Zsolt Balla will be the first of up to ten Jewish chaplains to be appointed. See video here. Germany inaugurated its first military rabbi in a century on Monday in a ceremony at a Leipzig synagogue attended by the country’s … Read More
The socialist Left party has adopted its policy platform for Germany’s September general election. Internationally, it is calling for NATO to be replaced and an end to troop deployments. Among its manifesto commitments, the party advocates an end to all … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron give a joint statement to journalist, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday June 18, 2021. [Axel Schmidt/Pool via AP] German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the President of France, … Read More
The sixth round of talks kicked off with a meeting of remaining parties to the deal – Iran, Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and the European Union – in the basement of a luxury hotel. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Abbas … Read More
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated on Monday that the time had come to remove the veto mechanism in the European Union. He said he believes that the EU should become more effective on the international policy arena and that … Read More
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Mass (file image) The right for individual EU member states to veto decisions must be scrapped, Germany’s foreign minister has declared. Heiko Maas said that the 27-member bloc cannot be hamstrung by single hold-outs. “We can … Read More
A memorial to the genocide of the Herero and Nama (1904-1907) committed by German colonial troops in the Namibian capital Windhoek. The inscription translates: “Your blood nourishes our freedom.” (CNN) More than 100 years after the crimes committed by the … Read More
Germany’s Cologne cathedral is pictured from the banks of the Rhine River Nov. 25, 2020. (Credit: Harald Oppitz/KNA via CNS.) BERLIN — Catholics around the world have their eyes on Germany as it works for change through its “Synodal Path,” … Read More
BERLIN Germany’s foreign minister is scheduled to travel to Israel and the West Bank for political talks late Wednesday night amid the escalating Gaza conflict. “I am planning to travel to Israel for talks in Jerusalem and Ramallah later tonight,” … Read More
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