EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at a meeting of the bloc’s defense ministers in Brussels on May 6. John Thys (Reuters) The European Union has approved the participation of NATO members the United States, Canada, and Norway in a … Read More
(Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP) Police officers stay in front of a building of the Ansaar International association in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, May 5. 2021. The German government on Wednesday banned the Muslim organization. Buildings in 10 German states were raided, … Read More
BERLIN, (BM) – In the event of a military conflict between NATO and Russia, the chances of Germany not supporting NATO are very high, says German publicist Wolfgang Munchau in his article. His comment is the tensions that have arisen in recent … Read More
CSU chairman Markus Söder was long seen as a strong contender to replace Angela Merkel as a conservative chancellor. But after a power struggle with CDU head Armin Laschet, he stepped aside. Markus Söder heads the Christian Social Union Bavarian … Read More
KEY POINTS The race has just become even more complicated, with two rivals contesting the conservative ticket. CDU lawmakers will discuss who that should be on Tuesday and hope to come to a decision this week. But it will be … Read More
Photo(s): Imanuel Marcus Now that Angela Merkel’s amendment to the Infection Protection Act passed the Bundestag and Bundesrat, the ’emergency brake’ will apply starting tomorrow. Counties and cities with Seven Day Incidences below 100 are not affected. Berlin, April 23rd, … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Soeder, said on Sunday that he is willing to run as the conservative bloc’s candidate for German chancellor in a September election, according to senior conservative lawmakers. Germany’s … Read More
The German government has informed Moscow about its concern. Germany expresses concern over Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine / Photo from UNIAN Representative of the German Federal Government Ulrike Demmer has said her country was concerned over the movement of … Read More
In the refugee crisis—as in the coronavirus pandemic—the relationship between German politicians and the nation has been a major cause of failure. At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it seemed as if Germany was coping better than the United Kingdom, … Read More
Germany in the pandemic Even by Angela Merkel’s own tastes, the last act of Germany’s opera-loving chancellor is bursting with high drama. After nearly 16 years astride the political stage, mastering financial and political crises with her left hand while … Read More