BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The chief executive of chemical giant BASF sees no signs of deindustrialisation in Germany despite the country’s ongoing economic difficulties. “Industry in Germany will not disappear,” Markus Kamieth told the Handelsblatt business newspaper in an interview published on Friday. “We are an economic area with a high proportion of industry in…
MAINZ (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Danny da Costa’s comical own goal gave Borussia Mönchengladbach the three points in a 1-0 Bundesliga win at Mainz on Friday. Gladbach thought they had broken the deadlock in the 17th minute as Maxim Leitsch fired against his own target, but the goal was ruled out due to a handball in the…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German lawmakers gave the green light on Friday for the introduction of a new voluntary military service, agreed amid much debate as a consequence of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. From January 1, the bill provides for young men to undergo medical examinations and be registered on a list, while active…
DORTMUND (DPA, CONVERSEER) – It stands 45 metres tall, is made up of around 1,200 Norway spruces and is, according to the administration of the western German city of Dortmund, the largest Christmas tree of its kind in the world. On Monday evening, Dortmund’s massive traditional Christmas tree was ceremoniously lit. The colossus of Norway…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German employers’ representatives are demanding that the government’s controversial pension reform package be modified, piling further pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to hold his coalition together. Rainer Dulger, president of the Confederation of German Employers’ Association (BDA), told the Employers’ Day summit in Berlin on Tuesday that “Cabinet…
