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October 16, 2021

Merkel vows continuity on last visit to Erdogan

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday vowed continuity in Germany’s relations with Turkey that included both cooperation and criticism of Ankara as she paid her final visit to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Merkel and Erdogan developed complex but close relations over…

October 16, 2021

Germany’s Laschet takes rap for CDU’s poll drubbing

Armin Laschet, the chief of outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, on Saturday took the rap for its worst ever poll result and said he would quit as the head of the country’s most populous state. The CDU’s 16 years…

October 15, 2021

Germany parties agree initial deal for next government

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Friday took a step toward succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor, as his Social Democrats, the Greens and liberal FDP announced a preliminary deal to form a new government. The three parties have been holding…

October 15, 2021

Pfizer submits data to EU agency for Covid jab ages 5-11

Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday they had submitted data to the EU’s medicines watchdog for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, following a similar step in the United States. The vaccine makers announced last…

October 15, 2021

Missing woman in German floods found dead in Netherlands

The body of a woman reported missing in deadly floods that struck western Germany in July has been found in Rotterdam, likely transported by the Rhine river 300 kilometres across the border, German police said Friday. The corpse was found…

October 15, 2021

Earlier coal exit, no new taxes: Germany’s likely next coalition sketches out its plans

The three parties likely to form Germany’s next government outlined plans Friday for Europe’s biggest economy in an initial coalition agreement, touching on issues such as the minimum wage, taxes and climate protection. Here are the main points agreed on…

October 15, 2021

Germany’s SPD, Greens, Liberals announce initial deal for next govt

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz took a step closer to succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor, as his Social Democrats, the ecologist Greens and liberal FDP on Friday announced a preliminary deal to form a new government. The three parties have…

October 15, 2021

Germany cuts electricity levy as energy prices surge

The German government will drastically lower a levy on electricity consumption from 2022 to help ease the burden on consumers as Europe battles soaring energy prices, grid operators announced Friday. The Renewable Energy Act (EEG) surcharge, used to fund the…

October 14, 2021

Global shortages crimp growth in powerhouse Germany

Global shortages in industrial components and raw materials have cramped Germany’s export driven economy, prompting the country’s leading economic institutes to slash their forecast for growth this year on Thursday. In their biannual forecast, the research groups revised down the…