And they better listen up this time. Or Else.
No, not Annalena. Else. Next time somebody called Else will warn them.
Germany’s Baerbock warns China over Russia support – Germany’s Annalena Baerbock made her second visit to Beijing since taking office. In addition to discussing Russia’s war in Ukraine, Baerbock urged China to “engage constructively” over EV tariffs.
Must every honored tradition be verboten in this country?
German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn – North Sea island of Borkum has said it will stop its Klaasohm festival tradition where young men hit women on the buttocks with a cow horn.
Soon to be fired as chancellor in the German Bundestag in order to run for chancellor and be fired by German voters a second time in the upcoming German election, Olaf Scholz is now doing the Staatsmann (statesman) number in Ukraine.
The visit comes weeks before the German leader is set to ask his parliament for a vote of no confidence, which he is widely expected to lose.
Germany’s Olaf Scholz arrived in Ukraine on Monday for his second trip to the region during his tenure as chancellor.
His visit comes both at a time of escalated Russian attacks on Ukraine and as his government faces a political crisis at home that looks likely to remove him from power during elections in February next year.
If Germans are finally beginning to prepare for it.
‘Would you survive 72 hours?’ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war – Apps and booklets are offering advice on how to build a bunker, stockpile food and live without electricity in case the worst happens
Germany is developing an app to help people locate the nearest bunker in the event of attack. Sweden is distributing a 32-page pamphlet titled If Crisis or War Comes. Half a million Finns have already downloaded an emergency preparedness guide.
But it’s not as risky as investing in Germany.
German Fortune 500 companies have announced over 60,000 layoffs this year, but the biggest employee cull is still to come – German companies in the Fortune 500 Europe have announced over 60,000 layoffs this year, in a sign of the country’s ongoing economic malaise that has left manufacturers reeling.
Major German employers, including Bosch, Thyssenkrupp, Deutsche Bahn, and Siemens, have this year announced plans to lay off thousands of workers in a bid to combat falling profits following a rocky post-COVID economic landscape.
No.
Would Benjamin Netanyahu be arrested in Germany?
Germany says it is “examining” its possible response to the ICC arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Germany supports the ICC, but is also committed to its special relationship with Israel.
By sending Russia more Russian soldiers.
Russian conscientious objectors in Germany face deportation – A ruling by the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg means Russian conscientious objectors who fled their country have less chance of being granted asylum in Germany. Human rights activists are concerned.
Germany is deporting more and more Russian citizens back to Russia, even though there is not a single direct flight between the two countries. The number of deportations could increase if the courts and authorities consider a ruling by the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg as a precedent…
“I wouldn’t say that German courts are adopting positions held by the Russian government. I interpret it as an unwillingness to consider information provded by human rights activists and the United Nations. It is easier to echo Russia’s state media outlets, who claim there is no mobilization.”
That means handling the ball (in football/soccer).
Although in this case it was more like handling the knife.
Jewish youth football team ‘attacked by knife-wielding pro-Palestinian mob in Berlin’ – Police protection for teens who say they were ‘hunted down’ by a gang of Arab youngsters.
A Jewish youth football team has been put under police protection after it said it was attacked by a pro-Palestinian mob armed with sticks and knives during a match in Berlin.
Teenagers from Makkabi Berlin’s youth side say they were “hunted down” by a gang of Arab youths after a game against local rivals last week.
The game was played in Neukölln, a neighbourhood known for its large Arab and Turkish population.
For the ballots, you know?
So we can’t have that vote of confidence and early election you voters want. Even though our government doesn’t have a majority anymore and is more non-functioning than ever. Sorry, fellow citizens. It’s out of our hands.
Geez. These German SPD guys would make good Democrats.
Germany: Paper questions punctuate election date debate – As lawmakers jostle over the timing of a vote of confidence after Germany’s coalition collapse, preparations are already being made for a snap election. Officials have warned of logistical issues with ballot printing.
That means nostalgia.
You know, the sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time? Way back when? In the past?
Germany’s Volkswagen crisis: an ode to nostalgia – Germany’s car manufacturer and long-time economic powerhouse Volkswagen has shaped the lives and memories of generations of Germans. It’s current crisis gives pause to reflect on its importance in Germany’s history.
Observing Hermann 