Source link The uncertainty over fund allocations has aggravated Berlin’s budget crisis, with the potential to harm GDP Germany will face an economic downturn if the government fails to replenish funds designated for financing green initiatives, Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck stated on Monday. The warning comes as Germany’s ruling coalition unveiled a […]
Source link Aid to Ukraine is leaving the Bundeswehr under-equipped and unable to refill supplies fast enough The German armed forces, left under-funded and under-equipped in both personnel and ammunition stocks, would last a matter of two days in the event of a war, MP Dr Johann Wadephul has warned, explaining that arms that would’ve […]
Source link The EU and NATO will continue to back Ukraine as it is “geopolitically critical” to their own interest, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. Speaking at the Green Party Conference in Karlsruhe on Saturday, Baerbock asserted that the European Union must accept Kiev, as it can no longer afford any gray areas […]
Source link Knauf has been blacklisted by the Ukrainian government for paying taxes in Russia Ukraine has labelled German building materials giant Knauf a “sponsor of war” for paying taxes in Russia. The designation was announced on Thursday by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), which operates the blacklist. Kiev regularly attempts to shame […]
Source link Washington and Berlin should reject truce calls from the ‘axis of prudence’, an FT-printed opinion piece has said The Western strategy of assisting Ukraine against Russia while hoping to prevent an escalation of the conflict is not working, so the US and Germany should abandon it and expedite Ukraine’s path to NATO, an […]
Source link Intelligence staff in Berlin have reportedly accused Moscow of using impersonators to discredit Western governments German officials have been warned to be on their guard against Russian pranksters when answering phone calls, Bild has claimed. The media outlet cited a memo from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which […]
Source link Germany cannot accept any more anti-Semitic refugees, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union has said Germany should introduce “clear” measures to combat anti-Semitism, the leader of the country’s biggest opposition party, said on Sunday. Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) called on all anti-Israeli activities in Germany to be […]