Tag: Germany

(Germany/Russia/Ukraine) – Germany and Russia. Is it a problem for Ukraine ?

John Lough writes for Atlantic Council: When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel on 12 July, they will find plenty of...

Germany/USA – Germany’s upcoming election and the future of nuclear sharing (Steven Pifer, Brookings)

The United States has long deployed nuclear weapons in Germany under “programs of cooperation” in which the weapons are maintained under U.S. custody but,...

TechInnovation – Germany’s VC industry is ready to take off, but bureaucrats need to release the handbrake (Uwe Horstmann, TechCrunch)

The narrative suggests that Germany is lagging behind its European neighbors when it comes to building a globally competitive venture capital market. But I think...

Germany – Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health (HRW)

Germany has delayed putting into action its plans to address increasing heat waves linked to climate change, threatening public health, Human Rights Watch said today. Current plans largely leave out the danger...

USA/Germany – BAE Systems to deliver first M-Code GPS User Equipment to Germany (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

BAE Systems will deliver the first batch of new military GPS user equipment to Germany, after being awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract by...

Germany/Western Balkans – The German Greens’ future foreign policy challenge in the Western Balkans (Majda Ruge, ECFR)

The German Greens’ positions on the Western Balkans check all the right boxes. The challenge will be to translate these positions into a bold...

Germany – Germany’s New Surveillance Laws Raise Privacy Concerns (David Fischer, HRW)

The German parliament amended two laws on June 10th granting enhanced surveillance powers to segments of the federal police and intelligence services. They allow the use of...

Germany/Defense – German government ups the pressure in $1.1B Poseidon purchase petition (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

(Petty Officer 3rd Class Juan Sua/U.S. Navy) German government officials are asking for lawmakers’ approval to buy five P-8 Poseidon maritime-surveillance and submarine-hunting aircraft from...

Germany/USA/China/5G – L’America bussa, ma la Germania non vuole mollare il 5G cinese (Sveva Biocca, Formiche)

Giovedì 17 giugno si è svolto un webinar, organizzato dal Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS), sul mondo digitale e in particolar modo...

Germany – German defense ministry seeks $5.3 billion for next FCAS research phase (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

(ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images) The German defense ministry has forwarded a request to lawmakers seeking approval for almost 4,5 billion euros, or $5.3 billion, that would...

Germany – The Merkel Legacy: Avoiding Conflict for 16 Years (Dalibor Rohac, Clingendael)

Chancellor Angela Merkel will leave active politics after the German federal elections on 26 September 2021. As Merkel’s departure after sixteen years will resonate...

Germany – Bundestag adopts supply chain law tackling human rights abuses (Oliver Noyan, Euractiv)

"It is regrettable that politics is trying to achieve a good goal with a badly made law," said BDI CEO Joachim Lang, who expects...

Germany – With Child Labor Rising From Covid-19, Supply Chain Law Even More Urgent (Juliane Kippenberg, HRW)

A 9-year old girl collects sand in search of gold at a mining site in Moroto District, Uganda. @2021 Angella Nabwowe Kasule for ISER © Germany:...

Germany/Ukraine/Russia – Germany says Ukraine must remain gas transit country after new pipeline (Euractiv)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) during the International Libya Conference in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2020. EURACTIV.com with...

Germany/Europe – Germany’s pioneering bottle deposit scheme has lessons for the EU (Dave Keating, Euractiv)

“Germany has the most successful deposit return program in the world, and it’s also the largest,” said Clarissa Morawski, CEO of the recycling non-profit...

Germany/Europe – Germany backs carbon pricing extension in EU climate policy overhaul (Euractiv)

The Reichstag building, seat of the German Parliament in Berlin. EURACTIV.com with Reuters Germany backs carbon pricing extension in EU climate policy overhaul – EURACTIV.com