Frank Bowers
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Germany Urges Taurus Missile Delivery to Ukraine
Following a recent intelligence report indicating Russia’s increased use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, German parliamentarian Roderich Kiesewetter,…
July 4, 2025
Petković Praises Becker’s Fearlessness
In a recent essay published in “Zeit Magazine”, former professional tennis player Andrea Petković has offered a revealing…
July 4, 2025
German Service Sector Sales Flat in April
Preliminary data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) indicates that service sector revenue (excluding financial and insurance services)…
July 4, 2025
Industries See Order Decline in May
Germany’s manufacturing sector experienced a slight decrease in new orders during May 2025, according to preliminary data released…
July 4, 2025
Deutschland-Ticket price to fall again
Facing declining usage, the Green party’s parliamentary group leader, Katharina Dröge, has renewed calls for a reduction in…
July 4, 2025
US Stocks Rise Nasdaq Gains
US Stock Markets Gain Momentum New York’s stock markets experienced gains on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial…
July 3, 2025
Trump Tax Bill Passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a significant tax and spending package proposed by President Donald…
July 3, 2025
Günther Disappointed by Coalition Committee Results
Schleswig-Holstein’s State Premier Daniel Günther (CDU) has expressed disappointment regarding recent agreements on the expansion of the parental…
July 3, 2025
Federal IT Security Lacking Auditor Warns
A recent confidential report to the Federal Budget Committee, reported by Der Spiegel, highlights significant security vulnerabilities within…
July 3, 2025
US Jobless Rate Drops Slightly
The U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 4.1% in June, according to data released Thursday by the Labor…
July 3, 2025
Schwerdtner Slams Coalition Priorities
Opposition parties are sharply criticizing the coalition agreement reached by the governing Social Democratic Party (SPD), Christian Democratic…
July 3, 2025
Left Criticizes CDU’s Electricity Tax Maneuvering
The leader of the Left party, Ines Schwerdtner, has sharply criticized the provisional failure to reduce electricity taxes…
July 3, 2025
China Trade Conflict Threatens German Industry
German businesses are increasingly facing threats due to the trade dispute between China and the United States, particularly…
July 3, 2025
Military Still Lacks Women in Leadership
Despite the appointment of Nicole Schilling as Deputy General Inspector of the German Armed Forces, Agnieszka Brugger, Deputy…
July 3, 2025
No further electricity tax cut agreed
Discussions regarding a broad-based reduction in electricity taxes have stalled between the Union and SPD coalition partners. A…
July 3, 2025
Dobrindt Announces EU Asylum Reform Push
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has announced an initiative with five European counterparts to strengthen the planned…
July 2, 2025
Germany’s President Urges Careful Consideration on AfD Ban
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for careful consideration regarding the planned proceedings to potentially ban the far-right…
July 2, 2025
Winterkorn Trial Halted
The Braunschweig Regional Court has provisionally suspended the criminal proceedings against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn related to…
July 2, 2025
Dröge Slams Merz’s Border Policy
Green Party parliamentary group leader Katharina Dröge has sharply criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) regarding his border policy.…
July 2, 2025
Senate Approves Trump Tax Bill
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a significant tax and spending bill proposed by President Donald Trump. The…
July 2, 2025
Merkel Warns of Schengen Damage Over Poland’s Border Controls
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cautioned against the potential damage to the European Union and the Schengen…
July 2, 2025
US Stocks Mixed Tesla Falls
US Stock Markets Show Mixed Performance New York stock markets presented a mixed picture on Tuesday. At the…
July 2, 2025
Antisemitism Criticizes Ruling on Former Bodyguard
Decision to Allow Former Security Detail Member Back into Police Service Sparks Criticism A recent ruling by the…
July 2, 2025
Bahn ticket prices to rise sharply
Deutsche Bahn Customers Face Potential Fare Hike, Service Cuts Passengers using Deutsche Bahn (DB) are bracing for significant…
July 2, 2025
Schnieder to digitize truck parking search
The German Federal Ministry of Transport is initiating measures to improve parking conditions for truck drivers across the…
July 2, 2025
BVB Advances in Club World Cup
Borussia Dortmund advanced to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over CF…
