Tag: Germany

How Germany can help ensure peace in the Taiwan Strait (Thorsten Benner, Think China)

Director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, Thorsten Benner, thinks that the new German government should courageously invest in relations with...

Nord Stream 2: Germany must listen to Ukrainian security concerns (Olga Bielkova, Atlantic Council)

Ukraine is resolutely opposed to any energy infrastructure projects that threaten the country’s national security, attempt to sidestep EU regulations, or undermine Europe’s energy...

Russia ready to work with Germany’s new government, envoy says (TASS)

The state of Russian-German relations "does not correspond to their enormous potential" and Moscow is ready to work with Germany’s future government, Russian Ambassador...

Moscow ready for dialogue with Berlin regardless of party composition, assures Lavrov (TASS)

Moscow is ready for constructive work with the German leadership regardless of its party or any other affiliation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed...

No response to Russia’s proposals on Normandy-format final document – diplomat (TASS)

There is no response from Paris and Berlin to Russia’s proposal to discuss a final document ahead of another meeting in the Normandy format,...

German firms focus on green tech at CIIE to explore Chinese infrastructure market (Yu Xi, Global Times)

Despite speculations that in the post-Merkel era China-Germany relations, which have maintained robust development in the past few years, may not keep the momentum,...

Japan, Germany expand military ties as German warship sails through region (Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press, Defense News)

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Friday the country will step up military cooperation with Germany in the Indo-Pacific region as he welcomed a...

Germany, US plan major aerial drill to defend Europe (Vivienne Machi, Defense News)

Two Eurofighter aircraft belonging to the German Air Force sped down the runway on a perfectly autumnal October morning at Neuburg Air Base, about...

Germany’s Chinese Kowtow (Melvyn B. Krauss, Project-Syndicate)

The Greens and the Free Democratic Party, the kingmakers of Germany’s prospective three-party coalition government, favor confronting China over its human-rights abuses in Xinjiang...

Germany, US plan major aerial drill to defend Europe (Vivienne Machi, Defense News)

Two Eurofighter aircraft belonging to the German Air Force sped down the runway on a perfectly autumnal October morning at Neuburg Air Base, about...

China-Germany business ties in jeopardy as Merkel makes exit? (Wang Cong, Global Times)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her discharge papers on Tuesday, formally marking the conclusion of her 16-year reign as Chancellor. An iconic figure on...

Germany says EU border protection is ‘legitimate’ (Euractiv)

Germany’s interior minister said Sunday (24 October) it was “legitimate” to protect borders, after several EU states asked Brussels to pay for barriers to...

German police stop far-right vigilantes patrolling Polish border (Euractiv)

German police said on Sunday (24 October) they had stopped more than 50 far-right vigilantes armed with pepper spray, a bayonet, a machete and...

Germany Bolsters Security On Polish Border Amid Migrant Crisis (RFE RL)

Germany has deployed hundreds of extra police to the Polish frontier to help deal with a recent influx of migrants crossing from Belarus, and...

Germany’s post-pandemic current account surplus (Lionel Guetta-Jeanrenaud and Guntram B. Wolff, Bruegel)

The pandemic has increased the net lending position of the German corporate sector. By incentivising private investment, policymakers could trigger a virtuous cycle of...

Why France and Germany won’t join China’s ‘Africa Quad’ (Lucas Engel, Reed Piercey, Deborah Brautigam, East Asia Forum)

Chinese President Xi Jinping invited the leaders of Germany and France to join a ‘quad’ of cooperation with African countries during a virtual summit...