BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The head of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has called for the reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) on certain goods to be abolished entirely. “Reducing the reduced VAT rate from 7% to 0% would be a strong signal, especially for low earners,” Yasmin Fahimi told Saturday’s edition of…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germans gathered at around 70 locations across the country on Saturday for the traditional Easter marches calling for peace. Marches were held in the major centres of Berlin, Munich, Cologne and Leipzig. The three-day march through the Ruhr Region began in Duisburg, from where it will proceed via Essen, Wattenscheid and…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A possible start of the 2029 Tour de France will cost around €25 million ($29 million), daily Mitteldeutsche Zeitung said on Wednesday. The report said that organizers of the Grand Départ Allemagne association are calculating with this sum to stage a prologue in Berlin and three stages in eastern Germany. The…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Former Germany coach Joachim Löw has backed Julian Nagelsmann’s decision to field captain Joshua Kimmich as right back and to call up Leon Goretzka in midfield. Kimmich started as a right back but has moved into midfield at his club Bayern Munich and has also played there for the national team….
By Marion van der Kraats and Jacqueline Melcher BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A Berlin court on Wednesday sentenced four men to prison terms of between four and a half and six years for membership of Hamas in a case involving the procurement of weapons for the Palestinian militant group. The Berlin Court of Appeal found…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Confidence in the German economy sank in March as a result of the war in Iran, a leading institute said on Wednesday. The ifo Institute’s business climate index fell by two points to 86.4 points, mirroring analysts’ expectations. “The war in Iran has put an end to hopes of an upturn…
