Zelenskyy welcomes EU recommendation on candidate status
The EU Commission’s recommendation to grant Ukraine the status of an EU accession candidate was met with relief in Kyiv. President Zelenskyj wrote on Twitter that this was the first step towards membership. He also brings Ukraine closer to a win against Russia. EU Commission chief von der Leyen had previously announced in Brussels that both Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova should become candidates for EU membership. The 27 heads of state and government must now decide on this. | 06/17/2022 9:25 p.m
Putin verbally attacks the West
Russian President Putin has made serious accusations against Western countries. In his speech at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Putin said the West still thinks in terms of the past century and treats other countries like colonies. Putin accused the United States of acting as if it had been sent to earth by God. The Russian President’s speech had to be postponed by more than an hour due to a hacker attack. According to the Kremlin, hackers had bombarded the Economic Forum’s entry system with so many requests that the server crashed.| 06/17/2022 9:25 p.m
AfD wants new nuclear power plants in Germany
The AfD wants new nuclear power plants to be built in Germany. The party congress in Riesa accepted a corresponding motion with a large majority. The agreement states that modern nuclear power is one of the most important building blocks in the energy mix of the future. The AfD had already decided this afternoon that the party could also be led by an individual in the future. So far, a dual leadership was mandatory. AfD leader Chrupalla, among others, is up for election as party leader. The election of the federal executive board is planned for tomorrow. | 06/17/2022 9:25 p.m
Lauterbach: Soon vaccines that prevent Corona
Federal Minister of Health Lauterbach has announced a new vaccination campaign against Corona for autumn. The SPD politician said at the press conference in Berlin that he expected adapted vaccines to be available from September. He also expects that there will be vaccines in a few months that will prevent infection with the virus. According to Lauterbach, Corona would then be a disease like any other infectious disease. He reiterated that there should be no further attempt to introduce general compulsory vaccination against Corona 06/17/2022 9:25 p.m
Forest fire on the Brocken: fire brigades in continuous operation
Several fire brigades are still fighting a large forest fire in the Harz Mountains. The flames in the Trecktal on the Brocken are under control. Because of the drought, however, they threaten to flare up again and again. The fire brigade assumes that their operation will last until Sunday. An area about the size of seven soccer fields is affected. The Lower Saxony state forests also warn of forest fires away from the Harz Mountains. The reason is the persistent drought. High danger levels apply in large parts of the Lüneburg Heath and in the middle and south of Lower Saxony. | 06/17/2022 9:25 p.m
Football: Bayern start in Frankfurt
The new Bundesliga season will open on August 5th with the game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich. In addition, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen meet on the first matchday. The northern derby is about to start in Wolfsburg: VfL welcomes newly promoted Werder Bremen. The second league begins in mid-July – including the games Braunschweig vs. Hamburg Kaiserslautern vs. Hanover Fürth vs. Kiel Rostock vs. Heidenheim and St. Pauli vs. Nuremberg. | 06/17/2022 9:25 p.m
The weather in northern Germany
Mostly dry at night, lows of 18 to 13 degrees. Tomorrow partly sunny, partly cloudy, occasionally some rain. Maximum 23 degrees in Schleswig, 30 degrees Vechta to 35 degrees in Göttingen, cooler on the North Sea. The further prospects: Sunday changeable and partly strong thunderstorms, 16 to 31 degrees. Cloudy on Monday, showers to the east, otherwise partly friendly, 16 to 22 degrees. | 06/17/2022 9:25 p.m
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