The war in Ukraine, the pandemic, but especially the interest rate policy of President Tayyip Erdogan have hit the Turkish economy hard with official inflation exceeding 73% and the informal one at least double. As a result of the economic crisis, which shows no signs of easing in the immediate future, many, especially scientists, are […]
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Lindner warns of a difficult five years
Serious warnings about the economy, energy and consumers from the German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner. He even speaks of a “threat of a serious financial crisis”. The Minister of Finance Christian Lindner is preparing the Germans for difficult years through an interview in the ZDF heute journal. Christian Lindner predicts five years of economic […]
Welt: On gas alert?
Exclusive information from the Welt newspaper. Is Germany a leading power? The German government is preparing to declare the second level of alert provided for in the emergency plan for gas due to reduced flows from the Russian Gazprom. This is her exclusive information World, which is in the meantime rebroadcast by other means and […]
What Russian prisoners of war are told
The place is secret. DW can not reveal him, but can write about their stories. For detention and treatment conditions. What do they think about the war? The second floor of the prison is intended only for Russian prisoners of war. They are kept separate from other pre-trial detainees for security reasons. At the request […]
Mitsotaki-Draghi meeting in Rome
The meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi in Rome has as its main topic the European Summit and the big, common energy problem. At the summit, Draghi will return to the request – of Italy and Greece – to set a maximum price for the gas market. The details […]
‘Involvement’ in armor for Ukraine?
The final implementation of the Germany-Slovakia agreement for the delivery of old armor to Ukraine and their replacement with corresponding German ones is delayed. The agreement was announced about two months ago and was a model for a similar agreement with Greece, announced weeks ago by German Chancellor Olaf Solz. It predicts that Slovakia would […]
Looking for a solution for Ukrainian cereals
Europeans and Americans are looking for economical solutions to transport Ukrainian grain to major markets, following the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports. Speaking at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell left no doubt as to who he blamed for the forthcoming […]
Strike on British trains
Inflation and rising cost of living are putting Britain on the brink of the biggest strikes in 30 years. For months, British analysts have argued that inflation in the country is the highest in the last 30-40 years, citing rising prices for food, consumer goods and the cost of living in general. As of this […]
Refugees forgotten in the Balkans
The international community is focusing on refugees from Ukraine. But at the same time, millions of other refugees are trapped on the “Balkan route”, with no hope. “In the war I lost the mother of my two children,” says Kiano (not his real name) with tears in his eyes. The 30-year-old man from Cameroon has […]
Soltz: German energy policy was wrong
In an interview with dpa, Chancellor Soltz called for a solution to the Ukrainian grain and a dialogue with Moscow. Support for Merkel’s “policy of reconciliation” with Russia. Shortly after his trip to Kyiv and in view of a crucial ten-day period with an EU Summit (June 23 and 24), a G7 Summit at the […]