Source> The Local Martin Schulz. Photo: DPA Martin Schulz, the Social Democrat who is to take on Angela Merkel in September’s national election, has said that Donald Trump has not acted like an American since becoming US President. “What Trump is doing is un-American,” Schulz told the Funke media group. […]
Source: The Local The Der Spiegel cover image being used during a protest in Denver, Colorado, USA. Photo: DPA German news magazine Der Spiegel sparked controversy Saturday with a cover depicting US President Donald Trump holding the severed head of the Statue of Liberty in one hand and a bloodied […]
Source: The Local Ted Malloch, President Donald Trump’s reported choice of US ambassador to the EU, predicts “seismic shifts” in transatlantic ties and the bloc’s disintegration, in comments to a German news weekly published Friday. After last year’s Brexit vote for Britain to leave the EU, he told Der Spiegel […]
Source: The Local The German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister was the first Berlin official to meet the new Donald Trump administration. But whether he managed to solidify transatlantic ties depends on who you ask. Vice Chancellor and newly appointed Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met his brand new counterpart, US […]
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel said European leaders may commit to a union of “different speeds” when they make a major declaration on its future at a summit in Rome next month. The European Union has long been riven by debate about whether all countries must commit to […]
İLNUR ÇEVIK@ilnurcevik Published February 3, 2017 The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Ankara was not the bed of roses predicted. Besides frank discussions over the outstanding issues between Ankara and Berlin, she came here with an agenda to prod Ankara over the alleged human rights problems in Turkey and […]
Source: The Local Angela Merkel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: DPA German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Turkey on Thursday for the first time since the failed July coup, seeking to keep a key partnership alive after a series of crises. Merkel is expected to meet both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
Source: The Local A top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump bashed Germany for exploiting an undervalued euro to take advantage of its trading partners, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. The public rebuke of a major trading partner is the latest example of the brash tactic that has become […]
Source: The Local American President Donald Trump’s travel ban initially looked to block more than 100,000 German dual citizens from entering the US, but now the two allies say they have found a solution. Acting commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, Kevin McAleenan, said on Tuesday that travelers would […]
Source: BBC By Tessa Wong A woman has filed a complaint with German police alleging she was told to squeeze her breast at airport security to prove she was lactating. […]
Source: The Local According to a respected economic think tank, Germany broke its own trade surplus record in 2016 – in stark contrast to the USA, which is running a huge deficit.“Germany’s trade balance shows an estimated plus of $297 billion,” Christian Grimme of the Ifo Institute told Reuters on […]
Source: The Local Germany’s Green party has suggested drastic consequences for the US President after he ordered a temporary travel block for refugees and citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. Donald Trump’s executive order issued on Friday suspends all refugee admissions into the United States for 120 days, bars all […]
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday reaffirmed her criticism of a US travel ban slapped on travellers from seven countries, saying it smacked of anti-Muslim bias. “The essential and also resolute fight against terrorism in no way justifies general suspicion against people of a specific faith, in […]
Source: The Local There are more people living in Germany than ever before, largely thanks to immigration. Here’s an explanation of what the new numbers mean. Germany’s population reached 82.8 million at the end of 2016, according to government estimates. That’s around 600,000 more than the previous year – an […]
Source: The Local The US leader has already told Angela Merkel what he thinks of her – albeit mainly through Twitter. What could their first presidential talk hold? US President Donald Trump will hold telephone talks Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the […]
Source: The Local Bundesliga club Darmstadt said on Wednesday they have sacked German-Tunisian midfielder Anis Ben-Hatira over his work with a controversial Islamic aid organisation. Düsseldorf-based Ansaar International is reportedly under surveillance by domestic intelligence services for alleged links to Germany’s ultra-orthodox Muslim Salafist community. The 28-year-old Tunisian international – […]
Decision comes days after Donald Trump’s inauguration and a year after prosecution of German comic who wrote crude poem about Turkish President By Katie Forster @katieforster Germany has decided to abolish a law which defends the honor of foreign leaders. International heads of state will no longer be able to ask the […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL This file photo taken on January 16, 2017 shows then European Parliament President Martin Schulz waiting for the announcement of the candidates for the election. (AFP Photo) Germany’s Social Democrats leader Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday said the party had formally nominated former European Parliament chief […]
Source: The Local The German leader made a plea for people to think critically using facts rather than emotion, in statements seen as a nudge towards the new US President. Chancellor Angela Merkel held a reception on Monday at the Chancellery to celebrate the “royal couples” chosen in each state […]
Source: The Local A growing trend of doing drugs at school has German officials concerned about society’s “downplaying” of the risks of certain drugs. Rolling joints in the school bathroom, pills tossed aside in courtyards: Figures released by state authorities and the federal Interior Ministry show that ever more students […]