Strongly held wishes and pixie dust won’t deliver a green utopia. Somehow, Germany, a country where the government is firmly committed to “green” energy, is preparing to fire up coal-burning power plants. The move is even more remarkable given that … Read More
Along with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Mario Draghi, Scholz is making his first trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Follow DW for the latest. —3 European leaders go to Kyiv, expected to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy —10,000 civilians … Read More
BERLIN (AP) — A 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) fund to strengthen the German military cleared its final legislative hurdle on Friday, winning approval from parliament’s upper house. The decision clears the way for the government to move ahead with a … Read More
Hundreds of thousands of migrants entered Germany after former Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the borders in 2015 to refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and beyond. While, in general, a person has to live in Germany for … Read More
Replacement for ageing Sikorskys is part of spending spree after Russia invaded Ukraine. Germany has announced it will buy a fleet of Chinook CH-47 transport helicopters as part of a €100 billion ($107bn) upgrade of its military after Russia invaded … Read More
FRANKFURT, May 26 (Reuters) – Gerhard Schroeder has backed off from taking a top role at Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM), dealing a setback to Germany’s gas lobby as it seeks to keep the energy lifeline from Russia open. The … Read More
The Czech Republic will receive tanks donated by Germany as the country passes its stocks of Soviet weaponry to Ukraine. Meanwhile, a Russian soldier pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. —Turkey blocks NATO accession talks for Finland and Sweden … Read More
BERLIN — The announcement came three days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, and only few German lawmakers had been briefed on what Chancellor Olaf Scholz was about to say: that Germany would infuse its beleaguered military … Read More
Germany’s Cabinet has wrapped two days and talks about the war in Ukraine and its impact on the German economy. The government warned that a planned EU oil embargo could cause supply problems and even higher inflation. A two-day closed-door … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – The sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine will not be lifted until Moscow reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that it was for Ukraine to determine … Read More