The leaders of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have signed a joint letter calling for the European Union to provide more funding for Ukrainian refugees on their respective territories. “The refugees actually reside predominantly and in large numbers in just a few member states,” the letter says. “Our countries’ capacities are strained: more than […]
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government on Wednesday launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of terrorist acts. Under the law, a single comment on social media could provide grounds for kicking people out. The measure approved by the Cabinet was pledged by Chancellor Olaf Scholz following a knife attack last […]
New data reveals there was a decline last year in the frequency of working from home in Germany, but that remote and hybrid work practices have become firmly entrenched in sectors of Europe’s biggest economy more than four years on from the pandemic. The Federal Statistical Office said on Wednesday that 23.5% of all employed […]
Germany’s Federal Association of Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) said on Tuesday that it documented 4,782 incidents that it deemed anti-Semitic last year – the most ever recorded by the group and an 83% rise over 2022. The association said the sharp rise came amid attacks and hostilities toward Jews in Germany following the […]
Germany is making a further €19 million ($20 million) available for humanitarian aid for the people in the Gaza Strip, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced on Tuesday in Jerusalem. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the World Food Programme are bringing “flour and rice to starving […]
By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Antisemitic incidents in Germany, from graffiti to attempted arson, rose around 83% last year, watchdog RIAS said on Tuesday, surging after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Around half the 4,782 recorded antisemitic incidents were linked with anti-Israel activism, […]
A group that tracks antisemitism in Germany has it recorded an overall increase of more than 80% in incidents last year, with well over half of the total coming after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel in early October. The Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) said it recorded 4,782 antisemitic incidents […]
From left, Daniel Botmann, Managing Director of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Felix Klein, Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Antisemitism, Bianca Loy, Scientific Officer at the Federal Association RIAS e.V., and Benjamin Steinitz, Managing Director of the Federal Association RIAS e.V. (Federal Association of Research and […]
Germany’s CLAIM alliance against Islamophobia recorded 1,926 anti-Muslim incidents during the course of last year, or more than five such incidents per day, according to a report presented by the alliance in Berlin on Monday. The alliance, which is supported by the German Family Affairs Ministry, said the figure was more than double the previous […]
Germany’s CLAIM alliance against Islamophobia recorded 1,926 anti-Muslim incidents during the course of last year, or more than five such incidents per day, according to a report presented by the alliance in Berlin on Monday. The alliance, which is supported by the German Family Affairs Ministry, said the figure was more than double the previous […]
Scotland began their journey home from Germany on Monday afternoon to the accompaniment of a Bavarian band following their exit from Euro 2024. Steve Clarke’s side lost 1-0 to Hungary in Stuttgart on Sunday to leave them bottom of Group A with one point from three matches, following a 5-1 opening game thrashing by host country […]
Germany condemned the way an injured Palestinian was tied to the bonnet of a military vehicle in the northern West Bank city of Jenin over the weekend, calling for “clarification and consequences,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Berlin on Monday. The video clip showing the incident was “difficult to bear,” the spokesman said. The […]