Germany

The German parliament has voted in favour of compulsory vaccination for healthcare workers and military personnel. The law is expected to be approved by the German upper house on Friday. All healthcare workers must be fully…
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The election of Olaf Scholz as German Chancellor has sparked both positive and critical reactions from European leaders. "We are writing the next chapter together. For the French, the Germans and the Europeans," French President Macron said…
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The German health minister foresees that almost all his compatriots will be personally affected by the coronavirus. "Probably almost everyone in Germany will be vaccinated, cured or dead before the end of winter, as is sometimes said…
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Due to the rise of the delta variant, Germany is at the beginning of a fourth corona wave. So says the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German counterpart of Sciensano. However, it is mainly young people who are currently infected. …
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The German Public Prosecution Service (OM) will investigate whether there was 'death and injury due to negligence in the floods in western Germany in July. Residents say they were warned too late or not at all about the devastating…
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German inflation rose to 3.8 percent year-on-year in July, according to the federal statistics office. The currency depreciation in Europe's largest economy had not exceeded 3 percent since August 2008. During the financial crisis,…
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It is illegal to reclaim dividend tax multiple times when it has only been paid once. That is the conclusion in the first judgment of the highest German court on the so-called cum/ex fraud. The ruling clarifies Germany and other…
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The damage to the German railways is enormous after last week's floods. Deutsche Bahn estimates the costs of the recovery at 1.3 billion euros. Hundreds of kilometres of track, fifty bridges and dozens of stations were badly damaged.…
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The German economy, the largest in Europe, will grow less strongly this year than previously thought due to supply chain problems, particularly around computer chips and raw materials. This is reported by the leading economic research…
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In Frankfurt, where investors returned after a long Whitsun weekend, the stock market reached a new record level. The vote was bolstered by a significant takeover deal in the German real estate sector. The other European stock…
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