Tag: Germany
commissioning of the first hydrogen trains, a world first
A world railway first in Germany: the first hydrogen trains without harmful emissions were put into service on a small regional line this Wednesday, August 24, 2022. They were produced…
Cinema: a double meaning for “The drift of the continents (to the south)” by Lionel Baier
Somewhere in Sicily, the French president and the German chancellor have planned to visit a migrant camp. The emissaries of the two leaders are sent upstream and find the camp…
In the spotlight: will there be enough teachers at the start of the school year?
Question posed on the front page of Parisian : “ “There will be a teacher in front of each class at the start of the school year”. This sentence in…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz breaks unpopularity records in polls
Record unpopularity for Olaf Scholz in Germany. The Chancellor, who came to power in December 2021, is now only supported by a quarter of the public. The challenges are piling…
controversy related to a photo exhibition of Abu Ghraib prison
After the accusations of anti-Semitism against the contemporary art exhibition in Kassel, the Documenta, it is this time the Berlin Photographic Biennale which is under fire from the critics. In…
New proposal from the authorities in Germany against the energy crisis: “Don’t take a shower, wipe with a cloth”
Winfried Kretschmann, president of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, surprised him with his latest advice to save energy. Speaking to the Südwest Presse newspaper yesterday about the Energy Crisis Germany…
Germany: understand everything about the “Cum-ex Files” scandal that splashes Olaf Scholz
He denied everything. Olaf Scholz passed on Friday, August 19, on the grill of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the “Cum-ex Files” scandal, a tax fraud on dividends which…
Germany, Scholz announces VAT cut on gas at 7%
(Finance) – The German government wants to reduce VAT on natural gas from 19 to 7% for a limited period of time. “We will lower the VAT on gas from…
Gas pipeline between Spain and Germany: 4 questions about the project defended by Olaf Scholz
Cut off from the Nord Stream network which was supposed to transport Russian gas to Germany, Berlin is looking at all costs for a solution to get supplies again. The…
anger in Israel after Mahmoud Abbas’ comments on the Munich Olympics massacre
Alongside the German Chancellor, Mahmoud Abbas was questioned during a press conference on Tuesday August 16 about the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics by a Palestinian…