Source link Methods that will limit cash withdrawals are being rolled out as Berlin attempts to rein in the migrant influx with tougher laws Asylum seekers in Germany will cease receiving cash payments during the course of this year, and will be issued special debit cards instead, the governor of Hesse, Boris Rhein, has announced. […]
Source link The EU’s industrial powerhouse is plagued by falling orders and growing production costs Germany’s automobile industry is in decline and the country needs assistance to salvage it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to the All-Russia Exhibition Center in Moscow on Thursday. “They are now destroying their auto industry. They need […]
Source link The sector recorded a 1.7% drop during the Christmas season alone, official statistics show German retail sales saw a sharp drop in 2023, according to preliminary data released on Wednesday by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In price-adjusted terms, sales in the sector were down 3.3% from 2022 and 3.9% from 2021, a […]
Source link Uniper was nationalized after facing €40 billion in losses due to the halt in Russian gas supplies The German government is preparing to sell part of its 99% stake in the country’s major gas importer Uniper, which was bailed out during the energy crisis in 2022, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar […]
Source link Counterfeit notes worth over €5 million were discovered last year, according to the Bundesbank The number of fake euro banknotes in circulation in Germany increased sharply last year compared to previous years, the country’s central bank revealed this week. Police, retailers, and banks in Germany discovered almost 56,600 counterfeit notes in 2023 with […]
Source link Kiev has asked Berlin to pour funds into its budget instead of spending them on Ukrainians who fled to Germany Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has called on the German government to abandon its policy of supporting Ukrainian refugees on its territory and divert the money flows to Kiev instead. The scheme would make […]
Source link Media outlet claims Germany’s new political force DAVA is an offshoot of the Turkish president’s AKP Justice and Development Party Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘Justice and Development Party’ AKP is to have an affiliated Germany-based organization contesting this June’s election to the European Parliament, Bild has claimed. Last July, the Turkish head […]
Source link The bloc nonetheless needs a Cold War-style deterrence against Moscow, defense minister Boris Pistorius has said There’s currently no threat of Russia attacking NATO or any of the partners of the US-led military bloc, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has suggested. Moscow’s military is now fully occupied with the Ukraine conflict, Pistorius explained, […]
Source link Finance minister stressed that expenses should be fairly split between EU members Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the country can’t keep up Ukraine’s defense capabilities on its own in the long term and that others will need to ramp up their contributions. The issue has come to a head following a halt […]
Source link Moscow has previously dismissed claims that it plans to strike NATO as “complete nonsense” Germany should be ready to respond to a possible Russian attack, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has warned. He said that to prepare for such a scenario, Germany and its NATO allies must commit to strengthening their military capabilities. In […]
Source link Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel has said that she would “let the people decide” whether to remain in the EU Britain was “dead right” to leave the European Union and Germany could end up following suit, Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel has said. Weidel’s right-wing faction has become the […]
Source link Berlin is trying to “go solo” and bypass the EU’s weapons program, Thierry Breton has alleged EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has lashed out at Germany for announcing a plan to arm Ukraine without going through the bloc’s common arms transfer mechanism. Berlin’s effort to bring other countries on board with the plan “hasn’t […]
Source link Robert Habeck has accused the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AFD) of trying to turn the country into an autocratic state The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AFD) party is seeking to emulate the Russian state model, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has claimed, urging the German security services to scrutinize the opposition political force more. […]
Source link The pledge comes amid a halt in US contributions and Kiev’s increasing clamor for arms following its failed counteroffensive Germany will shell out more than €7 billion ($7.6 billion) on military aid for Ukraine this year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. Late last year, Bild reported that Berlin was going to double its […]
Source link Exploring a path that could lead to a conflict with Moscow is part of the “training,” a German Defense Ministry spokesman says The German Defense Ministry has commented on a potential escalation between Russia and NATO after an article in Bild detailed how such a scenario could play out, citing a secret military […]