German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged the European Union to give a boost to electric vehicle sales and support carmakers with an EU-wide sales incentive during a visit to US carmaker Ford’s plant in Cologne on Tuesday. Scholz’s visit comes after Ford announced plans for large-scale job cuts at the Cologne plant and elsewhere in Europe. The…
By Anne-Béatrice Clasmann, Stefan Heinemeyer and Michael Donhauser, dpa Berlin, Germany – Germany has halted decisions on asylum applications from Syrian citizens following the ouster of former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, a spokesman for the Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told dpa on Monday.The decision comes after rapidly advancing Syrian rebel groups seized control…
By Frank Johannsen, dpa Wolfsburg, Germany – Rolling strikes hit nine of auto giant Volkswagen’s plants across Germany for the second time this month, as the Volkswagen workforce protests painful proposed cuts at Europe’s largest carmaker.Monday’s strikes ratchet up the pressure on management on the same day that the fourth round of collective bargaining negotiations…
Berlin, Germany – A group held a spontaneous demonstration in celebration of the change of power in Syria in the Neukölln district of Berlin waving flags inscribed with the legend “Free Syria” on Sunday. Police described the gathering as a “relatively small group” and said no noteworthy incidents had occurred. The demonstration was preceded on…
Munich, Germany – Bayern Munich have cracked the €1 billion ($1.05 billion) mark in turnover for the first time, president Herbert Hainer announced on Sunday as the club also paid tribute to their late icon Franz Beckenbauer. Hainer said at the general assembly that the sports club led by its football and basketball teams that…
