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Germany urges Brussels to buy Russia’s Sputnik V before regulatory approval as EU suffers from Covid-19 vaccine shortage — reports

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Germany has asked the European Commission to begin negotiating with Moscow over Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, despite it not yet receiving approval or registration from the EU’s regulatory body, the European Medicines Agency (EMA). … Read More >Germany urges Brussels to buy Russia’s Sputnik V before regulatory approval as EU suffers from Covid-19 vaccine shortage — reports

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‘My mistake alone’: Merkel cancels Germany’s draconian Easter lockdown after facing widespread resistance

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pulled the plug on harsh Covid-19 restrictions planned during the Easter holiday, after the decree caused an uproar among the public as well as within her own party. … Read More >‘My mistake alone’: Merkel cancels Germany’s draconian Easter lockdown after facing widespread resistance

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Calls for Merkel to face vote of no confidence after embarrassing U-turn on Covid-19 Easter lockdown

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German politicians have called for Chancellor Angela Merkel to face a vote of no confidence after she admitted her “mistake” and pulled the plug on harsh Covid-19 restrictions planned for the Easter holiday. … Read More >Calls for Merkel to face vote of no confidence after embarrassing U-turn on Covid-19 Easter lockdown

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Court criticizes German watchdog for imposing data collection restrictions on Facebook, as it refers case to Europe’s top court

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A German court has effectively sided with Facebook, overruling a decision by the country’s antitrust watchdog that claimed the social media giant had abused its position to illegally gather user data. … Read More >Court criticizes German watchdog for imposing data collection restrictions on Facebook, as it refers case to Europe’s top court

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‘End of Merkel’s era’ or ‘show of strength’? German politicians split over chancellor’s U-turn on Easter lockdown

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German politicians who talked to RT about Angela Merkel’s decision to backtrack on harsh Easter coronavirus curbs couldn’t agree if it was a blow to the chancellor and the ruling party or a strong and justified move. … Read More >‘End of Merkel’s era’ or ‘show of strength’? German politicians split over chancellor’s U-turn on Easter lockdown

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Germany to impose its harshest Covid-19 lockdown yet for Easter holiday as Merkel asks churches to hold online services only

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Germany is set to bring its tightest coronavirus lockdown yet, shuttering all but the most vital of services, including religious gatherings for Easter, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced following a meeting with regional leaders. … Read More >Germany to impose its harshest Covid-19 lockdown yet for Easter holiday as Merkel asks churches to hold online services only

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Green Party is an ‘arm of the US elites’ & doesn’t care about German interests – Merkel’s ally to RT

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The Greens are trying to derail the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 pipeline because they don’t care about German interests and only do the bidding of the US, Max Otte, economist and member of Chancellor Merkel’s CDU party, told RT. … Read More >Green Party is an ‘arm of the US elites’ & doesn’t care about German interests – Merkel’s ally to RT

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As mask bribery scandal spreads in Merkel’s conservative bloc, another German politician resigns – reports

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A Bavarian lawmaker has quit his party offices amid a probe into allegations he took bribes to arrange procurement contracts for face masks. He is the fourth politician connected to Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign this month. … Read More >As mask bribery scandal spreads in Merkel’s conservative bloc, another German politician resigns – reports

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‘We need to think more freely’: Bavarian PM mulls producing Sputnik V in Germany as Russian pharma announces investment plans

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Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder has once again called for the speedy approval of Russia’s Sputnik V as his government considers vaccine production in the German state, and a Russian company plans to invest in it. … Read More >‘We need to think more freely’: Bavarian PM mulls producing Sputnik V in Germany as Russian pharma announces investment plans