Tag: Germany

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Germany stunned by the election of a neo-Nazi as head of town council, with votes from democratic parties

  

  The unanimous election of a neo-Nazi politician in Germany as the head of a town council, thanks to votes from rival party members, has sparked outrage among senior political figures.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Extreme right advances in German regional elections deepens ruling coalition division

  

  Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners bled support to the far right in two state elections in eastern Germany on Sunday, dealing a double blow to her already unstable ruling alliance.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Germany asks the Polish people for forgiveness on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II

  

  Germany’s president expressed on Sunday deep remorse for the suffering his nation inflicted on Poland and the rest of Europe during World War II, warning of the dangers of nationalism as world leaders gathered Sunday in the country where the war started at incalculable costs.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Deforestation: Brazil Amazon states want to deal directly with Norway and Germany

  

  Brazilian states containing the country’s Amazon rainforest said they want to negotiate directly with European nations who fund projects to curb deforestation after changes proposed by the federal government led Norway and Germany to suspend donations.

• Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:29 UTC

  Germany will partially suspend funds to protect the Amazon forest

  

  Germany will partially suspend funds sent to Brazil to finance projects aimed at preserving the Amazon forest due to increasing deforestation, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported.

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:13 UTC

  German lawmakers propose higher VAT rate on meat to combat global warming

  

  Green and Social Democrat (SPD) politicians in Germany say the 7% sales tax (VAT) rate on meat should be raised to 19% to help curb global warming and fund animal welfare improvements.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:06 UTC

  Largest cocaine bust in Germany, 4.500 kilos, was shipped from Montevideo

  

  German customs have confiscated a record 4.5 metric tons (5 short tons) of cocaine in a shipping container in Hamburg, with a street value of nearly €1 billion (US$ 1.1 billion). The drugs were discovered two weeks ago during a routine check, resulting in the largest cocaine shipment ever seized in Germany.

• Friday, July 26th 2019 - 10:11 UTC

  Northern Europe literally frying in all time high temperatures; train travelers told to delay trips

  

  Paris on Thursday baked in an all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius as a ferocious heatwave smashed records across northern Europe, sparking concerns about public health and causing new misery for rail travellers.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Expelled German ambassador back in Caracas; Germany continues to recognize Guaidó

  

  Germany's ambassador to Venezuela has returned after being expelled by President Nicolas Maduro's government in March over Berlin's backing of opposition leader Juan Guaido's claim to the presidency, the German embassy said on Monday.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro again criticizes the state agency monitoring the Amazon forest

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro again criticized a state agency that monitors the Amazon, saying on Sunday that its latest report on increased deforestation damages Brazil’s reputation amid what he says is an “environmental psychosis” overseas about environmental protection in South America’s biggest nation.