Baerbock wants to become Chancellor of the next Federal Government
Annalena Baerbock, the Green Party’s designated candidate for Chancellor, has no preference for a specific coalition after the election campaign leading up to the Federal…
Survey: people for stricter Corona measures
Survey data published on Friday suggest that the Corona measures are supposed to be tightened, to judge from public opinion. 43 percent of those asked…
The US will station 500 additional soldiers
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced in Berlin that an additional 500 soldiers would be stationed in Germany. At a meeting with his German…
Bundeswehr withdraws from Afghanistan starting 1 May
Germany wants the withdrawal of its soldiers from Afghanistan synchronized with 30 partner states from May 1 to be “orderly, coordinated and deliberate”. The withdrawal…
More soldiers in Mali, extension of the deployment off Somalia
In the West African country of Mali, the number of German soldiers participating in the EU training mission EUTM is to be increased from a…
Maas for a peace solution in Yemen
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas has welcomed the efforts of the US government for a peace solution in Yemen. As a result of…
SPD calls for package to help children and young people
The SPD has called for a 2 billion Euro package to be put together for needy children and young people, as part of the help…
Volkswagen reaches agreement with trade union
The employees of the car manufacturer Volkswagen will receive a Corona bonus of 1000 Euros each in June, as well as a salary increase of…
Merkel and Macron welcome Chinese climate targets
Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have welcomed the People’s Republic of China’s goals of achieving CO2 neutrality before 2060. In a digital…
Attacks on refugees remain highly concerning
There were at least 1,606 attacks on refugees and asylum seekers in Germany last year. This results from a response from the Federal Ministry of…
Left party “wants” to end foreign deployments
In a draft of its election manifesto, the Left Party has shown that it is willing to compromise with regard to the Bundeswehr missions abroad….
Reason to observe the ‘Lateral Thinker’ movement
Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) expects the ‘Lateral Thinkers’ movement to be observed by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Violence…
