Germany’s Green Party denied a report that they would support a plan to allow some of the country’s nuclear plants to continue operating beyond a scheduled phase-out date as the country faces its worst energy shortages in decades. Bild reported that leaders of the Greens, who are part of the federal government, discussed the issue […]
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Germany: The Bavarian Prime Minister fears the economic collapse of layers of the population
“If the level of natural gas storage is not increased significantly, especially in the south, it will not last the whole winter,” says Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder. The Bavarian prime minister criticizes the federal government’s policy and warns of serious consequences. Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Zender fears the decline of entire social strata and […]
Welt: The day after the Nord Stream shut down in Germany
It is not certain when gas will flow through Nord Stream 1 again, Welt notes. But Germany is braced for a disruption, authorities and the government say. And storage facilities should also continue to fill up. It is recalled that three days of maintenance work were announced, after which natural gas was supposed to flow […]
Welt: The natural gas levy imposed by the German Ministry of Economics is full of mistakes
Economy Minister Robert Habeck’s gas levy is riddled with errors, according to Welt am Sonntag, which has information showing interest groups were very active in creating the regulation. On the other hand, according to the same publication, important objections of representatives of natural gas customers were not taken into account. During the creation of the […]
Kyiv says it is ‘ready’ to expand its energy exports to Germany
Ukraine wants to support Germany on its path to independence from Russian energy supplies by providing nuclear power. “Currently, Ukraine exports its electricity to Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and Poland. But we are quite ready to expand our exports to Germany,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told the German news agency. “We have a sufficient amount […]
Why Poland raises the issue of German reparations
By Kostas Raptis The presentation yesterday Thursday, the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland, of the report of the Polish ruling party on the reparations claimed by Germany for World War II, which are actually calculated at the astronomical amount of 1.3 trillion. euro, does not describe (at least for now) the official […]
Germany: The trade balance reduces its surplus to 5.4B euros in July, but improves expectations of 4.8B
According to Destatis, the German statistics office, the trade balance reduced its surplus in July to 5.4B euros from 6.2B in June (figure revised downward from 6.4B). The result, however, improves the 4.8B estimated by the consensus. The German exports fell 2.1% after growing 4.2% the previous month, but moderate the estimated 2.3% drop. Finally, […]
Poland is asking for 1.3 trillion. euro German reparations
The report was kept secret for a long time. On yesterday’s 83rd anniversary of Germany’s invasion, Poland published the amount it is asking Berlin for war reparations: 1.3 trillion. euro! By presenting an expert report on the extent of the damage it suffered during World War II, Poland wants to emphasize demands for reparations from […]
Ukraine is asking Germany to supply it with modern tanks
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal has called on Germany to supply his country’s armed forces with modern main battle tanks to help them repel an invasion by Russia. Mr Schmihal told the German Agency that a change of philosophy was needed on arms deliveries ahead of his visit to Berlin at the weekend. Kyiv expects […]
Germany is also planning a fifth floating LNG terminal that will be operational by the end of 2023
The German government announced today the construction, also in cooperation with the French company Engie, of a fifth floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) station, as Berlin tries to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas. The new terminal will have a capacity of at least 5 billion cubic meters and is expected to be operational […]