BERLIN Political and business leaders in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, on Thursday welcomed a deal to defuse trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, but relief was tempered with caution that details must still be firmed up. At … Read More
Germany’s arms exports do not necessarily contribute to the emergence, escalation, and prolongation of wars and arms races, an expert suggests. [EPA-EFE/JOEL CARRETT] It’s a widespread opinion that German arms exports are to blame for the world’s instability. Expert now have … Read More
Protesters in the southern German city of Munich have denounced the CSU’s hard-line migration policies and urged an “end to the incitement of hate.” The party slammed the rally and what it called “political agitation.” Thousands of people in the Bavarian … Read More
While both governing parties supported the idea, the SPD said that citizenship must be given to new soldiers to avoid the risk of it becoming a mercenary army. Germany’s long-understaffed army has a new plan to boost recruitment: allowing foreigners … Read More
A European Union trade row is brewing between France and Germany whose capitals are divided on what European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker should offer to Donald Trump when they meet at the White House next week. EU news: Germany and … Read More
Germany’s foreign minister says Europe can no longer rely on the US after President Trump labeled the European Union a “foe.” “We can no longer completely rely on the White House,” Heiko Maas told the Funke newspaper group Monday. “To maintain … Read More
A German federal police report says that deportation orders were up 17 percent, but that actual deportations were down 4 percent. Meanwhile, the labor minister argues that some of those being deported shouldn’t be. More than half of the ordered … Read More
President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted a planned natural gas pipeline link between Russia and Germany. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline has split European nations, with some saying it increases Europe’s dependence on Russia and poses national security threats. Germany … Read More
A rescuer pushes a migrant dinghy intercepted in the Strait of Gibraltar, July 11, 2018. | Photo: Reuters As long as Europe continues to operate with a skewed definition of the crisis, it will continue to grow, leading to far … Read More
U.S. Army paratroopers enter a helicopter at the training area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Feb. 10, 2014. (Armin Weigel/European Pressphoto Agency) BERLIN — For more than half a century, the deployment of U.S. troops to Germany appeared to be a mutually … Read More