Etiket: ROUNDUP
ROUNDUP 2: Scholz urges the Western Balkan states to join the EU quickly
TIRANA (dpa-AFX) – At a summit in Albania, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) once again called for six Balkan states to be admitted to the European Union as quickly as possible.…
ROUNDUP: Travel warning for Israel – Bundeswehr flies Germans out
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – A week after the devastating terrorist attack on Israel by the Islamist Hamas, the armed forces German citizens home from the conflict area. Three Air Force planes…
ROUNDUP: Lufthansa is bringing more than 800 Germans back from Israel on Friday
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Lufthansa flew more than 800 German citizens from Israel to Germany on Friday with four special flights organized by the Foreign Office. As was the case the…
ROUNDUP: Stabilus wants to buy US industrial supplier Destaco – shares lose
KOBLENZ (dpa-AFX) – The automotive supplier Stabilus (Stabilus SE) wants to strengthen its industrial business with the takeover of the US group Destaco. The deal is expected to “significantly” increase…
ROUNDUP: Majority of Fed members expect another rate hike – Minutes
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – The US Federal Reserve has confirmed that a majority of the FOMC monetary policy committee expects a further interest rate hike this year. However, this message from…
ROUNDUP: Government lowers economic forecast – Habeck sees bottom out
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck sees the economic weakness in Germany as having bottomed out. “We have reached a bottom, we are leaving the valley and then…
ROUNDUP 2/EU chief diplomat: Majority in EU against payment stop for Palestinians
(new: Borrell accusation against Israel) MUSCAT (dpa-AFX) – According to EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell, an overwhelming majority of EU states reject a temporary freeze on payments to the Palestinian…
ROUNDUP 3: SPD Prime Minister Woidke wants benefits in kind for refugees
(new: MPK proposal) BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Brandenburg’s Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) is pushing for greater restrictions on immigration and is proposing, among other things, to switch cash payments to…
ROUNDUP: Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza after Hamas attack
TEL AVIV (dpa-AFX) – Israel continued to carry out air strikes in the Gaza Strip after the attack by the Islamist Hamas that left around 900 dead. The Israeli army…
ROUNDUP: Hesse-SPD commissions Faeser to lead possible explorations
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) – The state executive of the Hessian SPD has commissioned Nancy Faeser to lead possible exploratory talks with the CDU. In addition to the state chairwoman, the negotiating…