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Paid influencers must label posts as ads, German court rules

Social media influencers who receive money from companies to promote products must clearly label such posts as advertisements, a top German court ruled on Thursday. If the influencers are not…

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Merkel: conservatives face a tough battle after 16 years in office

Chancellor Angela Merkel said nobody in her conservative bloc had ever doubted that they faced a tough battle to hold on to the chancellery after her 16 years in office,…

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Britain no longer in top 10 for trade with Germany as Brexit bites

Britain is on course to lose its status as one of Germany's top 10 trading partners this year for the first time since 1950, as Brexit-related trade barriers drive firms…

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UPDATED: German finance ministry raided in money laundering probe

German prosecutors raided the finance and justice ministries on Thursday as part of an investigation into possible obstruction of justice by the government’s anti-money laundering agency. The probe into the…

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Factbox: Germany’s election and the finance industry

Germany elects a new parliament on Sept. 26, with potential ramifications for its financial industry. Here are details on how the parties in the running to lead the next government…

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Merkel implores Germans to back Laschet at election to succeed her

Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea to German voters on Tuesday to back a government led by conservative Armin Laschet at this month's national election, saying their other option was a…

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Allianz under investigation in Germany

German regulators have launched an investigation into the country's biggest financial company, Allianz, after the demise of some of its U.S. investment funds last year, people with direct knowledge of the…

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German far left courts SPD and Greens for three-way coalition

Germany's far-left Linke pitched themselves on Monday as would-be coalition partners for the Social Democrats and Greens after a Sept. 26 election, arguing they offer the two larger parties the…

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German industrial orders surge on robust foreign demand

German industrial orders unexpectedly surged in July, official figures showed on Monday, hitting a post-reunification high and pointing to a solid start to the second half in the engine room…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that pressure on public spaces continues to increase, but the government remains obstinate in its greenwashing drive. The newspaper cites the proposal for a Marsaskala marina,…

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UPDATED: Germany says no indication death of its Beijing envoy was political

A German Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday there was no reason to believe that the sudden death of Jan Hecker, Germany's newly appointed ambassador to Beijing, had a political…

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Boosted by surge in polls, Germany’s Scholz bets on coalition with the Greens

Germany's centre-left chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz wants to lead Europe's largest economy in a coalition government with the left-leaning Greens, though polls suggest he will need support of a third…

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Porsche, Puma to join Germany’s DAX as index expands

German carmaker Porsche and sportswear maker Puma will join the nation's premier DAX stock index, as it expands to 40 from 30 companies in the biggest overhaul of its 33-year…

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Photo Story: Festival of Lights in Berlin

The Berlin Cathedral is illuminated during the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. During the festival, buildings and landmarks of the German capital are screened with light installations and 3D…

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German services sector drives growth as recovery persists- PMI

Activity in Germany's services sector expanded at a strong pace in August, albeit slightly weaker than in the previous month, as businesses which had been hit by coronavirus lockdowns catered…

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German climate NGOs take legal action against automakers, Wintershall

Greenpeace and German environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) will take legal action against BMW, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz , Volkswagen and gas and oil firm Wintershall Dea over their impact on climate…

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German SPD extends lead over Merkel’s sliding conservatives

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have opened up a five-point lead over Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives ahead of a Sept. 26 national election that promises multiple coalition options, a poll showed.…

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Germany says EU should enable military coalitions to tackle crises

Germany called on the European Union to enable coalitions of the willing within the bloc to rapidly deploy a military force in a crisis as members discussed the lessons learned…

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German retail sales plunge in July, signalling weak start to Q3

German retail sales fell by far more than expected in July after two months of sharp increases, data showed on Wednesday, in a first sign that a consumer-driven recovery in…

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German companies can’t ask about employees’ vaccine status, says minister

German companies will not be granted the right to find out whether their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19, although provisions could be made for some particularly risky workplaces, the labour…

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Merkel takes aim at SPD’s Scholz over far-left coalition option

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the possibility that Social Democrat Olaf Scholz could try to form a coalition with the far-left Linke party after a Sept. 26 national election was…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Ruedesheim, Germany

A river tanker ship on river Rhein near the city of Ruedesheim on Rhine river, Germany, passing hills with grapevine. Ruedesheim, located at the banks of the Rhine river, is…

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European Commission disburses €2.25 billion in pre-financing to Germany

The European Commission has today disbursed €2.25 billion to Germany in pre-financing, equivalent to 9% of the country's financial allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). This corresponds to…

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Reeling German CDU candidate looks to lieutenants for help

The conservative candidate to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to pick five close allies to champion a key policy theme each in an effort to revive his campaign ahead…

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German CDU candidate struggles to revive flagging fortunes

The conservative candidate to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to revive his campaign in a heated debate with his two main rivals on Sunday, according to a snap poll,…

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Germany takes Spain off high-risk COVID-19 list from Sunday

BERLIN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Germany is removing Spain from its list of high-risk areas for COVID-19 from Sunday, meaning that incoming travellers who are not fully vaccinated will not…

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Merkel says Germany will offer Africa up to 70 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses

Germany will make up to 70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries this year, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, more than doubling a previous pledge to donate 30…

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Germany takes Spain off high-risk COVID-19 list from Sunday

Germany is removing Spain from its list of high-risk areas for COVID-19 from Sunday, meaning that incoming travellers who are not fully vaccinated will not longer have to quarantine, the…

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Germany receives 2.25 billion euros from EU COVID Recovery Fund

Germany secured 2.25 billion euros ($2.7 billion) on Thursday from the 800 billion euro EU Recovery Fund aimed at helping the 27-country bloc recover from the impact of the COVID-19…

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German consumer morale drops heading into September- GfK

