that Berlin introduced last month Farmers all over Germany are rallying for a week of protests against government austerity measures, which they fear may leave the agricultural sector without support and force farms to shut down. Thousands have flocked to Berlin and other major cities to protest […]
Source link The military cannot deal with the drones, which have been hovering over bases for more than a year, Bild reports The German military has been reporting “suspicious” drone sightings over their bases, including facilities used to train Ukrainian troops, the Bild tabloid reported on Sunday. German officials have blamed the incidents on Russia, […]
Source link Budget cutbacks to the EU state’s agricultural sector have sparked fury in the country’s farming community A group of farmers angered by cost-saving plans impacting Germany’s agricultural sector prevented the EU state’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry on Thursday, in a protest that was criticized by both government and opposition figures. Robert […]
Source link A lack of spare parts has left Kiev’s Leopard 2A6 tanks stuck in a repair shop, Green Party politician Sebastian Schafer said Very few of the Leopard 2A6 battle tanks given to Ukraine by Germany remain in service, Green Party lawmaker Sebastian Schafer has stated. Many of these tanks are battle damaged and […]
Source link Police in France and Germany made hundreds of arrests over New Year’s Eve as mobs torched vehicles and shot fireworks at officers. Nevertheless, authorities in both countries described the night as more “peaceful” than last year. Authorities in Berlin deployed 4,500 police officers to the streets of the German capital in anticipation of […]
Source link US Republicans are “distancing” themselves from America’s international “obligations,” The Greens co-chair Omid Nouripour warns The loss of Washington’s military and financial support is likely to be critical for Kiev as America’s allies in Europe would probably not be able to fully compensate for it even if they tried, the co-chair of Germany’s […]
Source link Wolfgang Schaeuble, the former parliament president who also served as finance minister during the euro debt crisis, has died Wolfgang Schaeuble, the former president of the German parliament, has passed away at the age of 81 after a political career spanning more than 50 years. The veteran Christian-Democratic politician, who held several key […]
Source link Mercedes, BMW, and other European carmakers will likely “fade into history” within the next decade, Maksim Oreshkin has warned China is rapidly gaining market capitalization in the global automobile sector, while European carmakers are losing competitiveness, Maksim Oreshkin, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top economic adviser, told Expert magazine in an interview published on […]
Source link The plan to replace coal-fired plants by 2030 is “unrealistic,” lobby chief Siegfried Russwurm has warned Berlin’s plan to phase out coal-fired power plants ahead of schedule is likely to fail, the head of the German industry lobby BDI, Siegfried Russwurm, told reporters on Saturday. He said the federal government lacks a strategy […]
Source link Monika Schnitzer’s call for a “Ukraine surcharge” comes as the German government’s approval ratings hit record lows Berlin should tax citizens’ incomes more in order to strengthen military aid to Ukraine as support for the conflict ebbs elsewhere in the West, Monika Schnitzer, who chairs the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE), told […]
Source link German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s approval rating has fallen off a cliff, with more than two-thirds of the population dissatisfied with the work of his government, a new poll has found. Scholz’s rating has slipped to just 30%, down from 44% in June, with the leader now in 14th place in terms of popularity […]
Source link The EU’s largest economy has struggled amid the continuing recession, economists say Business sentiment in Germany has worsened for the first time since August, with the country likely facing a longer recession contrary to the expectations of analysts, a survey showed this week. The business expectations index in the EU’s largest economy dropped […]
Source link The national train driver union threatens to protest with local farmers starting January 8 as labor talks break down The Union of German Train Drivers (GDL) is set to intensify its industrial action against national rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) after January 8, extending the strike for three to five days. GDL leader […]