Germany’s train drivers stage a 24-hour strike as contract negotiations stall

Travelers in Germany are facing delays and disruptions as a union representing Germany’s train drivers conducts a 24-hour strike ByThe Associated Press December 8, 2023, 5:23 AM A man checks his mobile phone in the central train station in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, when train drivers of the GDL union went on a … Read more

Germany’s Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday he is confident that his troubled government will find a good solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month, and promised his center-left party there will be no dismantling of the country’s welfare state. Leaders of Scholz’s three-party coalition have been wrangling over … Read more

Germany’s defense minister is latest foreign official to visit Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Tuesday and vowed to keep supporting Kyiv’s efforts to win its war against Russia. His trip came a day after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Ukraine and pledged American support “for the long haul,” including an additional $100 … Read more

Germany’s conservatives set to win state elections with far-right making gains

Skyscrapers of the city center can be seen from the Lohrberg in the north of Frankfurt. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa (Photo by Arne Dedert/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s conservative opposition was slated to win two state elections while the far-right gained ground on Sunday, exit polls showed, … Read more

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns

TIRANA, Albania — Germany’s foreign minister on Friday expressed the European Union’s deep concerns following the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Annalena Baerbock was in Tirana, Albania at a foreign ministers’ meeting ahead of the Oct. 16 summit on … Read more

A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

BERLIN — The German city of Nordhausen is best known as the location of the former Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora. On Sunday, a mayoral election could again put the focus on the municipality of 42,000 people if a far-right candidate wins the vote. Joerg Prophet, a candidate from the populist far-right Alternative for Germany party, … Read more

Germany’s ‘team-first’ mentality helps group win gold

Dennis Schroder and the remainder of Germany have a good time after profitable the Fiba World Cup gold. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet Head coach Gordon Herbert hailed Germany’s “team-first” perspective after they beat Serbia to win the Fiba World Cup for the primary time on Sunday, going unbeaten all through the match. Germany beat the Serbians 83-77 … Read more

Germany’s Scholz pledges much less infighting as his authorities works to spice up the financial system

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged on Wednesday that his authorities will tone down frequent public infighting that has weighed it down badly in polls as it really works to select up the nation’s stagnant financial system, Europe’s largest. Scholz spoke after his Cupboard held a two-day retreat outdoors Berlin, rising with plans to … Read more

Germany’s Scholz vows a fast decision to his coalition authorities’s newest standoff

German Chancellor OIaf Scholz is vowing that his coalition authorities will shortly resolve a dispute over little one advantages that has marred makes an attempt to place months of damaging public infighting behind it FILE – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the cupboard assembly of the German authorities on the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, … Read more