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US envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks to become Acting Director of National Intelligence

President Donald Trump has named Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany and concurrently Special Envoy to Serbia and Kosovo, to become the acting...

Airbus announces 2,300 job cuts in defense and space division

European planemaker Airbus announced that it plans to cut 2,362 jobs across several countries by the end of next year. Its Germany-based subsidiary, Defence and...

At least 10 dead in suspected far-right attack in Germany

A 43-year-old German national shot and killed at least 9 people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb overnight. Officials said the attacks seem...

German citizen freed in Iran prisoner swap

Iran's judiciary said the country has released a German national sentenced to three years in jailfor taking photos in sensitive areas. The man was freed...

Munich Bacchanalian surprises

At the Munich Security Conference 2020, two reality-altering messages were sent back to Southeastern Europe, which incidentally was not the core focus of this...

Tokayev to give speech on regional security at Munich conference

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has arrived in Munich for a two-day working visit to attend the 56th Munich Security Conference, the...

German accused of delivering machine tools to Russian military

A German businessman has been arrested on suspicion of delivering machinery to the Russian military, federal prosecutors said. The move is a violation of...

Top politicians gather in Munich for security summit

Heads of state and government, security leaders and diplomats gathered for the 56th annual Munich Security Conference, which runs from 14-16 February. This year’s...

Von der Leyen admits mistakes, denies personal responsibility in contracting scandal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her testimony before Bundestag's inquiry committee on Wednesday, denied personal responsibility but admitted "mistakes were made," in...

Germany’s SPD signals it will not be part of coalition with CDU without Merkel

The leader of Gerany's Social Democrats (SPD) Lars Klingbeil has tied the existence of their grand coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing Christian Democratic...

EU's chief von der Leyen to testify at German defence inquiry

EU Commission's chief Ursula von der Leyen testifies on Thursday before a German parliamentary committee investigating possible wrongdoing from her side, related to the award of...

US, German intelligence services spied on governments for decades

US and German intelligence services had access to the top secret communications of governments around the world, from after World War II to the...

Kazakhstan’s Tokayev to attend Munich Security Conference

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will attend the Munich Security Conference, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi told reporters on 12 February. The Munich...

Kramp-Karrenbauer to step down as CDU leader

Germany's largest party's future was thrown into doubts after Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced her plans to step down as the leader of the Christian Democratic Union...

Europe installs 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019

Europe installed 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, statistics released on 6 February by WindEurope showed. This is a new record...

High noon heat in Morocco catalyst for solar power

QUARZAZARTE, Morocco – At the foot of the snow-covered Atlas Mountains, the sun beats down on the vast plateau of the Moroccan high desert...

Merkel’s party cooperates with far right to elect liberal state premier

Lawmakers from Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) faced criticism about cooperating on Wednesday, when they voted to install...

Hamburg court rules against banning headscarves in schools

A German court ruled against an attempt to forbid a 16-year-old student from wearing a niqab during classes. Earlier, officials ordered the girl's mother to...

Does Trump’s peace plan make the EU less relevant?

The Peace to Prosperity plan that the Trump administration rolled out as a “Deal of the Century” on January 28 offers the prospect of a future Palestinian...

Europeans flee China amid coronavirus outbreak

A second French-chartered airliner flew from China to Europe, carrying 300 evacuees, including citizens of France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Czech Republic and...

German far-right leader loses immunity in tax evasion case

Alexander Gauland, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) honorary chairman, lost his parliamentary immunity amid accusations of tax evasion. The public prosecutor's office confirmed that...

EU clears acquisition of joint control over SET by STEAG and OYAK

The proposed acquisition of joint control over STEAG Enerji Ticareti ve Hizmetleri (SET) of Turkey by STEAG of Germany and Ordu Yardimlasma Kurumu (OYAK)...

Morocco's wind farms alternative energy idea for EU

TANGIER, Morocco – At the gateway to Tangier, the strong wind blowing on the corridor from Gibraltar between Europe and Africa powers the long...

Morocco’s wind farms alternative energy idea for EU

TANGIER, Morocco – At the gateway to Tangier, the strong wind blowing on the corridor from Gibraltar between Europe and Africa powers the long...

