The French president Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel are in conclave on the future of Europe in a concourse at Berlin on Tuesday. In Slot Meseberg they talk about reforms in the euro zone and the economy, strengthening European foreign policy and defense, a joint European asylum policy and more scientific research.
The American president Donald Trump has strongly criticized the immigration policy in Europe. He said that immigration in the US can not go the same way as in Europe.
If the appearance is not deceiving, Merkels `Willkommenskultur 'ends today with the' open borders'. Minister Horst Seehofer (Home Affairs) wants to close the Bavarian border for refugees who have already applied for asylum in another EU country.
With fans of 'Die Mannschaft', big disappointment dominates Sunday after the 0-1-debacle against Mexico. The four-time world champion was defeated by the underdog. Everywhere in Berlin, in the well-stocked Biergärten and Eckkneipen, disillusioned Germans gave free rein to their frustration.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has denied that she is aiming for a special summit with several EU countries that are particularly affected by the refugee crisis. A government spokesman said on Sunday in Berlin that 'no special EU summit is planned.' According to him, the convening of such a special summit would be a matter for the 'institutions' of the EU.
An eighteen-year-old man died from the injuries sustained by a wild chase by the police in Berlin. He is the second deadly victim. A 22-year-old student died because she was hit.
For the third time in a short time an asylum seeker is suspected of murdering a German girl. Yesterday it became known that the body of 14-year-old Susanna F. was finally found. The suspected perpetrator, the criminal offender Ali Bashar, has taken his legs back to Iraq with his family.
Motorists on the Berlin ring road received an unusual warning on Thursday morning: 'Beware, there is a wolf on the road,' said the traffic service. The animal was on the eastern A10 and forced the police to drop off the road, causing considerable traffic jams.
In a wild chase by the police in Berlin, a dead person fell and seven people were injured. Three thieves raged late on Wednesday evening with the police on their heels through the center of the German capital. The pursuit began when the police wanted to arrest men who were trying to steal building materials. The three suspects fled in a car where they wounded an agent. He is badly injured.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Greece to demonstrate against a possible compromise on the name of neighboring Macedonia. Campaigners held demonstrations in 23 cities. They wore banners with inscriptions like ' Macedonia is Greek \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27; and ' respect our history \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27 ;.
The new US ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, has stated to the astonishment of many that he wants to actively engage with European politics in favor of what he calls 'conservative forces'. The German government has angrily asked for clarification about Grenell's unconventional intentions. She may get that Wednesday when Grenell visits the German Foreign Office for the first time.
The German police shot a man in the Dom of Berlin, a well-known church in the center of the German capital. Employees of the prayer house had called the police because someone had gone through the ribbon in the building, reports the Berliner Morgenpost.
Many Greeks deposited their work on Wednesday in protest against the harsh government austerity policy. This caused problems with ferry services, air traffic and regional transport. The government apparatus and the schools closed the doors. Doctors in state hospitals only treated emergencies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going to Europe next week to talk with leaders about the threat Iran would pose. On Monday he will speak with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and in the evening he will go to Paris for consultation with the French president Emmanuel Macron.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has commissioned former IMF official Carlo Cottarelli to form a government.
On Sunday in Berlin, the police deployed 1,800 people to keep participants of a demonstration of the populist party AfD and a series of counter-demonstrations apart. This was reported by German media Thursday.
The eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece almost two years ago may, more than ever, hope that they will have political asylum. The Greek state radio ERT reported on Wednesday that the highest administrative court has ruled that one of the persons involved must obtain a permanent residence permit.
It has been confirmed several times, but thanks to French medical scientists it is now one hundred percent certain: Adolf Hitler committed suicide in 1945. The French investigated the jaw of the Fuehrer who has been in possession of Russia since the end of the Second World War, and established that it is authentic.
The Open Society Foundations (OSF) of philanthropist and billionaire George Soros closes its office in the Hungarian capital Budapest. The foundation says that it has decided to do so because of the 'increasingly repressive political and legal climate' in the Central European country.
A conventional war against the West is too expensive and too dangerous for Russia. That is why Moscow is conducting a hybrid war with disinformation and propaganda, smoldering conflicts and sabotage, settlements and cyber attacks. For this dangerous aggression, Western espionage services warned in Berlin yesterday.
Three babies who were found abandoned in the Berlin region have the same mother. That has shown research. The police have now set out to find a woman who was pregnant three years in a row in the summer and gave birth in August or September, but was never seen behind the pram. A spokeswoman said on Monday that a valuable tip has already arrived.
Germany and France do not intend to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran. The French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (Foreign Affairs) said at a joint press conference with his German colleague Heiko Maas that Paris, Berlin and London would like to keep to the agreement, regardless of what the United States decides.
Researchers have found no evidence of hidden spaces at the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Some experts had speculated that the remains of Queen Nefertiti might be in an undiscovered room.
Tunisia promises Germany that it will not torture a former bodyguard of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden if it is deported to his native country by Berlin. German media quote a Tunisian minister who promises it.
European countries have responded cautiously to accusations of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Iran. He claimed Monday that Tehran lied for years about the development of nuclear weapons. The British minister Boris Johnson (Foreign Affairs) said in a reaction that the nuclear agreement 'is not based on trust in the good intentions of Iran.'
The crime figures in Germany show a decreasing trend. In 2017 they declined in all federal states, the most in Bavaria (-28.7 percent). Of the persons suspected of a criminal offense, 8.5 percent were immigrants. In total there are 167,268 cases. That writes the newspaper Die Welt, relying on the statistics of the police. These will be officially published on 8 May.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in a number of German cities to show their solidarity with the Jewish community and to express their concerns about growing anti-Semitism. Many demonstrators wore a yarmulke, the traditional Jewish head covering.
The Central Jewish Council in Germany advises Jews to wear a yarmulke in large German cities. The president of the council speaks in German media about a 'turning point' for the German community.
Greece last year achieved its main objectives for capital support from the European Union. There is no reason to borrow more money from Athens.
The Berlin Central Station will be evacuated on Friday to clear a bomb from the Second World War. An important part of the center is also shut down while the bomb of 500 kilos is made harmless.
