Coronavirus outbreak in German meat plant reveals appalling living conditions
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Germany Is Finally Ready to Spend
In the long run, the COVID-19 pandemic may change Europe’s economy for the better. People wearing face masks walk in front of a euro sign in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on April, 24. YANN SCHREIBER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Germany’s fiscal prudence hasn’t made the country popular. Over the past several years, economists have written countless op-eds blaming Germans…
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Coronavirus outbreak at German slaughterhouse infects more than 1,000 employees
FRANKFURT – More than 1,000 employees at German meat processing firm Toennies have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting local health authorities to order all 6,500 employees and their families to go into quarantine. The localized lockdown is a setback for Germany’s reopening strategy. Chancellor Angela Merkel had favored maintaining lockdown discipline for longer but eased…
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Trump directs Pentagon to pull 9,500 US troops from Germany by September
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of American troops from Germany by September, a move that would dramatically reshape the U.S. military posture in Europe and reflects growing tensions between Washington and Berlin over military spending and other security issues, U.S. government officials said Friday. The removal order would reduce the U.S. troop presence in Germany by 9,500…
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German Foreign Minister to Land in Israel, Expected to Warn Netanyahu Against Annexation
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin, June 2, 2020 Credit: FABRIZIO BENSCH/ REUTERS German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Wednesday will land in Israel ahead of his expected meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi. The visit’s official capacity is for Maas to acquaint himself with Ashkenazi. Unofficially, Maas intends to caution Israel against…
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Germany to extend virus-related travel ban for non-European countries
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to extend a travel ban for non-European countries until Aug. 31, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday, adding Berlin was also strongly advising against any cruises due to the special risks related to coronavirus. The German cabinet is expected to approve the step at its regular meeting on Wednesday, the…
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Why Angela Merkel is coming to the rescue in Europe
The German Chancellor’s surprising move to back a cashed-up EU recovery fund is giving fresh impetus to a supranational approach. The German Chancellor has a record of defying orthodoxies and the Covid-19 crisis cries out for extraordinary steps BERLIN • German Chancellor Angela Merkel is well known for her political flexibility. After the catastrophe of…
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Maas calls for ‘open dialogue’ with China
The German foreign minister’s comments come ahead of a meeting with EU counterparts on the bloc’s China strategy. Recent developments in Hong Kong present a “test of the EU’s political ambitions.” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has touted an open dialogue with China, ahead of a conference between European Union foreign ministers on Friday. Maas…
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Germany wants to end travel warning for 31 European countries: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government wants to end a travel warning for tourist trips to 31 European countries from June 15 if the coronavirus situation allows, magazine Focus on Tuesday cited dpa news agency as reporting. It said a paper on European tourism that may be agreed by the cabinet on Wednesday showed the…
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The plan is aimed at making some summer travel possible, but could be derailed by a second wave of infections.
The border control station Saalbruecke between German Freilassing and Austrian Salzburg | Pool photo by Lukas Barth-Tuttas via Getty Images The plan is aimed at making some summer travel possible but could be derailed by a second wave of infections. Germany plans to ease foreign travel restrictions from June 15, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said…