‘Russia should not use Nord Stream 2 gas line in Ukraine escalation’
In the event of another escalation in Ukraine, Russia should not use the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, says German Foreign Minister Baerbock. Thats what Germany and …
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Austria will lock down again: care relieved, opposition savage
The vaccination obligation and lockdown announced by the government in Austria lead to divided reactions. Relief sounds from the medical corner, the political opposition is indignant.
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Austrian former Chancellor Kurz may be prosecuted, immunity lifted
Austrian former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has lost his legal immunity, which protected him from prosecution as a parliamentarian. The parliament in Vienna has unanimously agreed to …
Russia practices at Belarusian-Polish border, two paratroopers dead
Some 250 Russian soldiers participated in an exercise in a region near the Polish border in Belarus. Two Russians were killed; because of a strong gust of …
‘Laschet submits resignation as state prime minister, becomes MP’
German CDU politician Armin Laschet files his resignation as prime minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday, writes the German news agency DPA. If …
Justice Austria wants to tackle former Chancellor Kurz, requests waiver immunity
Justice in Austria has asked parliament to lift the immunity of former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. The prosecutor wants to prosecute Kurz for corruption, among other things, …
CDU takes broom through party summit after election defeat
The German Christian Democratic CDU cleans up after the lost election two weeks ago. The entire party summit has to be re-elected, the current board has …
Kurz away as Chancellor, but Austria hasnt gotten rid of him yet
Sebastian Kurz resigned tonight as Chancellor of Austria, but that doesn’t mean his days as the most powerful man in Austrian politics have been counted. …
Austrian Chancellor Kurz Resigns Over Corruption Scandal
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns. He’s under fire for a corruption scandal.
The Greens, the coalition partner of Kurz’s own ÖVP, had asked the Ö…
Austrian government leader Kurz announces resignation
Haunted by corruption allegations, Austrian government leader Sebastian Kurz announced his resignation on Saturday night. The coalition partner in his government, the Greens, did not want …
‘House of Kurz’ could end Austrian Chancellor
Abuses government money, press influence, incriminating app calls. Following police raids at ministries, the ÖVP party office and the chancellery Wednesday, Austria is amazed by an …
Armin Laschet Announces Departure as Party Leader CDU
German politician Armin Laschet has announced his departure internally as the leader of the CDU, German media reports. The Christian Democratic CDU and sister party CSU …
CDU leader Laschet: party must renew, own position not sacred
CDU party leader Armin Laschet said at a press conference that a change of course is needed within his party. Laschet announces a party day in …
Austrian Government Party Searches, Chancellor Corruption Suspect
The Public Prosecutors Office of Austria has searched the office of Chancellor Kurz, the headquarters of his party ÖVP and the Ministry of Finance. Some suspects …
SPD and FDP speak of ‘constructive’ exploratory conversations
The Social Democratic SPD and Liberal FDP on Sunday described their first exploratory talks about a possible government formation after the German federal election as constructively. …
CDU leader Laschet apologizes for election defeat
Leader Armin Laschet of the German centre-right CDU/CSU has apologized at a private group meeting for the bad result in last Sunday’s election. He …
One winner, four possible coalition parties: how does politics Berlin continue?
It took a long time this time, but at 4.30 a.m. this morning, the winner of the German elections was fixed: the Social Democratic SPD of …
SPD wins German elections, historically bad score for CDU/CSU
The centre-left SPD won the German Bundestag election by 25.7 percent of the vote. The centre-right CDU/CSU follows second with 24.1 percent of the votes, the worst …
Podcast The Day: Chancellor in Europe
With Angela Merkels departure, German politics have been shaken up. The SPD has become the biggest in the election this weekend, but it is not yet …
Wake-up service 27/9: SPD big winner German elections • Formation kicks off again
Good morning! SPD is the big winner of the parliamentary elections in Germany, and informer Remkes continues to negotiate with D66, CDA and VVD in the …
SPD wins German parliamentary election
The SPD won the parliamentary elections in Germany. The centre-left party accounted for 25.7 percent of the vote, keeping the CDU/CSU tight ly ahead of the …
SPDer Scholz wants to form government with FDP and Greens
Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz of the German SPD believes voters have given him a clear mandate to form a government. He is betting on a coalition …
Winner Scholz: voters gave SPD, Greens and FDP mandate
German chancellor candidate and SPD leader Olaf Scholz wants to form a government with the Greens and the Liberal FDP as expected. The two sides, like …
Who will be the boss in Germany?
The SPD political party has won the elections in Germany. The leader of that party, OIaf Scholz, may be the countrys new boss.
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