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Germany said it will seek to stem the loss of oil refining capacity, arguing that closures are hurting not only fuel suppliers and consumers but the country’s vast chemicals manufacturing sector too.
France is “certain” that its push with Germany for a tougher EU China policy propelled Beijing to moderate its hybrid car exports, despite warnings from the Chinese capital that the pressure did not work. “I’m certain that it played a role, and it’s very important that the German and French engine, which is very essential to the future of Europe, starts again – and I think that’s going to be the case,” French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier said as he arrived at a ministerial meeting in Dublin...
KKR & Co.’s co-head of European private equity, Philipp Freise says Germany is offering a safe and stable environment for investment while other parts of the world face crises. Speaking to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on the sidelines of the Berlin Global Dialogue, Freise pointed to positive signs from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s reform on pensions. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tehran summons German envoy after two men convicted of trying to kill leaders of Jewish groups, rejects any role.
A Foreign Office reply dated 7 October says Germany's position on the 28 October UN vote on the Cuba embargo is not yet concluded. No change has been announced. The post Germany Unsure on Cuba Embargo Vote Oct 28 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Investigations are under way regarding the arson attack on the apartment building in the city of Bochum; preliminary findings indicate that the tragedy stemmed from a personal enmity between the flat owner and a Romanian national who is currently in police custody
Europe’s auto industry welcomed a deal between France and Germany that provides relief for manufacturers grappling with high costs and intense Chinese competition.
France and Germany have backed looser EU emissions rules for carmakers and agreed to include Britain in a “made in Europe” scheme, in a provisional deal reached Thursday that could reshape the bloc’s automotive and climate policies.
UniCredit SpA is working on a potential deal to hedge €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in German home loans as it prepares to expand its footprint in Europe’s biggest economy.
Supporters waving Ukrainian flags gathered outside a court in Hamburg on Wednesday, 14 October, in solidarity with a former Ukrainian army officer accused of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea.
A Ukrainian ex-military officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday, accused of organising the secret operation that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, severing western Europe from the biggest source of Russian natural gas. The suspect, identified under German privacy rules only as Serhii K., is accused of leading a group of Ukrainian agents including divers and an explosives expert to mount one of the biggest infrastructure sabotage operations of modern times. FRANCE 24's Jörg Taszman reports from Berlin, Germany.
The trial is expected to run into February and could test Germany's political stance on Ukraine.
Four years after the attacks, Serhii K will appear in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany.
Creditors of the struggling Mall of Berlin are looking to sell about €550 million ($615 million) of debt they had extended to the sprawling shopping complex in the heart of the German capital, while its owners are also trying to get a refinancing over the line.
The United Kingdom is “open” to Germany joining an international coalition to build the next generation of fighter jets, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced. Speaking in Berlin on Thursday, during his first visit to the German capital since taking office, Burnham said he “indicated” to Chancellor Friedrich Merz Britain’s “openness” to the country joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). Initially a pact between the UK, Italy and Japan to build a sixth-generation fighter jet,...
Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--A Russian national believed to be a key member of the notorious "Qilin" international hacker group was arrested by German authorities after being extradited from Japan, Japanese police said Thursday. According to Japan's National Police Agency, German authorities had obtained an arrest warrant for the 28-year-old Russian citizen on suspicion of extortion for alle...
Britain and Germany will launch a joint partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks as Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in Berlin on Thursday, shortly after both leaders warned of the hybrid threat from Russia. France 24's Nick Holdsworth has the latest from Berlin.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is planning to visit China in the coming weeks, even as relations between the two countries sour over trade, according to multiple sources familiar with the arrangement. It will mark the first official visit to China since 2018 for Steinmeier, a former foreign minister whose decade-long tenure as president ends in March 2027. The visit will coincide with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trips to Japan and South Korea before the end of October. Germany’s...
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Germany’s economy and energy ministry has dissolved a key division for liaising with the wind and solar industry, a move that reflects policymakers’ shifting priorities as the country looks to overhaul its spending.
A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. Here's what we know about one of the biggest security breaches in German history.
Even before the latest bout of political and economic turmoil, by one measure France had become Europe’s most distressed corporate market.
Former top spy August Hanning led the Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005.
Defense startup Covenant says their new heavy-payload, long-range missile called Anthem will become key to Europe’s deterrence. The company plans to mass produce the missile at a new factory in eastern Germany, as NATO allies look for ways to refill depleted stocks of precision-strike weapons. Covenant President Abby Denburg spoke with Bloomberg’s Stephen Carroll from Berlin, on October 7, 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)