Georgian authorities disclose details of Kobakhidze's participation in COP29
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will participate in the United Nations 29th Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, the Government …
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German expert panel proposes 2-stage gas price subsidy
Germany’s expert commission charged with drawing up plans to ease the impact of soaring gas prices on consumers favors a one-off payment this year and a price break from next March or April, a draft of a key paper seen by Reuters …
Government accidentally funds terrorists in Germany - report
Around 1 million euro in COVID-19 relief funds aimed at businesses might have ended up in the pockets of terrorist groups in the Middle East, German media reported, citing sources in the Berlin police. The misuse of coronavirus aid to …
Germany mulls measures against U.S. over Nord Stream 2 sanctions - report
Germany is considering countermeasures against the United States should the latter deliver on its promise to slap new sanctions on the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 project to block the gas pipeline’s completion, Bloomberg reported, citing …
Angela Merkel to go into science
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is leaving politics, said today that she was thinking about returning to science after her resignation from the post of the head of the German state. “All universities that awarded me an …
Berlin: our position on Nord Stream 2 remains unchanged
Criticism of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will allow Russia to bypass Ukraine in transporting gas to Europe, has not affected Germany’s view of the project, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said. …
Germany comments on U.S. withdrawal from INF treaty
Germany's foreign minister Heiko Maas says U.S. President Donald Trump's intention to pull out of an arms control agreement with Russia is "regrettable." The minister said in a …
German coalition meet to reevaluate Maassen compromise
Amid unrelenting criticism, Chancellor Angela Merkel's tenuous governing coalition will meet on Sunday to renegotiate the fate of former domestic intelligence chief Hans-Georg Maassen. Merkel is set to meet …
"U.S. attempt to stop Nord Stream-2 fails"
U.S. President Donald Trump's statement on the Nord Stream-2 project is a pragmatic and reasonable political decision, the head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Energy, president of the Russian Gas Society Pavel …
Germany approves ankle bracelets to monitor extremists
Germany's cabinet has approved a measure aimed at tracking individuals who might pose a terrorism threat. The monitoring device can be used even if an individual hasn't been convicted. Previously, only convicted individuals …
Report: Germany to require citizens to stockpile supplies in case of catastrophe
For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the German government plans to encourage its citizens to prepare for a catastrophe or armed attack by stockpiling food, water and other supplies, the "Frankfurter Allgemeine …
Merkel: I do not see any reason to lift sanctions against Moscow, but ...
The press service of the German government today issued a statement, which indirectly informs about Berlin's readiness for the lifting of the anti-Russian sanctions. The document sets out the personal position of the German …
Bomb not found in Angela Merkel’s office
The German government is still able to start its first meeting of the new year in the building of the Federal Chancellery after the police removed the cordon, having not found any object that could cause suspicion in the office of Angela …
