Tag: Germanys
SVT’s European correspondent on Germany’s waiting with the Leopard tanks
Several countries that have tanks of the Leopard 2 model want to send them to Ukraine, including Finland and Poland, but this requires permission from Germany, which built them. Germany…
Germany’s new defense minister is Boris Pistorius
German government sources tell about it. Pistorius replaces Christine Lambrecht, who announced her resignation on Monday and received a lot of criticism. The interior minister of the state of Lower…
Germany’s Scholz is afraid of sending the Leopards to Ukraine, but the pressure is now growing among his own team as well
Ukraine believes that Germany is fiddling with the Leopard decision only to say yes in the end. The formula is already familiar with Germany’s previous arms aid. Suvi TurtiainenEurope correspondent…
Debate on Germany’s agenda “Let’s lower the voting age to 16”
It is being discussed in Germany that the voting age should be lowered to 16. After the Speaker of the Bundestag Baerbel Bas, the Minister of Family, Lisa Paus, said…
Bierhoff resigns after Germany’s World Cup fiasco
Bierhoff, who decided the European Championship final in 1996, has worked for the German Confederation since 2004. “I have told the chairman of my decision today. I am paving the…
Alfons, Germany’s favorite French comedian
Emmanuel Peterfalvi arrived at the age of 24 in 1991 in Hamburg. Nothing predisposed the Frenchman to become a recognized humorist in his adopted country. The character he created, Alfons,…
Left-winger Sahra Wagenknecht opposes Russia sanctions as well as “woke thinking” – and is Germany’s second most popular politician
The left-wing party representing Die Linke Sahra Wagenknecht has been one of the most visible stars of the German left in the 21st century. Now, however, he has become an…
Left-winger Sahra Wagenknecht opposes Russia sanctions as well as “woke thinking” – and is Germany’s second most popular politician
The left-wing party representing Die Linke Sahra Wagenknecht has been one of the most visible stars of the German left in the 21st century. Now, however, he has become an…
The German chancellor is wary of Russia and bows to China – Olaf Scholz’s way of acting is already bad for Germany’s reputation
Russia’s threat scared Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but the German leader does not seem to take China’s threat seriously, writes European correspondent Suvi Turtiainen. BERLIN Half a year ago, the Chancellor…
Germany’s GDP accelerates in the third quarter
(Finance) – The German economy accelerates in the third quarter of the year. According to the preliminary estimate of theFederal Statistical Office (Destatis)GDP should have recorded an increase of 0.3%…