German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has defended the European Union’s controversial plans for asylum procedures along the bloc’s external borders in remarks to Germany’s parliament. “This is a historic agreement because it shows that the EU can overcome its differences even…
Ex-Pope’s Cross stolen in German church
A cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his German home region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited, police said Tuesday. A display case on the wall of the…
Germany, China to discuss climate, economy
The governments of Germany and China were scheduled to discuss further cooperation between their two countries on Tuesday in Berlin. The talks would be led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Premier Li Qiang. The main topic would be the fight…
Scholz to visit Italian Prime Minister Meloni in Rome
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to travel to Rome on Thursday to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. It is the chancellor’s first visit to the Italian capital since the leader of the radical far-right Brothers of Italy party took…
Top German politicians to speak at Protestant Church Congress
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economy Minister Robert Habeck are all expected to speak at the official Protestant Church Congress in the southern city of Nuremberg. The 38th German Protestant Church Congress, which kicked off on…
German minister rejects static border checks at Polish, Czech borders
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser disapproved of the idea of stationary border controls at the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic to curb illegal migration. Local media reports that her opinion was stated in a letter from the Federal…
Only 10 German clubs have international ambitions, ex-Bundesliga official says
Former Bundesliga chief Christian Seifert believes the failure of a big-money investment deal for the German Football League (DFL) will lead to stagnation. A vote by clubs on Wednesday rejected a proposal to invite an investor into the top two…
25th anniversary of European Central Bank to be feted in Frankfurt
The establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB) 25 years ago is scheduled to be celebrated in the German city of Frankfurt where it is headquartered on Wednesday evening. On June 1, 1998, the bank started operations and seven months…
German Federal Court to rule on ‘‘right to be forgotten’’ online
The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) would announce on Tuesday whether the so-called “right to be forgotten’’ on the internet will stand. The concerned case involves a couple from the financial services industry who believed they were discredited on…
Five men found guilty over €113m Dresden jewellery heist
A German court has convicted five men over the theft of 18th-century jewels worth more than €113m from a Dresden museum in 2019, one of the most spectacular heists in the country’s modern history. The men were given prison sentences…