Friedrich Merz China Visit: ‘Great potential for growth’: Germany’s Friedrich Merz seeks closer China ties, presses Beijing on Ukraine

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from right meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second left, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China (Picture credit: AP) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with China while pressing for fairer trade rules and urging Beijing to use its influence to help end […]

Germany’s Wadephul pushes for fair trade in China

[ad_1] German foreign minister Johann Wadephul stressed the importance of fair and rule-based trade as he began his two-day visit to China on Monday.“We are in favor of free world trade. We are in favor of removing trade barriers,” Wadephul said in Beijing during talks with Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao.The foreign minister said that […]

Germany’s bid to lead in autonomous driving faces roadblocks

[ad_1] On the grounds of Paderborn Airport, engineer Michael Spengler demonstrates how far self-driving technology has come in Germany. He enters a route into his smartphone, taps a button and rests his hands in his lap. The small car begins to roll, navigating at a leisurely 7 kilometers per hour (4 mph) between buildings and […]

RACL Geartech Edges Higher on Technical Pact with Germany’s ARRK Engineering | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Mumbai, September 16 (Udaipur Kiran). Shares of RACL Geartech traded marginally higher on Tuesday after the company announced signing a technical agreement with ARRK Engineering GmbH, a Germany-based engineering services provider. The stock opened at ₹971.20 on the BSE and touched a high of ₹971.20 before trading at ₹946.25, up by ₹2.15 or 0.23% […]

‘Ukraine should be involved’: Germany’s Merz on Trump-Putin summit; hopes for breakthrough

[ad_1] File: German chancellor Friedrich Merz (AP image) Germany assumes that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday.Putin and Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska on Friday to try to resolve the […]

Why Germany’s former chancellor has triggered fresh outrage

[ad_1] Parties of the far-left and far-right in Germany are criticizing the decision to afford former Chancellor Olaf Scholz his own office with a staff of eight — on top of his regular office as a member of the Bundestag.Stephan Brandner, parliamentary whip for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), said he could understand former […]

Researchers: Extremism in Germany’s military remains threat

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Fewer than 1 per cent German soldiers harbor “consistent right-wing-extremist attitudes,” according to a new study conducted by the military’s own Bundeswehr Center of Military History and Social Sciences (ZMSBw).The study found that only 0.4 per cent of soldiers show right-wing-extremist attitudes. Among the military’s civilian personnel, the proportion is 0.8 […]

Fact check: Is Germany’s AfD not right-wing extremist? | World News

[ad_1] The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed a lawsuit against the German domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which recently labeled the far-right party as “confirmed right-wing extremist.”On Thursday, the BfV complied with the AfD’s request to follow a so-called “standstill commitment” (Stillhaltezusage). This means that the […]

Who is Friedrich Merz? Germany’s New Chancellor elected after rare second ballot

[ad_1] Friedrich Merz, 69, a conservative stalwart and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, was elected Germany’s 10th postwar chancellor on Tuesday after a dramatic two-round parliamentary vote. His appointment marks a return to the national spotlight for a politician who once left public life altogether.Merz secured the chancellorship in a second ballot with 325 votes […]

Germany’s Friedrich Merz falls short of majority in first vote to become chancellor

[ad_1] Friedrich Merz has failed to secure enough support to become Germany’s next chancellor, falling short by six votes in the Bundestag’s first round of voting. In a secret ballot held on Tuesday, Merz received 310 votes in favour, just under the required 316 needed to secure a majority in the 630-member parliament.The outcome was […]