Tag: Germany

Monday, May 27th 2019 - 03:49 UTC
Germany's anti-Semitism boss advises Jews against wearing kippah

Germany's Federal Anti-Semitism Commissioner Felix Klein said in a newspaper interview published Saturday he would recommend the country's Jews not to wear their traditional skullcap known as kippah “anytime anywhere.”
Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
German government advisor fears another European financial crisis: points to Italy

A senior adviser to the German government fears another European financial crisis could be brewing. Dr. Lars Feld, one of the German Council of Economic Experts, was one of the first last year to warn of a slowdown in Europe's largest economy.
Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
Merkel admits “intense debates” with Macron, but compromises are reached

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and French President Emmanuel Macron have “intense debates” and think differently but can still find compromises, insisting that they are able to drive the European Union forward.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Canada joins France, Germany and Japan at the Alliance for Multilateralism

Canada has formally joined a German-French coalition aimed at saving the international world order from destruction by various world dictators and autocrats — and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 08:26 UTC
Germany's second wealthiest family admits Hitler links and exploiting slave labor under Nazi rule

A German industrial dynasty with big stakes in various international brands has admitted brutality towards slave laborers during Nazi rule. A partner in JAB Holding, Peter Harf, said the Reimann family was shocked by links to Nazi abuses, discovered by the Bild am Sonntag newspaper in archives.
Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 06:13 UTC
British Airways flight to Dusseldorf lands in Edinburgh: paperwork error?

British Airways passengers were mistakenly flown to Edinburgh rather than Dusseldorf due to a paperwork error. The pilot of Flight BA3271 took off from London shortly after 7.30am on Monday and followed instructions to fly to the Scottish capital instead of the German city. The destinations are more than 800km apart.
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 10:07 UTC
Angela Merkel to the rescue of an “orderly Brexit”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will fight for an “orderly Brexit” until “the very last hour”. Mrs Merkel said that current events were in a “state of flux”, adding that European Union leaders would try to react to whatever the UK proposed. The UK is due to leave the EU in 10 days' time, with or without a deal.
Monday, March 18th 2019 - 08:39 UTC
Germany's two leading banks considering a merger: government supports

Germany's two biggest lenders, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, will hold formal talks about a merger. The announcement caps months of speculation that the two struggling banks would attempt to combine.
Friday, March 15th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
EU open to granting UK a long extension, but some member countries demand certain conditions

European Council President Donald Tusk has said he will appeal to EU leaders “to be open to a long extension” of the Brexit deadline, if the UK needs to rethink its strategy and get consensus. His intervention came as UK MPs voted to seek a delay of the 29 March deadline to leave the EU. EU leaders meet in Brussels on 21 March and they would have the final say.
Thursday, March 7th 2019 - 05:39 UTC
Venezuelan regime of Maduro expels German ambassador

Venezuela's government expelled the German ambassador on Wednesday as embattled President Nicolas Maduro cracks down on a challenge to his rule. Ambassador Daniel Kriener was expelled two days after he and diplomats from other embassies welcomed home opposition leader Juan Guaido at the Caracas airport.