EU opens probe into German spy suspect

The European Union has opened an internal investigation over the allegations of a former ambassador accused of spying for China. "The EEAS has initiated an...

World prepares as deadly coronavirus likely to spread

China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 132, including the first death in the country’s capital, Beijing. The deadly flu-like virus was...

Germany’s Altmayer to attend 12th WTO conference in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - During a working visit to Berlin, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi met with Germany’s Federal Minister of Economics and Energy Peter...

Merkel says Albania, North Macedonia should get green light for EU accession talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would push for a start to EU accession talks for Albania and North Macedonia. "Above all, we want to...

Germany calls for sanctions for those breaking Libya embargo

Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas said that the United Nations should pass a resolution sanctioning any country that breaks the arms embargo on Libya. "No...

First case of coronavirus in Germany confirmed

Germany has confirmed its first case of the deadly flu-like coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the death toll...

EU eyes hydrogen for zero emissions energy

ATHENS – The Commitment of the new European Commission to a clean energy transition that includes an important role for hydrogen is very clear,...

Merkel in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey where she held talks with the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a number of issues, ranging from...

US diplomatic engagement helps reopen Kosovo-Serbia flights

Representatives of Serbia, Kosovo, the US, and Lufthansa Group signed a milestone agreement on January 20 to establish an air link between Serbia and...

Rosneft increases its share in Bayernoil refinery

Rosneft Deutschland, a subsidiary of Russian oil giant, has completed the deal to acquire a 3.57% stake in Bayernoil Raffineriegesellschaft from British BP, Rosneft...

Germany’s interior minister opposes Huawei exclusion

Germany’s interior minister Horst Seehofer warned that if Huawei is excluded from the country’s 5G rollout project, it could be stalled for as long as...

UK, France, Germany pull diplomatic trigger on Iran deal dispute

Nearly a week after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing everyone on board, France, Germany and the UK...

Former EU diplomat suspected of spying for China

German prosecutors said they were investigating three people suspected of working as secret agents and spying for China. The suspects include a former EU...

Poland leads European onshore wind growth at the moment

Poland held the largest European dedicated onshore wind auction ever in December with a total volume of 2.2GW, WindEurope said on 13 January, adding...

Merkel says Berlin to host Libya peace talks

Libya peace talks will be held in Berlin, said Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. "We hope...

Irked Merkel rips US Nord-Stream-2 sanctions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly criticised US sanctions on companies constructing the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany but noted that...

Russia commences Power of Siberia pipeline gas supplies to China

Russia started on 2 December Russian gas pipeline supplies to China via the ambitious Power of Siberia gas pipeline or so-called eastern route.Taking part...

Gazprom sets rules for Ukraine passage of EU gas

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on 18 November that the company submitted to Naftogaz of Ukraine an official proposal signed by Gazprom CEO Alexey...

France unyielding on EU Enlargement, elections triggered in North Macedonia

The scenario that emerged late last week with multiple reports that France would oppose immediate decisions on EU Enlargement has come to pass. EU European...

EU countries stall EIB plans to phase out funding for fossil fuels

The European Investment Bank (EIB) on 15 October postponed taking a decision to next month on whether to phase out lending to fossil fuels,...

EU wants progress in Russia-Ukraine gas talks

The European Union will host a fresh round of Trilateral Gas Talks between Russia and Ukraine on 19 September in Brussels with European Commission...

EU says Ukrainian pipeline still key conduit for Russian gas

The European Union fully supports Ukraine as a stable and reliable transit route and will do its utmost to ensure that Ukraine remains an...

Don’t slow the flow: EU wants no snag in Russian gas via Ukraine

As Nord Stream-2 builders are planning to finish the gas pipeline from Russia to Germany underneath the Baltic Sea by the end of the...

US sanctions may be too late to stop Nord Stream-2 construction

US sanctions against the controversial Nord Stream-2 pipeline from Russia to Germany are unlikely stop the project’s construction but may prevent Russian gas monopoly...

US boosts LNG supplies to the EU, aiming to reduce reliance on Russia

The increased exports of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe will decrease the European Union’s reliance on Russia and boost EU energy security,...

German MEPs Brok and Keller reiterate opposition to Nord Stream-2

STRASBOURG – Two members of the European Parliament on February 12 renewed their opposition to the Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to...

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