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September 14, 2019

Kiev vows tough stance from President Zelensky at Putin talks

Kiev’s top diplomat on Saturday insisted President Volodymyr Zelensky will not make concessions to Moscow at a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Western leaders later this month, despite fears to the contrary in Ukraine. “President Zelensky isn’t tall…
September 13, 2019

European powers call on Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog

European powers on Friday called on Iran to cooperate with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, after Tehran warned that undue pressure from the US and Israel could jeopardise the agency’s activities in Iran. In a joint…
September 13, 2019

Gloves come off at ECB as stimulus fuels divisions

Central bank chiefs of Germany and the Netherlands hit out on Friday at ECB chief Mario Draghi for unleashing a huge stimulus package aimed at propping up the flagging eurozone economy, calling the action unnecessary and disproportionate. Slamming Draghi for…
September 13, 2019

Bundesbank chief slams ECB’s Draghi for ‘overshooting the mark’

The head of Germany’s Bundesbank on Friday hit out at ECB chief Mario Draghi for “overshooting the mark” with his huge stimulus package aimed at propping up the flagging eurozone economy. “Such a far-reaching package was not necessary,” Jens Weidmann…
September 13, 2019

Germany feels eurozone pressure to boost spending

Germany faced renewed pressure on Friday to boost public spending and help revive a sputtering European economy, a day after the European Central Bank warned it had reached the limit of its powers to avert recession. The economy in Europe…
September 13, 2019

Germany under fresh pressure to boost spending

Germany faced fresh pressure on Friday to boost public spending and help revive a sputtering European economy, a day after the European Central Bank warned it had reached the limit of its powers. The economy in Europe is in slowdown,…
September 12, 2019

ECB lowers growth, inflation forecasts as headwinds strengthen

The European Central Bank on Thursday lowered its growth and inflation outlook, with the bank’s chief Mario Draghi saying that a “more protracted weakness” of the single currency area is expected ahead. Economists at the Frankfurt-based institution said economic growth…
September 12, 2019

‘Sinatra of the east’ Karel Gott has acute leukaemia

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, who is hugely popular at home and in neighbouring Germany, said Thursday he was undergoing treatment for acute leukaemia just years after recovering from cancer. “I’m undergoing ambulatory treatment and hospital checks with doctors monitoring…
September 12, 2019

Merkel says can’t shield car industry from ‘revolutions’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Thursday to support the vital car industry through “revolutions” in climate protection and digitalisation, but warned firms must themselves develop new technologies and win back lost trust among the public. “I believe it would be…
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