Europe

Germany’s newly elected parliament to convene for first time

Editorial Bureau October 26, 2021

BERLIN — Germany’s newly elected parliament is set to hold its first meeting on Tuesday. The 736-member lower house, or Bundestag, is expected to elect as its new speaker Baerbel Bas of the center-left Social Democrats, which emerged from last month’s election as the strongest party. German

Europe

Human Rights Activists in Germany Take to the Streets to Protest Electroshock

Editorial Bureau October 6, 2021

LOS ANGELES – At a rally and demonstration in the heart of Frankfurt, Germany, Citizens Commission –on Human Rights (CCHR) demanded transparency and an end to electroshock (ECT) in the country. Several people attending the rally expressed their shock that electroshock is still practiced in Germany. Volunteers dragged a giant gravestone down Kaiserstrasse that bore

Business

NENT lifts subscriber goal for Viaplay as it aims at UK, Germany

Editorial Bureau September 22, 2021

STOCKHOLM -Swedish media group NENT increased the subscriber target for its Viaplay business on Wednesday and said the streaming service would enter five new markets, including Britain and Germany. Ahead of a presentation to investors and media, NENT said it was now targeting 12 million Viaplay subscribers by the end of 2025, up from 10.5 […]

Europe

Lost trust needs to be rebuilt after submarine deal, Germany says

Editorial Bureau September 21, 2021

BERLIN – Australia’s ditching of a submarine contract with France is another wake-up call for the European Union to strengthen its own sovereignty, Germany said on Tuesday, noting it will be difficult to rebuild lost trust after the move. “We cannot exclusively rely on others but must cooperate, and we have to overcome our differences […]

Europe

Merkel urges Germans to support Laschet at election to succeed her

Editorial Bureau September 7, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) – Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea to German voters on Tuesday to back a government led by conservative Armin Laschet at this month’s national election, saying their other option was a left-wing ruling coalition. “Citizens have the choice in a few days: either a government that accepts the support of the […]

Europe

German companies can’t enquire about employees’ vaccine status, says minister

Editorial Bureau September 1, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) – German companies will not be granted the right to find out whether their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19, although provisions could be made for some particularly risky workplaces, the labour minister said on Wednesday. Many countries are making vaccination mandatory for some sectors – such as healthcare staff or public sector

Europe

Germany says firefight involving Western forces bursts out at Kabul Airport

Editorial Bureau August 23, 2021

KABUL/WASHINGTON (AFGHANISTAN/US) – A firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at Kabul airport on Monday, Germany’s armed forces said, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule. One Afghan guard was killed and three were wounded in the battle at the

Middle East

Afghans moved to Germany revisit terrifying scenes at Kabul airport

Editorial Bureau August 18, 2021

Frankfurt (GERMANY) – Afghans who arrived in Germany on Wednesday described chaotic and terrifying scenes at Kabul airport before they were evacuated to safety and said they feared for lives of loved ones they left behind. Speaking shortly after landing in Frankfurt on a flight from Tashkent, men, women and children said they were part […]

Europe

Merkel says Germany must delve on its Afghan ‘rescue mission’

Editorial Bureau August 16, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) -Germany’s immediate focus must be on evacuating up to 10,000 people from Afghanistan for whom its has responsibility, Chancellor Angela Merkel told party colleagues, warning the fallout from the conflict will last for a very long time. The remarks, made at a closed-door meeting of her Christian Democrat party on Monday and relayed […]

Europe

Germany arrests British man over suspicion of spying for Russia

Editorial Bureau August 11, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) – German police have arrested a British man who worked at the British embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for cash, prosecutors said on Wednesday. German prosecutors said that the apartment and workplace of the man, identified only as David S., had been searched […]