Tag: Germany

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UK, France and Germany urge Iran to stop uranium enrichment program ‘without delay’ as Tehran ups the stakes

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The E3 foreign ministers have warned Iran that the decision to enrich uranium to 20 percent will reduce the space for “effective diplomacy” and compromises the ability to improve ties with the incoming new US administration. … Read More >UK, France and Germany urge Iran to stop uranium enrichment program ‘without delay’ as Tehran ups the stakes

Categories EU

‘We cannot sit back and hope’: German govt to introduce law forcing companies to appoint more women to boards

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Listed companies with three or more executives will have to appoint at least one woman to their boards, Germany’s government has announced, in a move designed to close the gender gap in the country. … Read More >‘We cannot sit back and hope’: German govt to introduce law forcing companies to appoint more women to boards

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‘Absolute silence’: Journalists asked to sign confidentiality agreement over report into child abuse by German Catholic Church

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Journalists in the German city of Cologne have walked out of a press conference after Catholic Church officials asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement pledging their silence over an unpublished report into child abuse. … Read More >‘Absolute silence’: Journalists asked to sign confidentiality agreement over report into child abuse by German Catholic Church

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Calls for PROBE as Germany’s apparent failure to pre-order enough vaccines sparks rift within Merkel’s govt coalition

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The bumpy start of Germany’s vaccination campaign against Covid has sowed discord within Angela Merkel’s coalition, as her party partners demand answers from her health minister and call for a special investigative commission. … Read More >Calls for PROBE as Germany’s apparent failure to pre-order enough vaccines sparks rift within Merkel’s govt coalition

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‘Restrict contact to absolute minimum’: Merkel extends German national lockdown until at least end January

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Germans will have to limit contacts to a “minimum,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said, as she announced that the national Covid-19 lockdown is being both toughened and extended until the end of January, amid soaring infection numbers. … Read More >‘Restrict contact to absolute minimum’: Merkel extends German national lockdown until at least end January

Categories Business

Germany to face wave of bankruptcies & soaring unemployment with Berlin poised to extend Covid-19 lockdown – experts

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The likely extension of Germany’s national lockdown will reportedly have a major negative impact on the country’s economy, turning 2021 into a year of economic frustration. … Read More >Germany to face wave of bankruptcies & soaring unemployment with Berlin poised to extend Covid-19 lockdown – experts

Categories Russia

Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline WILL go ahead with EU support, regardless of American lobbying and sanctions, says Russian Deputy PM

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Despite tensions in recent years, US attempts to torpedo one of the world’s longest gas pipelines are so brazen, says Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, that his country and EU capitals have put aside their differences to fight them … Read More >Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline WILL go ahead with EU support, regardless of American lobbying and sanctions, says Russian Deputy PM

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‘Great difficulties’: Pfizer vaccine delivery to Berlin CANCELLED for 1st week of January due to logistical problems

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The German capital will not receive its batch of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in the first week of January, the city’s health chief has said, blaming it on federal government mishaps. … Read More >‘Great difficulties’: Pfizer vaccine delivery to Berlin CANCELLED for 1st week of January due to logistical problems