July 2, 2025
BGA Urges EU to Stay Calm in Trade Dispute
Dirk Jandura, President of the German Retail Federation (BGA), has urged the European Union to maintain a measured…
July 2, 2025
Germany Questions Turkish Justice Independence
The German government has strongly condemned the recent arrests of numerous prominent opposition politicians in Izmir, Turkey. A…
July 2, 2025
Retail Group Condemns Energy Tax Stance
The German Retail Federation (HDE) has formally urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to reduce the electricity tax for…
July 2, 2025
Dax Up Amid Investor Pause
The German stock index, DAX, closed in positive territory on Wednesday, maintaining gains throughout much of the trading…
July 2, 2025
Government Abandons Submarine Deal Shockwaves Felt
Government Sources Indicate Shift in Plans for Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Stake Berlin – The German government is reportedly…
July 2, 2025
Germany’s Power Bills Shocking Demand Looms
A leading figure from the “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance” (BSW) has publicly urged Germany’s governing coalition of the Christian…
July 2, 2025
Sunscreen Freebies A Sham Experts Warn
The German Foundation for Cancer Aid is cautiously evaluating the potential of free sunscreen dispensers on beaches, a…
July 2, 2025
Merkel Defies Scholz Sparks Israel Fury
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed understanding for the ongoing demonstrations in Israel protesting against the Gaza conflict.…
July 1, 2025
Chemical Industry Sees Unexpected Surge
Germany’s chemical industry has experienced a notable improvement in sentiment during June, according to the latest figures released…
July 1, 2025
Energy Bills Shock Families Union Fights Back
The CDU/CSU parliamentary group is pushing for a broader scope of energy price relief, extending beyond the government’s…
July 1, 2025
Germany’s Climate Goals Collapsing
Leading economist and economic advisor Veronika Grimm has expressed doubts regarding Germany’s ability to achieve its climate neutrality…
July 1, 2025
Germany’s Trust in Government Plummets Shocking Report
A recent nationwide survey has revealed a significant proportion of individuals in Germany have experienced perceived mistreatment when…
July 1, 2025
Kids Bake in Class Heatwave Crisis Looms
Educational associations are calling for nationwide heat protection measures in schools ahead of a period of exceptionally high…
July 1, 2025
US Markets Surge New Canada Deal Sparks Hope
U.S. equity markets saw positive momentum on Monday, closing with gains across major indices. The Dow Jones Industrial…
July 1, 2025
AI Bubble Burst Incoming IBM Chief Sounds Alarm
The CEO of IBM, Arvind Krishna, is questioning the substantial investments being made by major technology companies into…
July 1, 2025
Youth Academy Legend Returns Home
SC Freiburg Bolsters Squad with Return of Versatile Winger Philipp Treu SC Freiburg has announced the acquisition of…
June 30, 2025
Goalkeeper Stunner Bochum Secures Star Until 2027
VfL Bochum has announced a contract extension for goalkeeper Timo Horn, securing the 32-year-old’s commitment to the club…
June 30, 2025
German Politician Risks It All For Ukraine
The German Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, embarked on a visit to Kyiv on Monday, marking his first official…
June 30, 2025
Europe on Brink of Collapse Without US
A leading voice in European security has delivered a stark warning about the continent’s vulnerability, emphasizing a self-imposed…
June 30, 2025
Baerbock Demands UN Overhaul Global Order at Risk
Charting a New Course for the United Nations at 80 As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary,…
June 30, 2025
German Minister Opens Door for Discussion
A German Minister Signals Willingness to Discuss Reduced Electricity Tax In a recent interview, Thorsten Frei, the German…
June 29, 2025
Israel’s Only Friend in the Bundestag is in Jeopardy
BERLIN, GERMANY – In a recent interview with the German newspaper Welt, Bundestags Vice President Bodo Ramelow expressed…
June 29, 2025
Ramelow’s Reality Check
German Politician Warns Against Overreliance on Social Media in Resolving Political Debates Bodo Ramelow, the Vice President of…
June 29, 2025
Party Lines Drawn as Defense on the Brink
German Defense Committee Chairman Thomas Röwekamp Criticizes SPD’s Decision on Military Service The chairman of the German Defense…
June 29, 2025
AfD Ban Debate Ignites Party War.
Berlin, Sunday. The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) continued its three-day national party convention in the capital…
June 29, 2025
RUSSIA’S WAR ON GERMAN SOUL!
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul Warns of Russia’s Threat to Germany’s Peace and Freedom In a stern warning,…
June 29, 2025
5% or Bust?
