Putin and Obama tell diplomats to keep working on Syria argument
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a longer-than-expected discussion on Monday about whether, and how, they could agree on a ceasefire…
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Germany expects 300k refugees in 2016
Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015’s record influx, the Federal Office for…
German interior minister calls for curbs on Burka
The German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, has called for a partial ban on the burka, a day after saying a full ban might not…
Syrian refugees invent app for Germany’s bureaucracy maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words — the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe’s top economy can be daunting but now there’s an app…
Acception so called Armenian Genocide by Germany and future of turkish-german relations
From the beginning of June, there is a crisis between Germany and Turkey due to Germany’s reception of so called Armenian genocide claims, although it…
Turkey’s armed forces face deep overhaul in wake of coup
Turkey’s top brass and political leaders were poised to launch a major overhaul of the armed forces on Thursday after a failed military coup that…
Munich attack: what we know – and what we don’t know
Ten people were killed – one of whom appears to be the gunman – and at least 10 injured in a shooting at a shopping…
Alarm in Germany over Turkey
Turkey is distancing itself ever more from Europe through mass arrests and official sackings, says German parliament speaker Norbert Lammert. A German historian says events…
Why untangling UK industry from Europe may be ‘impossible’
When Bavarian politicians rhapsodise about their “laptop and Lederhosen” economy, they most likely have in mind businesses such as Dräxlmaier in Lower Bavaria. The slogan…
Erdogan supported the fight against terrorism at NATO summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he pushed for more support for the fight against terrorism at the NATO leaders’ summit in the Polish…