BELFAST Great Britain and the EU agreed on a compromise in March after a long dispute over special Brexit rules for Northern Ireland. This means that food and medicine can be easily exported from the rest of the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland. However, uncompromising supporters of the union with Great Britain are fighting with … Read more
King Charles III and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) Charles provides the pragmatic superstructure for a partnership between the UK and the EU. (Photo: Reuters) London “Why do Germans love the royal family so much?” asked the conservative London daily “The Telegraph” on the occasion of King Charles III’s state visit. The 74-year-old monarch tried … Read more
BELFAST The dispute over the “Northern Ireland Protocol” negotiated with Britain’s departure from the EU has been paralyzing the formation of a regional government in Belfast for months. The predominantly Protestant Unionists see the Brexit agreements as a threat to their ties to the kingdom and are blocking a new government. They want drastic changes. … Read more
asylum applications The majority of asylum seekers in Germany this year were from Syria at 27%, followed by Afghanistan (17%), Turkey (10%), Iraq (6.9%) and Georgia (4.0%). (Photo: dpa) Berlin This year, Germany remains the frontrunner in the European Union for asylum applications. This is what emerges from a confidential “situation report” on migration and … Read more
BRUSSELS According to the Commission, the markets in these regions have in the past been supplied with medicines from or through Great Britain. After Brexit, concerns arose that Britain’s exit from the common internal market and related trade restrictions could lead to supply bottlenecks. Northern Ireland is affected because it is a British province and … Read more