Day: May 8, 2025
31 posts
New Chancellor’s Office Chief Supports Expensive Building Expansion
Thorsten Frei, the new head of the Federal Chancellery, plans to continue with the expansion of the building…
CSU Warned: Bavaria Coalition Continuation Crucial for Stability
The Free Voters warn the CSU against considering a different government constellation in Bavaria. A coalition with another…
Fed’s Uncertain Path Leaves Markets Confused.
US stock markets closed higher on Wednesday after a rollercoaster day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the…
April 2025: Second Warmest on Record, Paris Climate Agreement Goal in Jeopardy
Last month, April 2025, was the second hottest April on record, according to the European Union’s Earth observation…
Politicians Push for More Expensive Alcohol to Reduce Consumption
Left-wing and Green politicians in Germany are calling for higher prices on alcoholic beverages in order to curb…
Call for Urgent Reform
The largest provider of emergency services in Germany is calling for a reform of the emergency care system…
Vattenfall CEO warns against unrealistic electricity price promises.
Vattenfall Germany CEO Warns Against Unrealistic Promises on Lowering Electricity Prices Vattenfall, a major European energy company, has…
Germany’s March exports soar, imports dip, boosting trade surplus
In March 2025, German exports increased by 1.1 percent compared to February 2025, adjusted for calendar and seasonality,…
Manufacturing Industry Sees Record Production Surge in March 2025
According to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real (price-adjusted) production in the manufacturing industry rose…
$5B in American Exports, Rolls-Royce Wins, & $10B Boeing Order
US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have announced details of a trade deal following…
SPD Ministers Prioritize Energy Price Reduction, Rent Brake Extension and Secure Pensions in Federal Government Announcement.
SPD Ministers in German Government Announce Priorities Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced his top priorities for the…
Federal Police Shifts Focus to Border, Sacrificing Other Tasks?
The Federal Police expects that the increased deployment of officers at the border could cause gaps in other…
Pressure on AfD Members in State Service After Extremist Classification
Following the classification of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a reliable right-wing extremist organization, political scientists and…
Siemens Energy, Heidelberg Materials and Qiagen Lead the Charge
The Dax experienced a stronger start to trading on Thursday. Around 9:30 AM, the leading index was calculated…
German Foreign Minister Rejects Russia’s Claims, Calls for End of War in Ukraine
Bundesaußenminister Johann Wadephul of CDU disputes Russian Ambassador Sergej Netschajev’s claim that it was Berlin that severed ties…
800 Officers in Major Crackdown
On Thursday, approximately 800 federal police officers and eight tax collectors from the Offenbach am Main tax office…
Transport Minister Schnieder URGES Urgent Infrastructure Reconstruction & REVISITS Germany Ticket Plan
Bundesverkehrsminister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) has emphasized the need for urgency in the renovation of transportation infrastructure during his…
Greens Warn Against Naivety After Trump’s Munich Statements
At the Munich Security Conference in Washington, US-Vice President J.D. Vance showed a conciliatory attitude towards Europe. However,…
Company Bankruptcies Surge to 20-Year High in Germany Despite Job Losses
In April 2024, the number of insolvencies of person and capital corporations in Germany unexpectedly rose significantly. According…
Merz’s Migration Policy Causes EU Frustration and Legal Concerns
The Green Party leadership in the Bundestag has criticized the migration policy of the new federal government. Co-Fraktionspresidentin…
Jewish Emigration Considered if AfD Joins Coalition
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, President of the Central Council…
Renault CEO Warns of Chinese Competition
The CEO of the car manufacturer Renault expects further restructuring for automotive conglomerates in the current crisis of…
Cardinals Struggle to Elect New Pope in Second Round
On Thursday afternoon, black smoke once again emerged from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. The 133 cardinals…
Dax Soars: Trump-EU Trade Rapprochement Hopes Boost European Markets
On Thursday, the Dax experienced significant growth. At the Xetra trading close, the index was calculated at 23,352.69…
Russian Ambassador Warns of New Cold War and Criticizes Memory Culture of WWII
According to the Russian Ambassador to Germany, Sergey Netschajev, the Cold War is once again a reality. “We…
Free Trade Over Tariffs
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) plans to try and convince US President Donald Trump to abandon tariffs in favor…
‘No Clarity’ in Party on Limits, Rules
Baden-Württemberg’s Ministerpräsident Winfried Kretschmann has accused the Greens of having an unclear stance on migration. “My party has…
Steinmeier: Democracy, Peace and Lessons from WWII
On Thursday, the German Bundestag commemorated the end of World War II and the national socialist regime in…
Left and Union dismiss AfD’s ‘standstill agreement’ as legal maneuvering
Clara Bünger, the spokesperson for the Left Party in the Bundestag, does not see the decision by the…
Standstill Agreement: AfD Sees Legal Victory in Delayed Extremist Classification
Professor Volker Boehme-Neßler, a constitutional law expert at the Carl-von-Ossietzky-University in Oldenburg, has viewed the decision to make…
A Bold Move?
Linken-Fraktionschefin welcomes Union’s consideration of revising their stance towards the Left Heidi Reichinnek, the leader of the Left…