Tag: Politics
Hardt: EU should strengthen WHO engagement
The CDU-CSU in the Bundestag has called for greater engagement by the European Union (EU) after the United States has left the World Health Organization…
Stabilization and fundamental rights, priorities during Germany’s Presidency of the EU Council
by Thorsten Koch Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasized in the face of the EU Council Presidency that fundamental rights in the European Union (EU) come first….
Federal Ministry of the Interior cancels study on racial profiling, pledges zero tolerance
by Thorsten Koch If police officers carry out personal checks without any real reason, but solely on the basis of external characteristics such as skin…
Berlin head of police: state anti-discrimination law superfluous
Berlin police chief Slowik has called the controversial state anti-discrimination law superfluous. Many police officers also took the rules as a vote of no confidence….
Authorities took action against Islamist Internet content
The Federal Criminal Police Office, BKA, along with the authorities of 18 countries, have completed concerted action against Internet content with an Islamist-terrorist background. More…
Parts of the US Armed Forces are to withdraw from Germany
US President Donald Trump has approved a partial withdrawal of the US Armed Forces from Germany. According to a spokesman for the U.S. Department of…
Klöckner for more reasonable prices for meat products
Federal Minister of Agriculture Julia Klöckner (CDU) has strongly advocated that those responsible in the meat industry should remedy possible maladministration in production. After an…
Gysi for lifting sanctions against Russia
Gregor Gysi, the foreign policy spokesman for the party Die Linke, has spoken out in favor of lifting EU sanctions against Russia. Gysi demanded that…
Maier for cooperation between the German states against right-wing extremism
Interior Minister Maier, of Thuringia, has spoken out in favor of close cooperation between the Federal States against violent right-wing extremism. He campaigned for a…
Merkel wants to continue dialogue with China
Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to maintain a dialogue with the People’s Republic of China – despite the drastic security law that now applies to Hong…
Merkel against anti-Semitism, for peaceful coexistence of Israel and the Palestinians
In a greeting to the American Jewish Committee’s annual conference, which was broadcast on video, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised the Jewish population a determined commitment…
Covid-19: donor conference successful
The international donor conference for vaccines and treatments against the Coronavirus has been successful. There were pledges of aid of 6.15 billion Euros of aid,…
