Biden acted like Trump & delivered ‘insult to a NATO partner’ with AUKUS pact, says Merkel’s ex top foreign policy adviser

The AUKUS submarine deal that deprived France of a hefty contract with Canberra has led to a “big loss of confidence” in the Biden administration, a former foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. … Read More >Biden acted like Trump & delivered ‘insult to a NATO partner’ with AUKUS pact, says Merkel’s ex top foreign policy adviser

Germany says Russia is fulfilling its obligations under European gas supply agreements

Russia is fully compliant with its gas supply obligations to Europe, Germany’s energy ministry’s spokeswoman Suzanne Ungrad said Wednesday, dismissing claims Moscow is pressuring the EU to speed up Nord Stream 2’s commissioning. … Read More >Germany says Russia is fulfilling its obligations under European gas supply agreements

German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

German prosecutors have searched the offices of the finance and justice ministries in Berlin, seizing documents related to a probe into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency tasked with tackling money laundering. … Read More >German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

Merkel warns Germans against voting for left-wing government in last speech to parliament as election nears

German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her last speech in the Bundestag before stepping down to warn against the rise of a broad left-wing coalition government, as her center-right CDU/CSU bloc falls in the polls. … Read More >Merkel warns Germans against voting for left-wing government in last speech to parliament as election nears

7 Afghan evacuees to Germany failed security checks, 4 were previously deported as criminals – interior minister

Four Afghans rescued from Kabul and airlifted to Germany had been previously deported for committing crimes, the country’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer revealed, pledging to prevent an unchecked influx of migrants to Europe. … Read More >7 Afghan evacuees to Germany failed security checks, 4 were previously deported as criminals – interior minister

German environmental NGO launches legal action against car makers and oil firm over climate impact

German climate NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), alongside Greenpeace, launched legal action on Friday against a string of car manufacturers, as well as oil firm Wintershall Dea over concerns about their environmental impact. … Read More >German environmental NGO launches legal action against car makers and oil firm over climate impact

‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’: German health minister says 90% of intensive care patients haven’t received Covid-19 jab

Germany’s health minister has warned that Covid-19 is becoming the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as 90% of the country’s intensive care patients are those who refused a potentially life-saving shot. … Read More >‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’: German health minister says 90% of intensive care patients haven’t received Covid-19 jab