German Chancellor’s Party Approves Higher Defense Spending The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has approved the planned…
June 28, 2025
Juso Chief’s Ultimatum to Save the Party
A senior official of the German Social Democratic Party’s youth wing, Juso, has issued a warning to the…
June 28, 2025
German Court President Threatens to Upend Asylum Rejection Policy
The President of the Federal Administrative Court, Andreas Korbmacher, has criticized the more restrictive asylum policy of the…
June 28, 2025
Safe Rooms and Sirens to Protect Civilians from Attack
Berlin, Germany – In a move to enhance the country’s civil defense, the German government is planning a…
June 28, 2025
Moukoko’s Dortmund Nightmare Ends in a Copenhagen Dream Move!
A young German striker, Youssoufa Moukoko, has left Borussia Dortmund and joined the Danish champion FC Kopenhagen with…
June 28, 2025
A Silent Killer in the Air We Breathe?
Environmental Toxins Pose a Looming Threat to Human Health, Experts Warn A growing body of research suggests that…
June 28, 2025
Nord Stream 2: Berlin to Block Sale of Pipeline through Legislative Change, as US Investor Lurks in the Shadows
Germany’s Government Considers Strengthening Foreign Trade Act Amid Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Concerns The German government is reviewing…
June 27, 2025
SPD Demands International Law in the Middle East
The Social Democratic Party of Germany has called on Israel to respect international law in the wake of…
June 27, 2025
Hertha in Town as 2. Bundesliga Kicks Off!
The 2. Bundesliga’s new season is set to kick off with a traditional showdown between FC Schalke 04…
June 27, 2025
A Recipe for Humanitarian Disaster?
German Parliament’s EU Committee Chairman Condemns Plan to Suspend Family Reunification for Refugees with Limited Protection Status The…
June 27, 2025
3.1 Million ‘Stiller Reserve’ Workers Ready to Fill the Gap
According to the Federal Statistical Office, in 2024, approximately 3.1 million people in Germany, aged 15 to 74,…
June 27, 2025
Germany’s Job Market Hits a Speed Bump
German Businesses Grow Cautious in Staff Planning Again According to the Ifo Employment Barometer, German companies are becoming…
June 27, 2025
A Smoking Gun for a Healthier Germany?
Berlin, Germany – In a joint call, the German Green and Left parties have urged the government to…
June 27, 2025
Church Blasts Plan to Suspend Reunification of Refugees
A leading Christian denomination in Germany has voiced strong opposition to the planned suspension of family reunification in…
June 26, 2025
SPD’s North Rhine-Westphalia Chief Sets the Bar High
German Social Democratic Party’s North Rhine-Westphalia state chair, Achim Post, predicts a significant increase in the minimum wage.…
June 26, 2025
Unions Demand More for a Secure Old Age
German Trade Union Federation Criticizes Government’s Pension Package The German Trade Union Federation (DGB) has criticized the pension…
June 26, 2025
Germany’s Housing Market Just Got a Temporary Reprieve
Berlin, Germany – The German Bundestag has extended the rent brake until the end of 2029, with the…
June 26, 2025
BREAKING: The Market’s Secret Shift – What’s Driving the Dax’s Unstoppable Rise?
30 pm, a 0.8 percent increase from the previous day’s close. Market analysts attribute the growth to the…
June 26, 2025
Left Party Leader Demands Seat in Intelligence Oversight Committee
German Left Party’s Leader Urges Union Faction to Support Parliamentary Control Committee Member The leader of the German…
June 26, 2025
Bargain Hunters Flock in as Geopolitical Tensions Ease
The German stock market, as measured by the Dax, started the trading day on a positive note on…
June 26, 2025
A Surprisingly Simple Formula
Germany’s Aufstiegs-BAföG Support Remains Steady in 2024, Reaching Younger Recipients According to the German Federal Statistical Office, the…
June 26, 2025
GfK: Thriftiness Brakes Consumer Recovery
Consumer Sentiment in Germany Remains Unchanged in June, with a Slight Decline Predicted for July The GfK Consumer…
June 26, 2025
Third Consecutive Decline in Business Climate
Economic Sentiment in the German Auto Industry Remains Low, Ifo Institute Reports The Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic…
June 26, 2025
Amazon’s $1 Billion War on Counterfeiters
Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit Reveals Five-Year Progress in Combating Fake Goods Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) has reported…
June 26, 2025
1 in 7 Positions Empty, IT in Crisis
A significant shortage of personnel has been reported at the German Federal Ministry of Defence’s procurement agency, with…
June 26, 2025
Wüst Warns of “Break of the Agreement” Over Electricity Tax Stalemate
German Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil’s Budget Plan Draws Criticism from NRW Premier Hendrik Wüst In a recent…
June 26, 2025
Germany’s Finance Minister Hides Behind Empty Chairs in Fight Against Tax Fraud
German authorities have no plans to increase the number of investigators tasked with tackling so-called illegal Cum-Ex transactions…
June 26, 2025
SPD’s Politicization of Pay Threatens Saxony’s Economy?
