BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The German economy is likely to grow only slightly in the first quarter of the year, the country’s central bank predicted in its monthly report for January on Thursday. Germany narrowly avoided a third consecutive year of recession in 2025, with preliminary figures from the Federal Statistical Office showing gross domestic…
By dpa correspondents DAVOS (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday issued a wake-up call to his European allies, urging them to quickly adjust to the fact that the old world order is “unravelling at breathtaking pace.”Merz addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, only hours after a major U-turn on Greenland…
(DPA, CONVERSEER) – The United States should respect international law and territorial sovereignty, and as such, Greenland’s future should be decided by Greenland and Denmark, German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Sunday. “It is solely for Denmark and Greenland to decide Greenland’s future,” Kingbeil, who also heads the Social Democratic Party (SPD),…
By Thomas Kolbe (CONVERSEER) – As of January 1, imports into the EU are now subject to the comprehensive CO2 certification regime. Brussels is closing existing gaps in its protectionist extraction scheme. At the same time, the European Commission has established another autonomous revenue source. For aficionados of the lean state and free markets, 2025…
(CONVERSEER) – Germany’s ferocious metal war machine Daily Insanity have risen from the ashes with a thunderous return. Their brand new single “Back To The Front” is out now, and marks the band’s first new release since 2022. The new track is fronted by none other than Yakir Shochat, the powerhouse vocalist of Israeli thrash…
BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – The head of Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch, said more than 1,000 suspicious drone flights had been recorded in Germany so far this year up to mid-December. The agency has been compiling a nationwide assessment of suspected cases since the start of the year, drawing on all available data…
FRANKFURT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German cyclist Georg Steinhauser said on Monday that he is feeling better after finally receiving a diagnosis of Lyme disease following a dramatic loss of performance. The 24-year-old won a stage of the Giro d’Italia in 2024 and was tipped for big things. But his 2025 has been dominated by an…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against a man who is accused of being a former guard at a Syrian prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The man is “sufficiently suspected of murder, torture and deprivation of liberty as crimes against humanity,” the authority said in a statement…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German exports to the US declined sharply in the first three quarters of 2025 as a result of significantly increased tariffs, according to an analysis published on Monday. The German Economic Institute (IW) said the automotive, chemical and mechanical engineering sectors were particularly affected. The value of exports to the US…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Only a small minority of German companies are confident about the coming year, despite slightly better economic prospects, according to a survey published on Monday. The Munich-based ifo institute said that just under 15% of companies expect their situation to improve in 2026. A sizeable majority, 59%, do not expect any…
