Italy after 26 months leaves behind the state of emergency due to coronavirus. The cost that the country has paid so far is very heavy: 160,000 people have lost their lives, the infections reach 15 million. From today, with awareness of the situation, a new phase begins. In cafes and restaurants there are no longer […]
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‘Cypriot economy is not exposed to Russia’
Cypriot Finance Minister Konstantinos Petridis gave an interview to DW after a meeting he had in Berlin with his German counterpart Christian Lindner. Under other circumstances, the Cypriot Finance Minister’s first official visit to the German capital would cover a classic fiscal or financial agenda only. But the state of emergency and the new circumstances […]
‘Bell’ for the German car industry
Following the shortage of semiconductors in the international market and disruptions in the supply chain due to the pandemic, the German car industry is receiving another blow, as the war in Ukraine continues. Officially, those directly concerned remain cautious. Answering a question from Deutsche Welle, a representative of the Volkswagen Group, the largest car manufacturer […]
German Press: The ‘ruble business’ wants to divide Europe
The German press on the role of Germany in the supply of Europe with Russian gas and the tour of the Greek-Russian conductor Theodoros Kourentzis in Europe. The Kremlin’s demand to be paid in rubles for energy supplies and the attitude of Germany is commented in a publication by Süddeutsche Zeitung. The federal government is […]
Morocco: Green ambitions and reality
Morocco wants to become a champion country in RES, especially with green hydrogen. But it needs water, which it does not have and it proceeds to desalination due to drought. A vicious circle. It is considered a pioneer in climate policy. Since 2020, it has been a partner of Germany for the production and supply […]
The Israeli ‘Arrow 3’ in Germany too?
This is one of the most modern anti-missile defense systems made in Israel. A German parliamentary delegation is in Israel and is being briefed. To dispel speculation that a visit by a 10-member delegation from the German parliament’s Defense Committee to Israel was hastily ordered for the state-of-the-art Arrow 3 missile defense system, President Marie-Agnes […]
Hong Kong Model for Crimea and Donbass?
Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu described yesterday’s round of talks as an important step for peace, expressing hope for a future Putin-Zelensky meeting. Ankara through Erdogan reiterated that it wants to host a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky for peace. In fact, yesterday the Ukrainians gave a draft that says what they intend to agree on. […]
Berlin: Gas hazard signal
Economy Minister Robert Hubeck activates the first level of emergency mechanism to ensure gas supply. No state intervention at the moment. Under the heavy shadow of the war in Ukraine but also the Kremlin’s demand to the West that Russian gas supplies be paid in rubles from now on – with a response deadline of […]
SZ: Little hope for a quick end to the war
The Russian-Ukrainian talks in Turkey, the role of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and the end of measures against the pandemic in the press. For the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations the Süddeutsche Zeitung comments: “Since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated on the issues of neutrality and the status of his country without nuclear weapons at the weekend that” […]
Can Germany stand without Russian gas?
Every day Germany pays Russia a triple-digit amount of millions of euros for gas and other energy sources. The German government argues that the immediate imposition of an energy embargo would have serious consequences for the country’s industrial production. This assessment was repeated on Sunday, in a television interview, by the Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf […]