German Politician Warns Against Politicizing Minimum Wage Sachsen-Anhalt’s Minister-President Reiner Haseloff, a member of the Christian Democratic Union…
June 26, 2025
SPD’s Crossroads: Will a Clear Course Define the Party’s Future?
In the run-up to the SPD’s party convention, which begins on Friday, the CDU is expecting a clear…
June 26, 2025
20 Procedures Piling Up in Karlsruhe
The German Federal Constitutional Court is currently dealing with around two dozen lawsuits involving the Alternative for Germany…
June 26, 2025
SPD and Union Play Politics with Parliamentary Control Committee
German Politician Casts Doubt on Union’s Refusal to Nominate Left-Wing Leader for Parliamentary Oversight Committee In a surprising…
June 26, 2025
Dax Falls Short – Investor Community Split
Investors Divided as Global Markets Diverge The German Dax index finished the trading day with a 0.6% decline,…
June 25, 2025
Germany Leads the Charge as Allies Unite on Defense Spending
In a historic agreement, NATO member states, including Germany, have pledged to increase defense spending to a total…
June 25, 2025
EU Must Crack Down on Toxic Online Hate
In a bid to combat hate crimes online, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt called for a stronger control…
June 25, 2025
Europe’s Defense Spending to Soar as Russia’s Shadow Looms Large
At the start of the second day of the NATO summit in The Hague, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
June 25, 2025
Budget Betrayal: CDU’s Social Wing Slams Electricity Tax Hike for Ordinary Germans
German Social Democratic wing of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is criticizing the federal budget draft, calling for…
June 25, 2025
Is the End of the Palestinian Refugee Agency Nearing?
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Chief Philippe Lazzarini Contemplates…
June 25, 2025
Can the Party Regain its Credibility on Russia?
German politician Hubertus Heil, a former Federal Labor Minister, has called on the Social Democratic Party of Germany…
June 25, 2025
BOMBSHELL: Beijing’s Berlin Blitz: Wang Yi’s Secret Diplomatic Mission Revealed?
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit Berlin, Brussels and Paris in early July, according to…
June 24, 2025
CEASEFIRE SHOCKER: Did Trump Just End the War Before It Even Started?!
A fragile ceasefire has been agreed upon between Israel and Iran, according to a statement by US President…
June 24, 2025
What’s Next?
30 am, a 1.7 percent increase from the previous day’s close. Heidelberg Materials, Siemens and Sartorius led the…
June 24, 2025
8 BILLION EUROS IN AID FOR MUNICIPALITIES
A significant breakthrough in the federal-state fiscal cooperation has been achieved, as the German federal government has agreed…
June 24, 2025
Draft Law Takes First Step Towards a Stronger Economy
Germany’s Industry and Trade Association Welcomes Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality Fund Bill Germany’s Industry and Trade Association (DIHK)…
June 24, 2025
Germany’s Free Press Demands a Digital Tax on US Tech Giants to Save Journalism
A group of privately operated media houses in Germany are calling for a digital tax on US technology…
June 24, 2025
Rocket Attack on Israel Ignites War Fears
Israel’s military forces detected the launch of ballistic missiles from Iran on Tuesday, according to a report by…
June 24, 2025
Darmstadt’s Deadly Striker Departs for Münster
Darmstadt’s Oscar Vilhelmsson Joins SC Preußen Münster in a Transfer Move The SV Darmstadt 1898 has announced the…
June 24, 2025
The Plot to Revive the Left in Germany?
German Left Party’s Thuringian Chair, Katja Wolf, Advocates for Party’s Expansion In a recent interview with the Rheinische…
June 24, 2025
Temperatures Soar and Drought Looms
Germany’s Fire Service Union Warns of Rising Wildfire Risk Amid Unrelenting Heat The German Fire Service Union (DFV)…
June 24, 2025