With coronavirus case numbers rising dramatically across the country, Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued an urgent appeal for the people of Germany to do their bit to help contain the pandemic. Merkel: Germany in “very serious phase” of the pandemic … Read More
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit Germany earlier this year, panicked customers flocked to the shops to stock up on toilet paper and pasta, forcing some supermarkets to start rationing supplies. Now, with cases rising and the threat of new … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will deploy up to 15,000 soldiers to reinforce civilian authorities increasingly stretched in their battle against rising numbers of coronavirus infections that have reached the highest level since April, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. The … Read More
Merkel’s Chief of Staff on the Coronavirus. Helge Braun, the head of Angela Merkel’s Chancellery, warns in an interview of a possible exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases. He warns of the risk of long-term economic damage if … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a press conference at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin following a virtual meeting with governors of Germany’s 16 states on Aug. 27, 2020. (Omer Messinger-Pool/Getty Images) As Angela Merkel enters the home stretch of … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s massive spending to shield Europe’s largest economy from the coronavirus shock has pushed overall debt to its highest level on record, data showed on Tuesday. The overall debt from federal government, regional states, municipalities and social … Read More
Local research institute documents 410 incidents in German capital during first half of 2020, more than two a day, including physical attacks, property damage, threats, harmful behavior and anti-Semitic propaganda. Small square brass plates set in the pavement remember Jewish … Read More
Police in Berlin have arrested 300 demonstrators during protests against Germany’s coronavirus restrictions. Some 38,000 people took to the streets in the city for mostly peaceful demonstrations. Later hundreds of protesters, many from the far right, tried to storm the … Read More
More than half of German residents are now skeptical about Chancellor Angela Merkel’s famously optimistic quote regarding the 2015 migrant crisis, a poll published by the Augsburger Allgemeine on Saturday found. Read more: Refugees in Germany: From the boat to the Bundeskunsthalle The survey, carried out … Read More
Due to two glitches, more than 10,000 Germans and residents of other nationalities were waiting for their overdue Corona test results on Friday. Two hundred and fifty of them will never receive their results. In Bavaria, more than 10,000 travelers … Read More