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Montevideo, April 29th 2026 - 02:48 UTC

Tag: Germany

  • Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 09:43 UTC

    German economy in recession: industrial output down 1,5% in June

    The German Economy Ministry warned that high energy prices and interest rates had taken their toll, despite rising demand

    Germany's industrial output fell for a second consecutive month in June, figures published this week show, with a drop of 1.5% far wider than the previous month's slip of 0.1%.

  • Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    Germany's far-right wants to dissolve the EU

    The AfD has long been in favor of Germany leaving the EU

    The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has announced that it will “seek the orderly dissolution of the EU and find in its place a new European economic and interests community, a federation of European nations,” it was reported.

  • Wednesday, June 14th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

    Church abuses in Germany: court orders Cologne Archdiocese to pay victim €300,000

    Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki said he welcomed Tuesday's veredict

    A German regional court on Tuesday ordered the Archdiocese of Cologne to pay €300,000 (roughly US$325,000) in damages to an abuse victim for crimes committed in the 1970s. A far higher sum than Germany's Catholic Church dioceses have paid in voluntary, symbolic compensation payments in the past.

  • Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 16:07 UTC

    Germany recruiting skilled labor, particularly nurses in Brazil

    Heil, travelling in South America for several days with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, signed the declaration together with minister Luiz Marinho in Brasilia

    German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil and Brazilian Labour Minister Luiz Marinho signed a declaration of intent for “fair immigration” to promote the exchange of skilled workers.

  • Monday, May 29th 2023 - 20:31 UTC

    Germany in technical recession, Eurozone expects zero growth

    GDP fell by 0.3% for the quarter when adjusted for price and seasonal effects, according to data from the Federal Statistics Office, Destatis.

    Beware the European Union, Germany has entered technical recession. Germany's economy shrunk slightly in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months, data showed. A preliminary estimate had shown gross domestic product (GPD) stagnating at zero growth in the first quarter — meaning Germany would have narrowly escaped a recession.

  • Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 03:23 UTC

    Germany divided on the idea of a four-day working week on full pay; ex communist landers and Free Democrats skeptical

    Most businesses and organizations that have tested the four-day model have found that it facilitates a better work-life balance and reduces stress among workers.

    Contrary to recent legislation in Chile and in other European countries, a survey found that 55% of people living in Germany do not consider four-day working weeks on full pay desirable, according to the results published on Tuesday. The four-day model, as opposed to the five-day workweek that is customary in most industrialized countries, has been the subject of many trials in recent times.

  • Sunday, April 16th 2023 - 12:49 UTC

    Nuclear energy era comes to an end in Germany

    “The risks linked to nuclear power are definitely not manageable even in a high-tech country like Germany,” Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said

    The era of nuclear reactors came to an end in Germany Saturday after the three last such plants were shut down as the country enters a new energy chapter, facing the challenge of doing without fossil fuels while at the same time managing the gas crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

    How German are British Royals?

    Initially, the British wondered why their queen would choose a provincial German prince, but they soon changed their minds.

    As King Charles III makes on Wednesday his first state visit to Germany, Deutsche Welle, the official news agency, takes a look at the British royals' German roots:

  • Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Charles III and Camilla visit Germany and will address the Bundestag

    Charles and Camilla will travel to Germany on Wednesday. They will stay in Berlin before Charles addresses the German Parliament on Thursday.

    King Charles will make his first foreign visit as monarch on Wednesday, when he and the Queen Consort, Camilla, travel to Germany for a three day visit.. Charles will be the first post-war foreign head of state to receive a ceremonial welcome with full military honors at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, and the first British monarch to address Germany’s federal parliament, the Bundestag.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Lula, a tough nut for German Chancellor Scholz

    “We are very happy that Brazil is back on the world stage. You were missed, Lula,” Scholz stressed

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz bit the dust Monday in Brasilia when President Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva refused to support Ukraine even verbally and rejected the European leader's invitation to join his Climate Club initiative. Furthermore, Lula also turned down a German request to send ammunition to Kyiv.