The mood among German consumers darkened heading into September as accelerating inflation and rising COVID-19 cases made them more hesitant to buy, a survey showed on Thursday. The GfK institute…

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Bavarian leader reaffirms support for Laschet despite poll dip

Bavarian premier Markus Soeder on Thursday rejected calls for him to replace Armin Laschet as conservative candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's election, throwing his weight behind Laschet's…

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European Commission disburses € 2.25 billion in pre-financing to Germany

The European Commission has today disbursed € 2.25 billion to Germany in pre-financing, equivalent to 9% of the country's financial allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). This corresponds to…

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Taliban tells Germany, Afghans with legal papers will be able to travel beyond Aug. 31

The Taliban have told Germany that Afghans with legal documents will be able to travel on commercial flights beyond the Aug. 31 cut-off date after which evacuations from Kabul airport…

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German private sector stays on growth path in August -PMI

Activity in Germany's manufacturing and services sectors expanded in August, a survey showed on Monday, pointing to recovering employment levels, strong demand and a rosier business outlook even though the…

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Merkel’s CDU and Social Democrats level in polls

With just five weeks to go until Germany's parliamentary elections, the two parties in the current ruling coalition are set to win similar numbers of votes, according to a recent…

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Merkel joins conservatives’ struggling election campaign

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel entered the electoral fray on behalf of her conservative alliance on Saturday with wholehearted support for her potential successor from the Christian Democrats (CDU), Armin Laschet.…

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Most German companies grappling with bottlenecks, price rises – DIHK

Material shortages and higher costs are creating headwinds for the majority of German companies, a survey by Germany's DIHK Chambers of Industry and Commerce showed on Thursday, potentially complicating their…

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German train drivers to go on strike again from Saturday

Germany's GDL train drivers' union on Friday said its members would go on strike over a wage dispute from Aug. 21 until Aug. 25, its second action within weeks. The…

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UPDATED: Merkel holds talks with Putin on first anniversary of Navalny poisoning

German Chancellor Angela Merkel began talks with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday with ties at post-Cold War lows, her final official trip to Russia before she steps…

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Germany enters 4th coronavirus wave

Germany has "clearly" begun a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, according to the country's agency for disease control and prevention, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Positive samples among PCR tests…

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VW might have to cut production further due to chip shortage

Volkswagen may need to cut production further due to a semiconductor supply crunch, the German carmaker said on Thursday, after a report that Toyota would slash output by 40% in…

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German SPD overtakes Greens, close in on conservatives before election

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have overtaken the Greens and are closing the gap with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives less than six weeks before a federal election, an opinion poll…

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Afghan turmoil ‘shames’ the West, says German president

Images of throngs trying to flee Kabul are shameful for Western nations, Germany's president said, as desperate people clamoured at the airport after the Taliban takeover. "We are experiencing a…

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Germany to sell up to a quarter of its Lufthansa stake

Germany plans to sell up to a quarter of its 20% stake in Lufthansa over the coming weeks, the German finance agency said on Monday, citing positive developments at the bailed-out airline.…

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Merkel says Germany may need to rescue 10,000 people from Afghanistan

BERLIN, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Germany must urgently evacuate up to 10,000 people from Afghanistan for whom its has responsibility, Chancellor Angela Merkel told party colleagues, warning that the fallout…

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CDU says Germany can’t repeat 2015 migrant influx over Afghanistan, Austria calls for ‘deportation centres’

Germany cannot fix the situation in Afghanistan through a repeat of the open-door migrant policy it pursued in 2015, the general secretary of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said on Monday.…

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German panel recommends all 12-17-year-olds get COVID-19 shot

Germany's vaccine advisory committee updated its guidance on Monday to recommend that all children and adolescents aged 12-17 be given a COVID-19 vaccine, citing further safety data and increased risks…

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Germany and Bayern Munich football legend Gerd Muller dies aged 75

Germany and Bayern Munich legend Gerd Muller has passed away, aged 75. A statement on the Bundesliga club’s site confirmed the news. “Today the world of FC Bayern stands still.…

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German CDU’s poll lead slips again, Laschet’s rating slumps before Sept election

Support for Germany's governing Christian Democrats fell further in an opinion poll published, as a weak performance on the campaign trail by party leader Armin Laschet increasingly weighs on his…

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Tesla’s Musk hopes to make first cars at Berlin plant in Oct

Tesla hopes to make the first cars at its "Gigafactory" in Gruenheide, near Berlin, in October or soon afterwards, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday. Tesla has pushed back…

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Photo Story: 60th anniversary of construction of Berlin Wall

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech during the 60th anniversary commemoration of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2021. 60 years ago, on 13…

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Germany designates U.S., Turkey, Israel as COVID high-risk areas

The German government has designated the United States, Turkey, and Israel as high-risk countries, triggering a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinated, the FUNKE media group reported…

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€2.7 billion to support the Covid-19 recovery in Spain, Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary and Germany

The Commission has approved the modification of six Operational Programmes (OP) for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) in Spain, Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary and Germany under REACT-EU for a total of €2.7…

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Germany fears thousands got saline, not vaccine from nurse

Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have…

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Germany’s SPD gains ground on conservatives in two polls

BERLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats have gained more ground on Angela Merkel's conservatives ahead of September's federal election, two opinion polls showed on Wednesday, but they would…

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Germany arrests British embassy staff member suspected of spying for Russia

German police have arrested a British man who worked at the British embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for cash, prosecutors said on Wednesday. German prosecutors…

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Unvaccinated Germans face more COVID tests to avoid restrictions

Germany needs to increase testing and boost vaccinations to avoid another COVID-19 lockdown, the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor said on Tuesday, before government talks to curb…

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