BERLIN/PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) – France, Germany and Spain have reached agreement on starting the next phase of development of a new fighter jet dubbed FCAS, Europe’s largest defence project at an estimated cost of more than 100 billion euros ($103.4 billion), Berlin said on Friday. Germany’s Defence Ministry said in a statement that an…
BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday condemned threats to use atomic weapons in Ukraine, with Scholz warning that Russia risked “crossing a line” in the international community by resorting to nuclear force. In the first visit by a G7 leader to China since the pandemic,…
Germany nationalized Uniper, its largest utility company and importer of natural gas, on Sept. 21, in a move to keep its domestic energy industry afloat and to avert a collapse of the energy sector. The government in Berlin had earlier bailed out its largest gas importer in July with a $14.95 billion rescue loan, in…
Poland’s top politician said Thursday that the government will seek equivalent of $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany for the Nazis’ World War IIinvasion and occupation of his country. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice party, announced the huge claim at the release of a long-awaited report on the cost to the country…
(RTTNews) – Germany’s consumer price inflation accelerated more-than-expected in August, after easing in the previous two months, to its highest level in almost half a century as the European Central Bank policymakers prepare to deliver at least a 50 basis points hike in interest rates next week. The consumer price index rose 7.9 percent year-on-year…
July 29, 2022 Weekly Update Greetings from Tyler, Not a news break goes by without mention of the Covid plague. Dr. Fauci is on TV again, warning that people should wear masks in public settings. Los Angeles decided against another mask mandate, but not before letting everyone know that they had the power to impose…
—Germany wants to repurpose part of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for an LNG terminal, according to Der Spiegel. —The Russia-owned gas pipeline is not in use after Berlin vowed not to make it operational due to the war in Ukraine. —The potential plans come as Europe faces an energy crisis after Russia began reducing…
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spurs the German government to rebuild its military, Israel offers much of what it lacks. Last month, Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a special address to the Bundestag and the German public, in which he declared a “turning point” in the modern history of the country. The era of a shrinking…
Chancellor Scholz has promised to make the Bundeswehr the “biggest conventional army” among European NATO member states. The German military will contribute considerably to the strengthening of NATO’s east flank, the country’s Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has announced. He also promised major investment that would turn the Bundeswehr into the largest military force among European members…
Greetings from Tyler, Today is the day the mainstream has been dreading. In actual fact, the abortion issue has been handed back to the states. The 1973 ruling was invalidated as a matter of law. The idea that the U. S. Constitution handed some sacred “right” to women was a fantastic reach in the first…