Tag: Germany government
Blinken basks in Biden’s post-Trump Europe glow
PARIS — European leaders may have breathed audible sighs of relief when U.S. President Joe Biden visited them last week to proclaim the Trump...
Last dash: German lawmakers pass climate, crime bills
BERLIN — German lawmakers approved bills setting tougher targets for tackling climate change, new rules on second trials for serious crimes and measures to...
Merkel: Europe ‘on thin ice’ amid delta virus variant rise
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe is “on thin ice” in its battle against the coronavirus, as the highly contagious...
US, Germany confront rising antisemitism, Holocaust denial
BERLIN — The United States and Germany launched a new initiative Thursday to stem an alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial around the...
Hungary’s PM uses soccer to push vision of right-wing Europe
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has long used soccer to advance his right-wing politics, and now widespread international criticism of...
German Cabinet OKs 2022 budget plan with more new debt
BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved plans for a 2022 budget that foresee an increase in new debt as spending on health and...
Germany hosts conference to push for progress in Libya
BERLIN — Germany and the United Nations are bringing together representatives of Libya with powers that have interests in the country at a conference...
Blinken brings Biden Europe charm offensive to Germany
BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Germany as the Biden administration presses ahead with a diplomatic charm offensive designed to...
German finance minister, auditors faulted in Wirecard probe
BERLIN — German lawmakers presenting a report Tuesday into the collapse of the payment processing company Wirecard accused the country's finance minister and auditors...
Berlin museum centering on Germans expelled after WWII opens
BERLIN — Germany is opening a museum exploring the fate of millions of Germans forced to leave eastern and central Europe at the end...