BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed that his conservative party will fight a tough campaign against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in next year’s five state elections. “We will not allow ourselves to be destroyed by these people. We will provide proof of this in the coming months,” said…
FRANKFURT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Historian Karl Schlögel, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is set to receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Sunday. The 77-year-old Russia expert has “consistently set new standards in vivid and vibrant historical writing,” the jury said. The Peace Prize…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany is temporarily recalling its ambassador to Georgia for consultations, the Foreign Office in Berlin announced on Sunday. In a post on X, it said that the Georgian leadership had been engaged in activities against the European Union and against German ambassador Peter Fischer personally. The Foreign Office said it had…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The new head of Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to completely restructure the company and significantly improve the quality of the state-run rail operator. “We are turning the company upside down: I am aiming for a complete fresh start,” Evelyn Palla told the Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag. “For this, we need…
By Julian Weber, dpa STUTTGART (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Oliver Blume is to step down as chief executive of German sports carmaker Porsche, the Stuttgart-based company said on Friday. Blume also serves as chief executive of Porsche’s parent company, the Volkswagen Group, a dual position that has attracted significant criticism amid years of struggles for the…
BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – A Polish court on Friday denied the extradition of a Ukrainian suspect to Germany in a case involving the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines three years ago, the PAP news agency reported. The suspect identified as Volodymyr Z was wanted by Germany under a European arrest warrant. He was arrested in…
