Tag: Germany

Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 06:43 UTC
“Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, US will not protect us”, claims Merkel

Europe cannot put all of its trust in the U.S. when it comes to protection and should instead “take its destiny into its own hands,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. “It's no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us”.
Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 08:58 UTC
Beijing triggers Marx controversy in Germany with statue donation to his home town of Trier

Chinese gift of a statue of Karl Marx is dividing Germans, as his home town of Trier prepares to unveil it 200 years after his birth. Marx co-wrote the Communist Manifesto, which said that all human history had been based on class struggle. His work remains controversial in Europe but is presented by China as central to its way of governing.
Saturday, April 28th 2018 - 07:44 UTC
The model of Western democracy is broken: unemployment stats questioned

By Gwynne Dyer - If the model is broken, should you try to fix it, or scrap it and get a new one? In questions of technology, increasingly the answer is: scrap it. Computer repair shops are dying out: if your laptop doesn't work, just buy a new one. What applies to consumer technology, however, does not necessarily apply to politics.
Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:51 UTC
Woman power in Germany: the two most important leaders are female

Germany's junior partner in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats (SPD), has elected its first female leader in the party's 154-year history. Former Labour Minister Andrea Nahles was chosen to replace Martin Schulz, who resigned after the SPD's worst result since 1933 in last year's polls.
Monday, March 26th 2018 - 16:36 UTC
Catalan leaders ask for no extradition while Carles Puigdemont faces German justice

Former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont will face German justice this Monday. The case expects a cascade of court procedures that could drag on for weeks and supporters of independence of Catalonia have mobilized on Sunday afternoon in Barcelona, causing dozens of injured demonstrators due to clashes with the police.
Monday, March 19th 2018 - 09:28 UTC
Germany and Argentina champions of international free trade at G20 meeting

Germany and Argentina want to uphold a pledge to keep international trade free at a summit of the world’s 20 largest economies in Buenos Aires this week, the countries’ finance ministers said on Sunday.
Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
German industry want UK in a customs union after Brexit

German firms ideally want the UK to stay in a customs union after Brexit, a powerful German industry group says. BDI said it would prefer a deep form of integration between Britain and the EU after Brexit. It had previously said the integrity of the single market for remaining European Union member states should be a priority.
Saturday, February 24th 2018 - 09:31 UTC
EU leaders agree to spend more on defense and security, and squabble over UK funding losses

EU leaders have agreed to spend more on common defense and security policy in their next long-term budget, said European Council President Donald Tusk. Leaders of 27 states were meeting in Brussels to shape the 2021-27 budget.
Saturday, February 17th 2018 - 09:22 UTC
Merkel “curious” about UK lack of clarity with Brexit; PM May speech in Munich

Angela Merkel has said that she is not “frustrated” by Britain's lack of clarity in Brexit, but is still “curious” about what the UK government actually wants to achieve in negotiations.
Friday, February 16th 2018 - 10:07 UTC
Theresa May flies to Berlin to meet Merkel, ahead of crucial speech on Saturday

Theresa May is due to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she seeks to make progress on negotiating Brexit. The PM will travel on Friday to Berlin for the meeting at the Chancellery. It comes a day ahead of a speech on Saturday in which she is expected to set out the “security partnership” she wants to maintain with the EU.