As evidence of the split between the governing parties, the agency Reuters reports a summit of industry leaders announced by Scholz this month to save Germany’s moribund economy. A week later, Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck (Greens) presented his proposals for saving the economy, and after that, another business summit was announced by Minister … Read more
Automaker Volkswagen plans to close at least three plants in Germany, cut tens of thousands of jobs and cut wages by 10 percent, with no raises over the next two years. Daniela Cavallová, the head of the Volkswagen works council, said on Monday that she will write the day Financial Times. The restructuring of the … Read more
According to the OECD, the German economy will spend the entire year 2024 in recession and will recover by only one percent next year. Cars from German factories are losing ground in the world market to China to a large extent, Mario Draghi’s research has revealed, and according to statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tonight rejected the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is asking for his country to be invited to NATO, as part of the “victory plan” he has drawn up against Russia. “It is important to realize that a warring country cannot under any circumstances become a member of NATO. The … Read more
Munich. Leipzig won at Mainz (2-0) this Saturday and shares the top of the tournament with Bayern Munich, who beat Stuttgart 4-0. With seven games played in the German championship, Marco Rose’s men have 17 points. In another high-profile clash this Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen, current champion, defeated Eintracht in Frankfurt (2-1) in a colorful duel … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is going against his “victory plan”, which also includes Ukraine’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Germany and the United States, in particular, are skeptical about calls for an immediate invitation, although Zelenskyi himself admitted that entry would only be possible after the end of the war with Russia. Brussels reporter … Read more
The meeting between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Olaf Solz lasted about an hour. In the conversation between the two leaders, which took place at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, all the issues related to the bilateral relations of the two countries, as well as the developments in the Middle East, were raised. According to the … Read more
American-Polish journalist and writer Anna Applebaum, who deals with the modern history of Eastern Europe, received the German booksellers’ peace prize on the last day of the Frankfurt Book Fair. The new winner of the peace prize asked for arms to be given to Ukraine and help to the country, which is facing a Russian … Read more
With … Teutonic understatement, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck noted on October 9 that economic conditions for Germany are not “satisfactory”. His intervention was made immediately after the revision of the official forecasts for growth in the current year, which fell from 0.3% to a recession of 0.2%. It is noted that it was preceded … Read more
US President Joe Biden left Berlin a little while ago, completing his first bilateral visit to Germany. The visit, although downgraded from an “official state” to a “working” visit due to its short duration, took place in an excellent atmosphere, confirming the “close and trust-filled” relationship between the two countries. The visit was originally scheduled … Read more