Potsdam., German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, increasingly fragile at the national level, achieved respite this Sunday with a narrow victory for his social democratic party –SPD– against the extreme right, in an important regional election. According to calculations by public television channels ARD and ZDF, the SPD obtained just over 31 percent of the vote, compared … Read more
Trump Calls for Increased European Support for Ukraine Amid Ongoing Conflict In a recent press conference, former President Donald Trump reiterated his demand for NATO’s European allies to bolster their financial contributions, a stance he vowed to carry forward in the context of Ukraine’s ongoing battle against Russian aggression. Trump reflected on his tenure, emphasizing … Read more
Berlin. Bayern Munich sealed a third win in seven days on Saturday by winning 5-0 at Werder Bremen in the fourth round of the German Bundesliga. With 20 goals scored in their last three games, the Bavarian giants are not slowing down, nor running out of gunpowder, nor taking pity on their rivals, after having … Read more
Leverkusen. Victor Boniface’s injury-time goal sealed Bayer Leverkusen’s comeback win over Wolfsburg 4-3 on Sunday, another hard-fought victory for the reigning Bundesliga champions a week before their game at Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso’s side looked set to settle for sharing the points when Granit Xhaka struck in stoppage time. But Boniface then appeared to score … Read more
Today, the German far-right is expected to “conquer” Brandenburg, the historic state where Berlin is located, after its triumph in the elections of the states of Thuringia and Saxony on September 1. Polls give the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party up to 29% in today’s Brandenburg elections, with the Social Democrats (SPD) second on … Read more
European governments were trying to digest Berlin’s surprise decision to unilaterally reimpose controls on its land borders last week, when Iran’s regime announced a “sweep” operation over the next six months to deport some two million “foreigners who do not have travel documents’. The decision mainly concerns Afghan refugees and amounts to a warning to … Read more
Exit polls in Brandenburg show a lead for the SPD, where a battle was expected between the Social Democrats and the far-right Alternative for Germany. In particular, the results of polls outside the polling stations in the German state give the SPD 31% and the AfD 30%. At lower levels are the Christian Democrats (CDU) … Read more
Brandenburg is a region that is used to punching above its weight. With just 2% of Germany’s population and a microeconomic economy, it completely envelops the capital, Berlin, and casts a long shadow over what happens in the nation’s government. The result of Sunday’s election, in which the Socialists have saved their necks against the … Read more
The automaker now assumes that its profit before interest and taxes (EBIT) will drop significantly this year from 19.7 billion euros last year (nearly half a trillion CZK). At the same time, he previously predicted only a small decrease in profit. The company lowered its estimate of this year’s operating margin to 7.5 to 8.5 … Read more
Berlin. Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen (4th) put their previous defeat behind them by thrashing Hoffenheim (12th) away from home (4-1) on Saturday in the third Bundesliga matchday, while Leipzig – who had just beaten Leverkusen – could only draw 0-0 at home against Union Berlin (8th). Leipzig, Atlético Madrid’s opponent on Thursday in the first … Read more