Tag: North Stream 2
What are the consequences of the suspected sabotage for Ukraine’s NATO prospects?
Brussels, Washington It’s still just a suspicion – but it’s confirmed with every new detail that becomes public. Is Ukraine responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in…
Ukrainian saboteurs may have blown up Nord Stream pipelines
Brussels New evidence supports suspicions that the blasting of the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022 could have been the work of Ukrainian saboteurs. As the Washington Post reports, three…
Klingbeil in Beijing: The China dilemma of the SPD
Berlin Despite major differences, the exchange between China and Germany is currently more intense than it has been for a long time. One politician after another travels to the People’s…
Klingbeil in Beijing: The China dilemma of the SPD
Berlin Despite major differences, the exchange between China and Germany is currently more intense than it has been for a long time. One politician after another travels to the People’s…
The best reads about war and peace
For a long time, a war in the middle of Europe seemed unthinkable. But with Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine, the unthinkable has become a bloody reality – and has…
Gauck settles accounts with Merkel’s Russia policy
You’re always smarter afterwards, they say, slightly mockingly. On the other hand, it is never too late to understand history. And: Aren’t lessons best learned with a little time lag?…
Franziska Brantner – the secret minister
Franziska Brantner, Robert Habeck “If only Robert were a bit like Franziska.” (Photo: Imago (3)) Berlin They are bright green, the arms of Franziska Brantner’s glasses. She’s worn it for…
Franziska Brantner – the secret minister
Franziska Brantner, Robert Habeck “If only Robert were a bit like Franziska.” (Photo: Imago (3)) Berlin They are bright green, the arms of Franziska Brantner’s glasses. She’s worn it for…
With wind power, the North Sea is to become the “largest power plant in the world”.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Alexander De Croo, Olaf Scholz, Mark Rutte, Mette Frederiksen (from left) The EU Commission President and the heads of state of…
For Steinmeier, honoring the former chancellor is quite delicate
Berlin One could consider it an ordinary occurrence: the Federal President presents the former chancellor with an award for her merits. But when Frank-Walter Steinmeier awards Angela Merkel the Grand…
Baerbock on a trip to Asia: China again and again
Beijing, Seoul, Kariuzawa Finally among friends again. Annalena Baerbock looks visibly relaxed as she walks with her colleagues to the traditional opening photo at the start of the G7 foreign…
Energy group OMV renews membership of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce
OMV in Vienna The partially state-owned group is one of the largest oil and gas companies in Europe. (Photo: REUTERS) Dusseldorf Despite the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the…
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania planned tax protection shield for climate foundation
Manuela Schwesig (SPD) The Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has to justify herself because of the climate foundation. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania under Prime Minister…
Will the Nord Stream mystery ever be solved? Questions and answers on sabotage
Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 Who exactly is behind the sabotage is still open. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin The case has historical dimensions and could hardly be more politically…
Looking back at a year of damage control
The Federal President in Ukraine Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the country in October 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Again to the eastern flank of NATO, again to an unsettled ally. At…
Looking back at a year of damage control
The Federal President in Ukraine Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the country in October 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Again to the eastern flank of NATO, again to an unsettled ally. At…
“The nuclear phase-out is the wrong decision”
Karl Ludwig Kley From 2016, the 71-year-old will head the supervisory board at Eon. Eat He is considered the most powerful chief supervisor in Germany: in addition to mandates at…
“The nuclear phase-out is the wrong decision”
Karl Ludwig Kley From 2016, the 71-year-old will head the supervisory board at Eon. Eat He is considered the most powerful chief supervisor in Germany: in addition to mandates at…
The Nord Stream pipelines still serve the Kremlin even as ruins
Gas leak at Nord Stream 1 The traces of the alleged saboteurs lead to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Nord Stream 2 was a German-Russian energy project in which the cost-benefit balance…
What does Peter Thiel want? – An approximation
Good morning dear readers, Peter Thiel is many things at the same time: a prodigy of the technology scene and a right-wing libertarian ideologue. Also a celebrated businessman with a…