Merkel has been visiting Britain for the last time as Chancellor, meeting Prime Minister Boris Johnson at his country residence, Chequers. No doubt Johnson had a number of issues on the agenda, most particularly her insistence on Brits being banned from travelling to Europe, and the Northern Ireland Protocol. However, …
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As Germans prepare to go to the polls in two bellwether state elections this Sunday, a wave of corruption and stagnation threatens to overwhelm Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats – and when it recedes the party that has dominated the country’s government over the last 70 years could be out …
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Lada Russian auto giant “AVTOVAZ” has left the EU market because of stricter environmental standards on emissions. This “Газете.Ru” said a European General distributor Lada, and confirmed in the company “AVTOVAZ”. Financial losses from the loss of the European market is insignificant for “AVTOVAZ”, but much more tangible reputational loss …
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