Tag: Germany

• Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Anti Covid-19 restrictions protestors tried to storm the Reichstag in Berlin

  

  The German government on Sunday slammed the “unacceptable” behaviour of protesters during a mass rally against coronavirus restrictions in which hundreds were arrested and an attempt was made to storm the Reichstag parliament building.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  City of Berlin bans demonstrations this weekend to oppose pandemic measures

  

  The city of Berlin has banned demonstrations planned for this weekend to oppose measures imposed to stem the coronavirus pandemic after organizers of a rally earlier this month failed to ensure marchers wore masks and kept their distance.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Germany floats 11 billion Euros in “green bonds” to fund environmental projects

  

  Germany on Monday announced details of its first “green” bond placing, tapping financial markets to fund environmental projects for the first time. The finance ministry said it would raise up to 11 billion Euros in 2020 to support climate-related projects.

• Monday, August 24th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Despite Merkel’s “serious doubts,” German industry defends the Mercosur-EU agreement

  

  After Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on Friday “considerable doubts” over whether to keep backing the European Union’s (EU) trade deal with the Mercosur due to environmental threats that represent the deforestation in Brazil’s Amazonia, the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) responded defending the agreement that was reached last year.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:14 UTC

  Demonstrations in Berlin and German cities against coronavirus restrictions

  

  Some 45 police officers were injured in a wave of weekend demonstrations in Berlin including protests against coronavirus restrictions, police said as protesters gathered again in smaller numbers on Sunday.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Pope Benedict XVI, “extremely frail” according to German media

  

  Former pope Benedict XVI became seriously ill himself after visiting his sick brother in Germany in June and is “extremely frail”, according to a report in the Monday edition of the German Passauer Neue Presse newspaper.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:18 UTC

  Germany rejects Trump's proposal to invite Putin back to the Group of Seven

  

  Germany has rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G-7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Germany is successfully training dogs capable of identifying people with Covid-19

  

  Dogs with a few days of training are capable of identifying people infected with the coronavirus, according to a study by a German veterinary university.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 07:47 UTC

  Germany introduces strict measures in staff contracting for industrial abattoirs

  

  Germany is introducing a new law compelling meatpackers to employ staff directly in industrial abattoirs rather than sub-contracting to avert further coronavirus outbreaks exacerbated by poor working conditions, a draft law showed on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 11:37 UTC

  Cruise & Maritime Voyages placed into administration in UK; affiliate in Germany faces similar scenario

  

  Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has been placed into administration in the UK, while TransOcean Tours (owned by CMV) is facing the same scenario in Germany. All departures have been cancelled for CMV and TransOcean.