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Why is Germany tolerating Russian chemical weapons facilities on its soil?
Why is Germany tolerating the presence on its soil of elements of Vladimir Putin’s chemical weapons program? The question arises in light of new sanctions introduced against Russia on Tuesday, in response to its August 2020 chemical weapons attack on opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Those sanctioned include three German companies, now added to the U.S. government’s so-called…
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Germany Changes Corona Rules, Announces Several ‘Reopening Steps’
Angela Merkel and her colleagues from the capitals in Germany’s sixteen federal states adopted a new strategy in regard to the Corona rules. A complicated list of ‘reopening steps’ was introduced. Berlin, March 4th, 2021 (The Berlin Spectator) — Exactly 400 days after the first Coronavirus infection was reported in Germany, the country got a new…
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Germany urges Iran to accept US overtures
Germany’s Foreign Minister: Iran should accept the offer of diplomacy that’s on the table, including from the United States. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas – Reuters Germany’s Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, on Wednesday urged Iran to accept diplomatic overtures from the West in order to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, The Associated Press. Maas accused Tehran…
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Germany’s Merkel warns of third virus wave due to new strains
© Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published Wednesday that a third wave of coronavirus infections could hit the country due to new strains that are emerging. In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Merkel said that new variants of the coronavirus could hit the country and that caution is needed…
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Virus Variants Deliver Fresh Blow to Europe’s Open Borders
BRUSSELS – With the rapid spread of new variants of the coronavirus, major powers are beginning to re-establish border control, a practice that has become a new European habit during the pandemic and is once abandoning the world’s largest free movement zone. Fearful of highly contagious new options first identified in the UK and South…
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Germany’s COVID infections rise again
The increase comes just as schools are scheduled to reopen. The rise has been driven by new, more-infectious variants of the coronavirus. Many have called for teachers to be prioritized for vaccination New coronavirus infections rose again on Sunday, prompting fears ahead of a planned easing of restrictions. The Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases…
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Biden’s rift with Brussels is only set to grow
It was meant to be a special relationship. After the tumultuous Trump years, President Biden was planning to reset relations with the European Union, Inherently liberal, rules-based, and engaged with climate change, it would be a natural ally, and far more so than a UK still tainted by Brexit. The Biden team were no doubt…
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Germany reports record €53 billion in NATO defense spending
The figure marks more than a 3% increase from the previous year. However, it still does not meet the target set by NATO of spending 2% of GDP on defense. Germany is hoping that an increase in spending would improve trans-Atlantic ties Germany reported a record high in NATO defense spending for 2021, submitting a…
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Germany: Angela Merkel vows to improve coronavirus vaccine rollout but warns of mutations
Chancellor Merkel said the slow start to the vaccine campaign had been a “disappointment” but added that inoculation centers will soon be “at full capacity.” She said Germany needed to be “smart” to avoid a third wave. Germany is battling against the possibility of a third wave, according to Merkel Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged on…
