The Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin Oleksii Makeiev hopes that the future German government will put more pressure on firms to give up on business in Russia. If companies are still operating there after three years of Russia’s war in Ukraine, they are helping to finance Moscow’s war effort through taxes, Makeiev told reporters on Monday….
Following the election victory of Germany’s opposition conservatives, calls sounded throughout the republic on Monday urging leaders to get to work and form a government as soon as possible, as Europe’s biggest economy faces a mountain of challenges. The election saw Germany take a big step to the right, with the conservative bloc – made…
The Volkswagen luxury sports car subsidiary Porsche plans to keep its dividend at last year’s level despite higher costs linked to efforts to improve profitability. The German car manufacturer said that, pending final approval from the supervisory board, it would propose maintaining the dividend at approximately the same level at the annual general meeting.For 2023,…
Californian Artificial Intelligence start-up OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced on Thursday that it would open its first office in Germany, located in Munich. Germany is one of the world’s leading countries in terms of AI usage, according to OpenAI.Munich already hosts the German headquarters of US tech giants such as Apple, Microsoft and Intel….
BERLIN – Germany’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals on the North Sea operated at about 65% capacity in 2024, according to the state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal. The floating terminals are located in the northern German cities of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbüttel.Meanwhile, private operator Deutsche ReGas, responsible for two floating terminals on the Baltic Sea, has…
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. “I don’t think it’s right to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court,” Scholz said on Friday between election campaign events in the southwestern German city of Ludwigsburg.It is perfectly…
Germany is very concerned about US tariffs on Mexico and Canada, a government spokeswoman said on Monday. “Many German companies producing for the US market are present in both Mexico and Canada,” said a spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry, days after the US hit its neighbouring countries with 25% tariffs. Any form of tariffs and a trade conflict…
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to hold an event on Friday in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, where two people were killed in a knife attack earlier this week. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to hold an event on Friday in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, where two people were killed…
A female lawyer has accused a married father-of-four of raping her in front of 1,000 livestream viewers after meeting him on a dating app. The woman, 31, reportedly met the 46-year-old, named in German reports as Tim B due to local privacy laws, in May 2022. According to Bild, the defendant often travelled for work. He matched…
Berlin, Germany – The organizers of a protest against Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have criticized the behaviour of the police left-wing politician who says he was knocked unconscious. “The police’s approach was scandalous,” said Mascha Meier, a spokeswoman for the Widersetzen alliance, the organizer of a mass protest against the far-right party…
