Germany

Swedish lawmaker calls for being tough on Germany over Berlin’s commitment to Nord Stream 2 pipeline project

In an official inquiry addressed to Swedish foreign minister Ann Linde and seen by RT, Soder, who is a member…

3 years ago

Merkel admits Germany was too slow to act to stop second surge of Covid, warns of threat from new mutations

Speaking to the Bundestag in Berlin on Thursday, the chancellor said Germany needed to maintain strict control to prevent mutations…

3 years ago

‘Mutants are a reality’: Germany extends lockdown until March 7 as Merkel urges caution over Covid-19 variants

Exceptions to the lockdown, which has been in place since December, mean that hairdressers are able to reopen from March…

3 years ago

Russia expels diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden for alleged participation in pro-Navalny protests

In a statement issued on Friday, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had made formal protests to the embassies…

3 years ago

Germany discloses names of Dutch SS veterans still receiving pensions for serving Hitler in WWII

Berlin has forwarded a list with the names of recipients of German pensions between 2015 and 2019 and the exact…

3 years ago

US ‘freezing’ Trump plan to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany while Pentagon reviews policy – general

The plans have been "put on freeze" while new US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, is "in the process of…

3 years ago

France & Germany threaten AstraZeneca with legal action if they favored UK over EU when distributing Covid-19 vaccine

“I am not saying that there is a problem but if there is a problem and that [they] have favored…

3 years ago

Germany buys Trump-touted antibody cocktail against Covid-19 at $2,400 per dose – health minister

“Starting next week, the monoclonal antibodies will be used in Germany as the first country in the EU. Initially in…

3 years ago

Germany considers extended lockdown as new Covid-19 variants emerge, Merkel spokesperson warns of ‘risk of mutation’

"We still have a big risk... that is the risk of mutation," Steffen Seibert, Angela Merkel's spokesman, said at a…

3 years ago

Germany’s ruling party picks centrist Armin Laschet as its new leader

The first-ever digital election was held by CDU on Saturday, with Laschet defeating his main contender, hardliner conservative Friedrich Merz,…

3 years ago