Germany will soon allow recreational marijuana use

DEUTSCHLAND - On Wednesday, Germany announced its intentions to legalize cannabis, making it one of the first European countries to do so, according to the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Karl Lauterbach, minister of health, presented a foundational paper on proposed laws to govern t...

German chancellor says rebuilding Ukraine will be a "generational struggle."

The German chancellor stated at a conference on rebuilding the war-torn country of Ukraine that doing so will be a "challenge for generations" and that work on it must begin immediately.

As part of Germany's G7 leadership, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz co-hosted an expert m...

Scholz travels to Beijing despite demands to adopt a harder stance toward China

This week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Beijing in what is quickly becoming a controversial trip, as domestic and EU pressure mounts for a tougher stance against China.

Scholz is the first Western leader to visit the Asian nation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel is from a different time.

Since leaving office, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has generally avoided the spotlight. According to DW's Jens Thurau, it seems like a very long time ago when she was in control of the nation's affairs.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to two public appearan...

The chancellor of Germany claims to be moving quickly to discover alternatives to Russian gas.

As pressure increases on his government to find solutions to address an impending crisis, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has said he is working as quickly as he can to free Germany from its dependence on Russian gas and pursue other energy suppliers.

On the first day of a three-day...

WHAT GREEN GERMAN CHANCELLOR MEAN FOR CENTRAL EUROPE

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• Green German has proposed the name of young and moderate, Annalena Baerlock as the candidate for chancellor.
• Germany’s ruling party, CDU/CSU has chosen Armin Laschet as the candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in September 2...

HONG KONG UNIVERSITY APPOINTS CHINESE FACULTY AS VICE CHANCELLORS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Professors from Chinese university appointed at the University of Hong Kong, despite opposition from students that fear their liberty to education will be at stake by such a step

Max Shen Zuojun and Gong Peng were appointed as VPs re...

YOSHIHIDE SUGA AND XI JINPING ARE LIKELY TO HOLD TELEPHONE TALKS LATER THIS WEEK

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• Yoshihide Suga and Xi Jinping are likely to hold telephone talks later this week.
• The telephone meeting is arranged for Friday as of now.
• The talks will happen when there has been an increase in tensions between China an...

GERMANY DENIES TALKS BETWEEN ANGELA MERKEL AND ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO OF BELARUS

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• Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claims Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel called him, requesting to talk.
• Germany is denying Lukashenko‘s claims, saying that there were no talks between two leaders.
• Protestors in Belar...

RECESSION OFFICIALLY STRIKES UK FOR FIRST TIME IN 11 YEARS

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• Since APR-JUNE 2020, the UK economy has suffered its biggest slump on record.
• Lockdown implemented to prevent the spread of coronavirus caused all businesses to shut down.
• With all businesses being inactive, UK has officially fal...

BRITISH RETAILERS OBJECT TO POTENTIAL ONLINE SALES TAX

HIGHLIGHTS

• A new online sales tax proposed in British Parliament has irked the retail lobby group.
• Rishi Sunak wants a levy to protect high street shops from increasing competition.
• The British Retail Consortium says that the new tax will i...

EU APPROVES LANDMARK 750 BILLION-EURO VIRUS RECOVERY FUND

HIGHLIGHTS

• EU leaders had a meeting to discuss strategy to contain the outbreak of coronavirus in their respective countries.
• EU leaders have together approved 750 billion Euros as virus recovery fund.

On Tuesday, 21 JUL 2020, many E...

A SCIENTIST AND THE CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY – ANGELA MERKEL

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• Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany in 2005; serving her fourth term.
• Merkel remains the de facto leader of Europe.
• She earned a doctorate in quantum chemistry and worked as a research scientist.
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ANGELA MERKEL SAYS WE WILL BE LIVING WITH VIRUS FOR A LONG TIME

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• Germany is prepared to contribute towards EU budget as being Europe’s largest economy and also in the spirit of solidarity

• Germany’s lockdown is already extended till May 3 and Germany will cautiously take decisions over reopening the econo...

GERMAN CHANCELLOR’S STRICT AGENDA FOR HER COUNTRY PEOPLE

• Chancellor Angela Merkel is concerned for the citizens of Germany and urges them to be extra careful being at the beginning of the pandemic.
• She advises the citizens of Germany to be disciplined and maintain social distancing at all costs.

Germany Chancellor A...

BERLIN MAY NOT RELAX ITS LOCK DOWN TILL APRIL 27 2020: MAYOR MICHAEL MULLER

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• Mayor Muller states that until April 27, 2020, Berlin will not relax the lockdown
• Chancellor Merkel says all the states will strictly adhere to social distancing until May 3 2020
• Schools to reopen on May 4 2020

With 133,456 cor...

IS GERMANY’S CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL FACING EUROPEAN REVOLT?

Along with taking lives of many people around the globe, coronavirus pandemic has also exposed various governments with respect to their capabilities of handling the disaster and it’s impact on economy. Ever since coronavirus pandemic started, the tensions that were growing in European Unio...

INDIAN-ORIGIN RISHI SUNAK APPOINTED CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, UK

Highlights:

• Mr. Rishi Sunak appointed the new Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Three Indian-origin ministers in Boris Johnson’s cabinet

Indian-origin Brits are making waves in the Boris Johnson’s cabinet. Member of Parliament Rishi Sunak, 39, ...

Greece wishes to take part in the Libya talks in Berlin

Greece called for a Berlin meeting to discuss a path to peace in Libya, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Tuesday.

The news came in a regular press conference when Petsas was asked about the "absence" of Greece from any diplomatic efforts related to the Libyan c...

The European Union looks at trade arrangements post-Brexit

Following Brexit, the new president of the European Commission told reporters on Friday, the European Union looks forward to zero tariffs, zero limits, and zero dumpings in trade with Britain.

Speaking after a two-day European leadership summit, Ursula von der Leyen expressed hope for t...