The highest court in Germany has provisionally approved a vaccination obligation for staff in hospitals and healthcare institutions. The constitutional court in Karlsruhe has rejected all complaints about the duty, which will take effect in mid-March. Hundreds of people who work in the medical sector or care have complained […]
German Health Minister Jens Spahn calls the situation around the coronavirus more worrisome than earlier in the pandemic. But, according to the minister, the seriousness of the matter has not yet dawned on all Germans. At the moment, the south and east of Germany are particularly hard hit by […]
Drilling for oil and gas in the Wadden Sea near the German state of Lower Saxony will be banned next year if it is up to the regional environment minister Olaf Lies. A law will be introduced in the state parliament in January and is expected to be passed […]
German SPD chancellor Olaf Scholz believes voters have given him a clear mandate to form a government. He is aiming for a coalition with the liberal FDP and environmental party De Groenen. He said the rival CDU/CSU union should oppose it after being punished by voters, but they don’t […]
German industry unexpectedly received more orders in July. This was due to large foreign orders for German shipyards, calculated by the German federal statistical office Destatis. This led to a plus of 3.4 percent. Without those large orders, the number of new orders would have decreased. Economists had also […]
Criminals are increasingly using cryptocurrencies. This is the conclusion of German customs authorities. Authorities also recognize this trend in Italy. In particular, Bitcoin and the digital currency monero are said to be popular for online payments in crime. Transactions in crypto coins are mainly anonymous. That is why they […]
The German economy showed growth again in the second quarter, after contracting in the first quarter. But the progress of the eurozone’s largest economy turned out to be much lower than average economists had expected, according to new figures from the German statistical office. According to a preliminary estimate, […]
The death toll from the storm in western Germany has risen to 20. Heavy rainfall and flooding have caused houses to collapse and municipalities to be cut off from the outside world. In the town of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate, about 50 to 70 people are still missing. Prime Minister […]
In her last speech in the Bundestag on Thursday, Angela Merkel called for better cooperation within the European Union. According to the German chancellor, the corona approach was too nationalistic, and a debate about the lessons to be learned is an excellent first step. Merkel’s speech served as a […]
German aviation group Lufthansa will start flying again to Israeli Tel Aviv from Sunday, now that Israel and the Palestinians have signed a ceasefire. More than a week ago, those flights were suspended due to the flaring violence in the region. Other airlines such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, […]