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A row erupted between two of the European Union's biggest economies after Berlin upset some of its partners, notably France, by blocking at the last minute a landmark deal to prohibit new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035.The ban is key to Brussels' ambitious plan to become a climate neutral economy by 2050, with net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz bump fists after holding a joint news conference at the conclusion of an EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium December 17, 2021.Reuters (pool) A burgeoning row between France and Germany fired by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines threatens to spill over into a gathering of the 27 European Union leaders on Thursday.

The Frankfurt National Assembly met for the first time on May 18, 1848.The delegates were meant to work on a constitution and prepare for elections.They appointed Heinrich von Gagern (1799 1880) as president of the assembly.Archduke Johann of Austria (1782 1859) was called upon to serve as regent of the empire.

The trial of five suspected members of the "Vereinte Patrioten" (United Patriots) group begins on Wednesday (May 17) at the Higher Regional Court in the western German city of Koblenz.The four men, along with a 75-year-old woman who is suspected of being the group's ringleader, are accused of planning to overthrow the German government.

In the fall of this year, 67 years after the European Conference of Rabbis (CER) was founded in London, it is planning to move its headquarters to the Bavarian capital, Munich.There, it plans to open a "Center for Jewish Life" with educational programs catering mainly to Europe's 1,000 rabbis.

1. Once a German, always a German Once you become a German citizen, you stay one forever.The only way you can lose your German citizenship is if you renounce it in order to become a citizen of another country.This means that, unlike permanent residency holders, German citizens can come and go as they please and can live outside of Germany for as long as they like without having to fill out any paperwork on their return.

A referendum to make Berlin climate neutral by 2030 has fallen short of the mark.It emerged during vote counting that the number of minimum yes votes required for the target to be adopted could not be met, according to the state election administration.At least 25% of eligible votes cast needed to be yes, working out to around 608,000 votes that were needed.

The outcome of a referendum in Berlin on whether to make the German capital carbon neutral by 2030 was too close to call, early results on Sunday showed.After counting around two-thirds of the ballot boxes and postal polling stations, there are around 219,000 yes votes and around 204,000 no votes.If approved the proposal would set the city's government a legally binding target to achieve climate neutrality in seven years.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine can defeat Russia by the end of this year with western help, and thanked Germany during a visit to Berlin for its big military and economic support.Speaking after a meeting with the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, Zelenskiy said Germany was the second biggest contributor to Kyiv after the US.

02/07/2023February 7, 2023 Boris Pistorius's surprise trip came as Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands pledged over 100 tanks to Ukraine.The new defense minister tried to accentuate the positives of German assistance.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Less than a month after taking office, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius traveled to Ukraine on Tuesday for his first foreign trip in the role.

German consumers are purchasing less wine in the face of a cost of living crisis, the German Wine Institute said on Monday.The institute said that households bought 10% less wine over the past year.This lead to a decline in sales of 6.5%, according to the consumer research firm Nielsen IQ.Wine consumed in restaurants or other establishments is not included in the figures.

02/22/2023February 22, 2023 The Iranian diplomats have been ordered to leave the country immediately.The decision came after a German-Iranian national was handed a death sentence in Tehran.Germany has declared two employees of the Iranian Embassy in Berlin personae non gratae and ordered them to leave the country, a statement from the foreign office said Wednesday.

Germany increased its coal import by 8% last year, as it tried to cope with a shortage in the country's energy supply after Berlin stopped relying on Russian oil and gas due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The country imported 44.4 million tons of coal in 2022, the Association of Coal Importers (VDKI) said in an evaluation covered by the German newspaper Bild on Saturday.

Berlin's voting map after its repeated state election on Sunday night resembled a great leaf charred at the edges a green patch for the urban center, where the environmentalist Green Party dominated, surrounded by suburbs shaded in black, the color that traditionally represents the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that Germany would be delivering an initial 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks to Ukraine and allowing partner countries to re-export their own German-made heavy battle tanks to the country.Speaking at the start of a question-and-answer session in the German Bundestag, Scholz said, "It is right that we act closely with our international partners to support Ukraine financially, with humanitarian aid, but also with weapons deliveries.

17 minutes ago17 minutes ago Russia has deliberately misinterpreted a remark by the German foreign minister for propaganda purposes, Berlin says.Annalena Baerbock seemed to suggest NATO was a party to the conflict in Ukraine, which the West denies.The German government on Friday accused Moscow of pouncing on a statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to twist it to the Kremlin's own ends and reiterated that neither Germany nor NATO were parties to the war in Ukraine.

In Germany, the Dortmund public prosecutor's office on Tuesday brought charges against five police officers in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Senegalese teenager.The teenager's death led to protests against police violence in the western German city and sparked a debate over the treatment of minorities and how authorities handle cases involving people with mental illnesses.

The suspects allegedly have connections to the Reichsburger movement.Police said investigations were underway.German police raided six apartments and three annexes of suspects in the far-right prepper scene as part of investigations into a plot to cause a massive power cut and prompt a government coup.

Germany's Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Monday formally announced her resignation.The move comes after German media outlets reported on Friday that the defense chief intended to step down after a much-criticized New Year's Eve message she posted on social media.In her message, Lambrecht mentioned the war in Ukraine with the sound of fireworks in the background.

German media has mocked a "tone-deaf" video put out by Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht.She was slammed for discussing the war in Ukraine as people set off fireworks.German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht came under fire on Monday for what has been considered a tone-deaf video published on her social media account.

Medical associations in Germany on Wednesday warned that the country's ongoing drug shortages are likely to persist for months, despite new measures announced by Berlin.Liquid ibuprofen and parecetamol for children are among the drugs experiencing supply chain bottlenecks.COVID-19, influenza, respiratory synctical virus infection (RSV) and other diseases have put a massive burden on Germany's health care system this winter, with children among the most infected.

The German Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) announced better-than-expected figures for the German economy in the third quarter on Friday.Output, powered by consumer spending, increased by 0.3% quarter on quarter, preliminary figures show."The German economy managed to hold its ground despite difficult framework conditions of the global economy with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain interruptions, rising prices, and the war in Ukraine," Destatis said.

The German federal statistics office (Destatis) announced better-than-expected figures for the German economy in the third quarter on Friday.Output,  powered by consumer spending, increased by 0.3% quarter on quarter preliminary figures show."The German economy managed to hold its ground despite difficult framework conditions of the global economy with the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain interruptions, rising prices, and the war in Ukraine," Destatis said.