Berlin, Germany – The NFL will keep hosting games in Germany until 2029 and next year the league will stage a regular season match in Berlin, it said on Wednesday. “We have committed to Germany for another five years until 2029 and will host at least one match per season. Within this cycle, there will…
Berlin, Germany – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has submitted a motion to the lower house of parliament for a vote of confidence in his government, paving the way for early elections on February 23. Government sources told dpa the request was submitted to Bundestag President Bärbel Bas on Wednesday as planned. It is seen as…
Berlin, Germany – Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday adopted a strategy to address violence against women and implement measures from the Istanbul Convention to combat gender-based violence against girls and women. The treaty, struck by the Council of Europe, has been in force in Germany since 2018 and calls for both legal and political steps to…
Berlin, Germany – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says her country will increase its presence in Syria with the goal of dismantling the arsenal of chemical weapons left behind after the recent ousting of President Bashar al-Assad. “We now have the chance to keep the world safe from al-Assad’s chemical weapons once and for all,”…
Brussels, EU – The European Commission on Tuesday approved a German state aid scheme worth €200 million ($211 million) to adapt forest management to climate change. The scheme aims to strengthen the resilience of German forests, increase their biodiversity and preserve them as natural carbon sinks that can absorb and store CO2 emissions from the…
