Germany

Society
Clément VéritéApril 10, 2023
Suitcases exchanged in airport, Brazil seeks to free two women suspected of trafficking cocaine in Germany
Brazil seeks to free Jeanne Paolini and Kátyna Baía, two Brazilian women suspected of international drug trafficking and jailed in Germany for a month now. Brazilian federal police think they are victims with their suitcases exchanged with two bags containing 40kg of cocaine at a São Paulo airport unbeknown to them.
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Society
Clément VéritéMarch 10, 2023
Women can swim topless in Berlin’s swimming pools
Berlin's swimming pool operator clarified that women could swim topless after a woman complained she was refused to swim without a top.
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Politics
Clément VéritéFebruary 21, 2023
Number of European Parliament member declarations attending paid-for events skyrocketed
The number of declarations from members of the European Parliament disclosing events paid for by third parties has never been so high in three and a half years since the Qatargate broke out in December.
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Politics
Clément VéritéFebruary 13, 2023
In Germany, the Free Democratic Party calls again to make English used in all public offices
Germany faces a shortage of skilled workers and the Free Democratic Party advocates for public administration to be more welcoming to workers who don't speak German with the use of English. It's not that simple.
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Politics
Clément VéritéJanuary 24, 2023
German Constitutional Court invalidates 2018 law that increased state funding for political parties by 15%
The Constitutional Court of Germany ruled that the 15% increase of overall state funding for political parties and decided by politicians in 2018 was unconstitutional.
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Culture & Sport
Clément VéritéNovember 25, 2022
Controversial statue of German colonial officer in Namibia’s capital Windhoek removed
A controversial statue of German officer Curt von Francois erected 57 years ago to celebrate him as the founder of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, has been removed. The fact he actually founded the city when Namibia was a German colony is challenged.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéOctober 18, 2022
German Minister of Health wants to eliminate nurses’ night shifts
The federal minister of Health of Germany wants to relieve the burden of nurses by eliminating their night shifts in what he refers to as the "biggest hospital reform in 20 years".
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Business
Clément VéritéOctober 18, 2022
All EU airlines can now have direct flights to ASEAN countries like the Philippines, Singapore, or Thailand
Following an air transport agreement between the European Union and ASEAN, airlines from 37 countries are now able to operate an unlimited number of direct flights from and to these countries. There will also be more opportunities to fly to a country and then directly go to a third one.
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Business
Clément VéritéSeptember 26, 2022
A German environmental association calls for pausing Christmas ‘lighting orgies’ to save energy
Christmas lights will most likely see restrictions in several part of Europe because of the energy crisis. The managing director of a German environmental association calls for a pause of these "lighting orgies."
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Politics
Clément VéritéMay 23, 2022
Germany with a ticket at 9 euros per month for all local public transport during summer
On June, July and August, local public transport in Germany will only cost nine euros per month.
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Society
Clément VéritéApril 27, 2022
Surveillance in Munich should be more difficult, Germany’s Constitutional Court rules
To protect personal data and privacy, the Constitutional Court of Germany rejected some provisions of a law in Bavaria that extended powers to intelligence activities in home surveillance and localization tracking.
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Business
Clément VéritéMarch 30, 2022
Germany activates the first level of a gas emergency plan ‘as a precaution’. What it means
Germany has activated the early warning level of a gas emergency plan in case Russia decides to interrupt its supply of gas. Authorities assure there is no shortage of gas supply.
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Business
Clément VéritéMarch 22, 2022
Germany announces a significant pension raise for 2022
German pensioners will experience a significant raise in 2022. Such an increase was not seen in almost 40 years in western Germany.
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Business
Clément VéritéMarch 15, 2022
Cooking oil becomes scarce in some German stores
Shelves of some German retailers are short of cooking oil, especially sunflower oil, as a consequence of the war in Ukraine.
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Business
Clément VéritéMarch 7, 2022
IEA’s plan to decrease EU reliance on Russia’s natural gas
The European Union may be able to decrease its dependency on Russian gas by 30% within a year with various sets of measures. Saving energy and reducing household heating would have a moderate impact.
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Business
Clément VéritéFebruary 28, 2022
Sberbank difficulties in Europe and consequences for account holders
As one of the first consequences of financial sanctions on Russia, European branches of Sberbank face failure after customers withdrew their money. Several countries restrict financial operations from account holders.
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Politics
Newsendip with APFebruary 27, 2022
Germany raises military spending above 2% of GDP
Germany commits 100 bn euros to a special fund for its armed forces, raising defense spending above 2% of GDP. Germany spent 46 bn euros in 2020 for its military.
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Society
Clément VéritéFebruary 1, 2022
Constitutional complaint against German states climate laws unsuccessful
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany considers it is up to the federal government to set goals for states in order to achieve net zero objectives.
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Business
Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 31, 2022
Twitter claims Germany’s anti-hate speech law may force sharing personal data unnecessarily
Twitter filed a lawsuit against the German anti-hate speech law because it is concerned it would be asked to share personal user data before there is anything illegal.
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Politics
Clément VéritéSeptember 27, 2021
Berliners want to expropriate large real estate groups
1 million Berliners want the expropriation of large real estate companies and stop rent increases
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Business
Clément VéritéJuly 22, 2021
Germany and France will stop chick culling
The two largest egg producers of the European Union will forbid chick culling in 2022 and become the first countries in the world to do so.
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Business
Clément VéritéJuly 13, 2021
Lufthansa Adopts Gender-Neutral Greetings
Lufthansa group will remove "Ladies and Gentlemen" from their welcome speech to passengers. The airline industry is moving forward with more gender-neutral and inclusive communications.
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Society
Clément VéritéJune 9, 2021
The story of Anom, the app used by criminals created by the F.B.I.
An international operation involving 16 countries used encrypted messages sent through Anom, an app secretly developed by the F.B.I.
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Society
Clément VéritéJune 4, 2021
European court ruled Germany persistently infringed air quality directive
Between 2010 and 2016, Germany systematically and persistently exceeded the limit values for nitrogen dioxide, the Court of Justice of the European Union said.
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Politics
Clément VéritéJune 2, 2021
European countries victims of espionage by the U.S.
Denmark let the United States spy on political executives of Germany, France, Norway or Sweden between 2012 and 2014. The head of the Danish intelligence agency was dismissed in 2020 for failing to investigate indications of espionage.
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