German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for calm on Saturday as the country faces protests by farmers angry about a plan to cut their fuel subsidies. Farmers have blocked major roads and snarled traffic across the country with their tractors as part of a week of protests against the plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel […]
Net immigration to Germany reached the highest level ever recorded in 2022 in the wake of the war in Ukraine. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees announced in Nuremberg on Wednesday that the figure stood at 1.5 million people, meaning the statistic had more than quadrupled compared to the previous year. According to the […]
Germany is providing Lebanon with a further €15 million ($16.4 million) to enable the army to better ensure security in the south of the country as tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia grow. The more the UN observer mission UNIFIL is supported “in these times, the more we can support the Lebanese army, […]
Germany is providing Lebanon with a further €15 million ($16.4 million) to enable the army to better ensure security in the south of the country as tensions between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah are growing. The more the UN observer mission UNIFIL is supported “in these times, the more we can support the Lebanese […]
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck sees a special role for Berlin in dealing with the Gaza war in view of its close relations with Israel. “Precisely because the Israeli public knows that Germany, that the Federal Government, has made a special promise of protection for Israel, which cannot be relativized, we can also find clear […]
Franz Beckenbauer, who led West Germany to World Cup success as a captain and manager, has died at the age of 78, his family have announced. Nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’ (The Emperor) for his commanding style on the field, Beckenbauer was widely recognised as one of the best players in the game’s history. He won the World […]
The German government has updated the list of military aid provided to Ukraine on Thursday, 4 January. Source: data published on the German government’s website, European Pravda reports Details: According to the report, as part of the new aid package, Ukraine received: an undisclosed amount of ammunition for Leopard 2 A6 tanks; 10 Marder infantry […]
Germany handed over a Skynex air defense system, 10 Marder armored vehicles, ammunition for Leopard tanks, and other aid in its latest delivery to Ukraine, the German government announced on Jan. 4. Kyiv has called for more air defense systems for Ukraine after Russia launched mass air attacks against the country on winter holidays, killing […]
The German state-owned KfW Development Bank will allocate 24.5 million euros ($27.1 million) to restore and improve Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the German embassy in Ukraine announced on Dec. 30. The Ukrainian energy infrastructure is coming under heavy strain as Russian missile and drone attacks intensify, mirroring the strategy Moscow used last winter. Ukraine suffered a […]
The German KfW Development Bank will provide over €24 million for the restoration and improvement of the resilience of energy infrastructure in regions of Ukraine. Source: Embassy of Germany in Ukraine on Twitter (X). Quote: “Germany continues to support the restoration and strengthening of energy infrastructure in Ukrainian regions affected by Russian attacks. Yesterday, Ukrenergo, […]
Each September marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s Nuremberg Laws, whose passage in 1935 stripped Jews of their German citizenship and banned “race-mixing” between Jews and other Germans. Eighty-eight years later, the United States is facing rising antisemitism and white supremacist ideology – including two neo-Nazi demonstrations in Florida in September 2023 alone. The Nuremberg […]
Germany expects the European Union to finalize a deal on a major aid package for Ukraine even without Hungary’s support, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 28, citing German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christian Wagner. Hungary vetoed a EU funding package for Ukraine worth $55 billion at the European Council summit in mid-December. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban […]