Germany and France accused Russia of breaking diplomatic protocol after Moscow published their confidential correspondence over Ukraine, in signs of deteriorating ties between the EU and Russia. Russia’s foreign ministry has released a number of diplomatic exchanges in the form… Read More ›
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WSF to sell entire 20% stake in Lufthansa by 2023
On Monday, a German finance agency said, Berlin plans on selling up to a quarter of its 20% stake in Lufthansa over the coming weeks citing positive developments at the bailed-out airline. With the news reaching the market, Lufthansa’s shares… Read More ›
Angela Merkel’s successor Armin Laschet to meet Musk on Tesla’s European Gigafactory
Germany’s conservative candidate who will succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor is scheduled to meet Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk sometime today during a visit to the company’s gigafactory site in Gruenheide near Berlin. “I am glad that Elon Musk has just… Read More ›
Germany aims to ban British travelers from EU citing widespread incidents of COVID-19’s Delta variant in UK
On Monday, a report from The Times said, Germany will attempt to ban British travellers from the European Union regardless of their COVID-19 vaccine status. Given that the Delta variant of the Coronavirus-induced COVID-19 is widespread in Britain, German chancellor… Read More ›
Formats other than EU-Russia summit will be explored: German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Leaders from the European Union failed to agree on a proposal led by France and Germany to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Baltic countries along with Poland opposed the move saying it would send the wrong message…. Read More ›
Germany’s Gruene Liga and Nabu seek injunction against Tesla’s factory permit in Gruenheide Berlin
In a statement lawyers of two environmental groups have submitted an injunction to a German court against provisional factory permits for US electric carmaker Tesla factory in Gruenheide Berlin. The associations Gruene Liga and Nabu have asked the court to… Read More ›
Germany to invests $9.74 billion in large hydrogen projects
On Friday, in a statement, Germany’s Economy and Transport ministries stated, Berlin will invest more than $9.74 billion (8 billion euros) in large scale hydrogen projects, in an effort to scale up hydrogen as an alternative to polluting fossil fuels… Read More ›
Japan’s casual clothing chain Uniqlo to reopen 2 stores in Berlin
According to a spokeswoman from casual clothing chain Uniqlo, the company plans on reopening two of its stores in Berlin sometime this week. With this Uniqlo has become the first company in Europe to resume business following a temporary closure… Read More ›
Pharma industry could be nationalized to localize supply chain: German Economy Minister
On Friday German news magazine Der Spiegel reported German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier as saying, he wants to support pharmaceuticals companies that are dependent for key reagents on imports from Asia in order to rebuild their production sites in Europe…. Read More ›
Boris Johnson’s government aims to end Brexit negotiations by this week: Spectator
It all comes down to whether Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is open for further negotiations. According to a report from the Spectator citing a contact in Downing Street, the British government is preparing to end Brexit negotiations by this… Read More ›