Poland’s new checks at the German border, launched in an attempt to target “illegal smuggling,” were being watched closely on Monday as German representatives warned of disruptions to cross-border traffic and free movement.
By Marek Majewsky and Doris Pundy, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany could receive billions in European Union climate funding later than planned after it missed a deadline for accessing funding worth €5.3 billion ($6.2 billion). The government in Berlin had until Monday to submit a proposal to the European Commission for the newly set…
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday passed a motion calling for preparations to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), as the party faithful convened in Berlin for the close of its three-day national conference.
Mirra Andreeva staged a determined comeback to defeat Clara Tauson and reach the quarter-finals of the Bad Homburg Open on Wednesday, ending a two-year wait for a win on grass.
Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov, has broken the Internet yet again, saying he is splitting his fortune estimated at $17.1 billion, between his 106 children.
Taylor Fritz clinched his fourth ATP Tour title on grass and ninth overall with a win on Sunday at the Stuttgart Open against home favourite Alexander Zverev.
German officials confirmed the first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Saturday, adding to the list of states where the virus has been identified.
PARIS (CONVERSEER) – A replica of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has been kidnapped in Paris, the nation’s capital. Converseer reports that the wax replica was kidnapped by climate activists from the Grevin Museum on Tuesday. According to reports, the group Greenpeace blasted Macron, saying he “does not deserve to be exhibited in this…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than one in five women in Germany experienced sexual violence as children, a study reported on Monday. The extent of the offences is “alarmingly high,” said Harald Dressing, a psychiatrist who authored the study for the Central Institute of Mental Health. Around 20.6% of women aged 18 to 59 are…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The German robotics and automation industry expects its turnover to slump by 10% to €14.5 billion (about $16.5 billion) in the current year. “The growth outlook for all sub-sectors is currently gloomy until the end of the year,” said Dietmar Ley from Germany’s Robotics and Automation Association (VDMA) on Monday. US tariffs…
