Tag: armed forces
Everything boils down to Lars Klingbeil as SPD leader
Berlin The personnel carousel turns in the SPD. The party is not only looking for female federal ministers, it also needs a new co-party leader after the withdrawal of Norbert…
Integrity Report 2020: 20 cases of corruption at federal authorities
Berlin At some point in October, the managing director for operations and finance could no longer be found on the website of the toll operator Toll Collect, an explanatory press…
Integrity Report 2020: 20 cases of corruption at federal authorities
Berlin At some point in October, the managing director for operations and finance could no longer be found on the website of the toll operator Toll Collect, an explanatory press…
Russia stops work of its NATO representation
Russia flag The work of the NATO information office in Moscow will also be discontinued. (Photo: dpa) Moscow In response to the revocation of the accreditation for Russian diplomats, Russia…
Truck drivers run out of Germany – “Supply collapse threatens”
Convoys of trucks on the A40 motorway According to the industry association, there is already a shortage of 60,000 professional drivers in Germany. (Photo: imago images / Jochen Tack) Dusseldorf…
Coalition negotiations: decision expected on Friday
Volker Wissing (FDP), Lars Klingbeil (SPD) and Michael Keller (Greens) (from left) The three general secretaries will report on Tuesday after the exploration. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The SPD, Greens and…
Nation building must not be a taboo for Europe
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
Nation building must not be a taboo for Europe
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
Heckler & Koch versus Haenel: patent dispute in court
Weapons manufacturer The legal dispute also has an impact on the major order from the German Federal Armed Forces. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the bitter legal dispute between the two…
Insiders are accessing stocks again
Zalando logistics center The Zalando share has been listed in the Dax since September 20 – and has been falling since then. (Photo: Zalando) Frankfurt What stocks are investors buying…
Insiders are accessing stocks again
Zalando logistics center The Zalando share has been listed in the Dax since September 20 – and has been falling since then. (Photo: Zalando) Frankfurt What stocks are investors buying…
Ottobock is planning an IPO worth billions in spring 2022
Berlin Hans Georg Näder doesn’t have to sell, but he wants to. With his two daughters Julia and Georgia, he is the largest shareholder in Ottobock – a company that…
Three aha experiences of the elephant round on ARD and ZDF
Berlin It is certainly no coincidence that Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock was placed next to SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz and the party leader of the Left, Janine Wissler.…
Investigations expanded – more KSK soldiers under suspicion of neo-Nazi – domestic politics
According to BILD am SONNTAG information from security circles, the military secret service MAD is expanding its right-wing extremism investigations against soldiers of the Bundeswehr elite unit. For several weeks,…
Withdrawal of the Bundeswehr? Chancellor candidates question Mali mission – politics abroad
Withdrawal of the Bundeswehr from Mali? In Berlin there is growing pressure for a quick review of the current operations of a total of 1200 German soldiers in Mali, West…
US military admits killing of civilians in air strike in Kabul
Conflict in Afghanistan People are standing at the alleged location of a US air strike. Children are said to have died in the process. (Photo: dpa) Washington The US military…
Submarine deal shows how easily Europe can be bypassed
Deep disappointment in international relations could hardly sound clearer: “I’m angry,” says French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. “You don’t do that among allies.” And he’s right. With the agreement…
“Wolfgang 001”: The Bundeswehr’s new secret WEAPON – domestic politics
The robot dog “Wolfgang 001” runs towards the front on pointed steel paws. A drone takes off from his back and delivers live videos of the enemy to the tank…
Volker Bouffier on the election campaign: “It will be a tough final spurt”
In the remaining two weeks, the Union is trying to turn the mood with attacks against SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz. Bouffier criticized the SPD for hiding behind its candidate…
Laschet relies on attack: SPD victory would jeopardize growth
Armin Laschet The Union’s candidate for chancellor has campaigned for support at the CSU party congress. (Photo: Reuters) Nuremberg With a lot of cheers and long applause, the CSU welcomed…