The German climate group Lezte Generation will try to shut down Berlin indefinitely with a new wave of protests. Spokesperson Carla Hinrichs announced this on Tuesday. The nature and location of the protests are being kept secret, but a first action is planned for Wednesday in the government district of […]
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German Industry Receives Considerably More Orders in December
German factories received considerably more orders in December. This seems to be a new sign that Europe’s largest economy can go unscathed through the winter. The number of orders from German factories was up 3.2 percent compared to the previous month. That was much more than analysts had expected. Substantial […]
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Major Forest Fire in Germany Leads to Evacuations
A forest fire in northeastern Germany has grown to 800 hectares in one day. About two hundred people had to be evacuated because of the fire hazard, and it is expected that hundreds more will have to flee from the fire. The fire started Monday afternoon near the village […]
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Nearly 900,000 Ukrainian Refugees Registered in Germany
Germany has registered more than 890,000 Ukrainian citizens since the Russian attack on Ukraine on February 24. However, it is unclear how many are currently left in Germany. A significant proportion may have travelled to other countries or returned to Ukraine. Ukrainians can travel to Germany and other EU […]
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Volkswagen Offers Russian Employees A Severance Package
The German automaker Volkswagen would offer workers at one of its Russian factories compensation if they left the factory voluntarily. That writes the Russian newspaper Kommersant. According to the newspaper, the offer would in some cases amount to six months’ salary for the approximately 200 employees at the factory […]
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German Police Prevent Massacre at Two Schools
With the arrest of a 16-year-old boy, the police in the German city of Essen say they have prevented attacks on two schools. A heavily armed arrest team lifted the boy from his bed early Thursday morning. He allegedly planned attacks on his own school, the Don-Bosco Gymnasium, and […]
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More German Federal States Want to Criminalize Pro-Russian Z
Several German states want the pro-Russian Z symbol to be punishable. Senator for the state of Berlin, Iris Spranger, told the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel on Monday that the Z symbol in specific contexts equates to the approval of war and aggression. “That would be punishable by law, and […]
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German Chancellor Speaks to Putin About Ukraine in Moscow
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Moscow to discuss Ukraine tensions with President Vladimir Putin. Germany plays a vital role as a mediator in the conflict between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army. Scholz had been in Kyiv the day before to show support and to discuss the threat […]
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Russian Channel RT to German Court Over Broadcasting Ban
The Russian state broadcaster RT will challenge the broadcasting ban for its German-speaking branch in the German court. RT finds the ban illegal and says it has now appealed. Moscow took revenge last week by banning German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW). The German broadcasting authorities imposed the ban because […]
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Germany Calls for Additional Sanctions Against Belarus
Germany supports new EU sanctions against Belarus, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday. The reason for Maas’ statements is the situation at the border between Poland and Belarus. Belarus would deliberately allow migrants to cross the border illegally into Poland, from where they want to travel to Germany […]