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POLITICSOct 6Germany is shaken by an espionage and treason scandalDW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Germany shaken by espionage and treason allegationsDW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Germany says it hasn’t changed student visa rules for Russians after rejecting applicant over ‘security concerns’The German embassy in Moscow said Germany continues to issue student visas to Russian citizens, with each application reviewed on an individual basis. The embassy was responding to the case of a Higher School of Economics (HSE) student who was denied a study visa over “security concerns.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 6Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason - AP NewsAP News
POLITICSOct 6Germany's far-right AfD makes history again in Saxony-AnhaltFor the first time since the end of World War II, a German state parliament has chosen parliamentary speaker from the far right: Tobias Rausch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).DW News [en]
BUSINESSOct 6KTU partners NAYT Consult to equip students for employment opportunities in GermanyKoforidua Technical University (KTU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with international recruitment agency NAYT Consult Ltd to equip students with German language skills and cultural knowledge to enhance their access to legitimate employment opportunities in Europe, particularly Germany.myjoyonline · ghana
POLITICSOct 6Germany: Former head of secret services arrested for selling classified information to other countriesClarín
POLITICSOct 6Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treasonNPR News
POLITICSOct 6Germany faces a triple threat from Russia, China and domestic far-right extremistsDW News [en]
BUSINESSOct 6Germany joins France in call for China trade defencesGermany and France, the European Union’s two largest economies, jointly called for tougher EU trade defences, as European and Chinese negotiators prepare for crunch talks this week under the shadow of a potential trade war. “The open and rules-based trade system is massively affected by weaponisation of trade, systemic market-distorting practices, and global macroeconomic imbalances,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron said in an open letter. “We need urgent...South China Morning Post
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 6Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage — reportsDW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Germany's ex-spy chief arrested for espionageDW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Lawmakers Set to Elect Germany’s 1st Far-Right Statehouse Speaker Since 1945After winning a state election last month, the Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to oversee a state legislature since the Nazi era.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6Germany's far-right AfD bids to take helm of state parliament in Saxony-AnhaltThe outcome hinges on five deputies from the BSW party, in a vote seen as a first test of relations between the two before the AfD's bid to lead the state government in December.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6Germany news: Saxony-Anhalt parliament sits after AfD winAt its first session, the new state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt is to vote on a speaker nominated by the far-right AfD. And Germany's foreign minister has warned that the climate crisis could fuel extremism. DW has more.DW News [en]
CONFLICTOct 6Ukraine-Russia war latest: Germany at risk of violent conflict with Putin as war enters ‘new, more dangerous’ phaseThe Independent World
BUSINESSOct 5Ukraine and Germany to deepen partnership to support war-affected businessesUkraine’s Minister of Economy and Environment Oleksandr Kravchenko met on October 4 with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche during her visit to Kyiv.Ukrinform [en]
BUSINESSOct 5France, Germany seek new EU rapid response tool against trade threatsFrench President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday announced they would develop a new legal tool to enable the EU to respond rapidly to trade wars or measures, such as dumping. While they did not say the proposal was a direct response to the actions of any particular country, it came days before EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen visits China to tackle trade frictions.France 24 [en]
MILITARYOct 5Germany pledges $1.1B military aid package to Ukraine flush with drone interceptorsBreaking Defense
BUSINESSOct 5Germany and France agree new trade tool to counter ChinaParis and Berlin call for a new EU "systemic reaction" tool that would let Brussels move fast to counter China-driven market distortions, as well as retaliation planning and a revamp of trade defence tools.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 5France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU marketIn the strongest sign yet of a shifting European Union policy on China, the leaders of France and Germany have demanded a new trade weapon that would cut off access to the EU market when third countries cause severe distortions. The tool would effectively act as a kill switch, allowing Brussels to respond rapidly to systemic distortions, potentially immediately. It would grant dramatic new powers to the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, which manages trade policy for the 27-member...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 5Germany to set up first drone regiment next year, modeled after Ukraine war lessonsGermany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.Defense News
POLITICSOct 5Ukraine and Germany sign agreements worth EUR 8.5 bln – ZelenskyUkraine and Germany have signed fifteen agreements worth EUR 8.5 billion.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 5Germany news: Spy chief warns Russia conflict risk growingDW News [en]