The proven sales expert and computer science graduate Sonja Pierer (undated photo) will be the head of Intel Germany. She has been appointed the new managing director of the chip manufacturer in Germany. -/Intel/dpa Sonja Pierer has been appointed new managing director of chipmaker Intel in Germany, the company said in Munich on Friday. Pierer, […]
(Bloomberg) — Germany plans to buy 105 additional Leopard 2 A8 battle tanks as part of the ruling coalition’s multi-billion euro program to modernize the armed forces triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has asked lawmakers to approve the purchase from Franco-German manufacturer KNDS in a […]
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) plunged across Europe last month, fuelled by a sharp drop-off in demand in Germany. Official figures show that sales for new EVs fell by 30pc in Germany last month, which led to a broader fall of 12.5pc across the Continent. It comes a week after Brussels launched a crackdown on […]
BERLIN (AP) — An Iraqi man who is accused of standing by to carry out attacks for the Islamic State group after he arrived in Germany in 2022 has been arrested, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, identified only as Mahmoud A. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested on Wednesday in Esslingen, near Stuttgart […]
BERLIN (AP) — A state-owned Dutch company that is the biggest electricity grid operator in Germany said Thursday that talks on selling its German business to the government in Berlin have been terminated due to the administration’s budget constraints. TenneT, one of four transmission network operators in Germany, announced plans for the talks in February […]
Germany’s Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they […]
Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan teamed up to send Germany into the knockout stage of Euro 2024 with a game to spare after a 2-0 victory over Group A rivals Hungary. Musiala opened the scoring with his second goal of the tournament before the break before Gundogan killed off hopes of a Hungarian fightback on […]
The third mammoth trial linked to the “Reich Citizens” extremist movement in Germany started in the southern city of Munich on Tuesday. The trial concerns a group of suspects linked to Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss, who prosecutors say was a key figure in an alleged conspiracy to overthrow the German government. Some defendants only […]
The third mammoth trial linked to the “Reich Citizens” extremist movement in Germany starts in the southern city of Munich on Tuesday. The trial concerns a group of suspects linked to Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss, whom prosecutors say was a key figure in an alleged conspiracy to overthrow the German government. The Reich Citizens, […]
The third mammoth trial linked to the “Reich Citizens” extremist movement in Germany starts in the southern city of Munich on Tuesday. The trial concerns a group of suspects linked to Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss, whom prosecutors say was a key figure in an alleged conspiracy to overthrow the German government. The Reich Citizens, […]
New cars of the “Dolphin” model from Chinese car manufacturer BYD are in the harbor. Lars Penning/dpa China’s share of purely electric vehicle imports into Germany rose to 40.9% in the first four months of this year, even though the number of such imported vehicles fell by 15.7%, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on […]
Sir Rod Stewart has launched a passionate defence of his support for Ukraine after he was booed at a gig in Germany while showing an image of the Ukraine flag and the country’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The London-born singer, 79, has been outspoken in his support for war-torn country and supported a family of seven […]