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A prominent Berlin politician was violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck, police said Wednesday – the latest in a series of attacks on elected officials that have raised concern over rising political violence in Germany. Frankziska Giffey, the city's top economic official, a former mayor and an ex-federal minister, was attacked at an event in a Berlin library on Tuesday by a man who approached her from behind and hit her with a bag containing a hard device, police said. Giffey was taken to a hospital and treated for head and neck pain, police said. Berlin prosecutors sa...
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At a conference on Ukraine in Paris at the end of February 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron did not rule out putting boots on the ground in Ukraine. The announcement wasn't taken well across the Rhine. A few hours later, Germany's Olaf Scholz answered “Europe and NATO will not send any soldiers to Ukraine.” Macron's statement was "a red line for Germany”, which fears being passed off as “warmonger” in the eyes of Vladimir Putin, according to Dr Carolyn Moser, director of a research group at Heidelberg's Max Planck Institute of International Law and holder of the Alfred Grosser Chair at S...
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Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Social Democratic Party of Europe held a democracy congress in Berlin as a show of force against the far right that is gaining traction across Europe. SPD has been polling at a historical low following an economically rocky few years, but the party is now ramping up efforts to win back support after violent far-right attacks continue to increase. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged voters not to vote for far-right parties. "Democracy is threatened by such things, and therefore, accepting them with a shrug of the shoulders is never an option. We m...
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A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left party in next month's European Parliament election has been seriously injured while campaigning in eastern Germany, the party said on Saturday. Matthias Ecke, a Social Democrats (SPD) candidate, was attacked while putting up political posters in Dresden on Friday evening, according to the party. He was taken to hospital and required surgery for his injuries, it said. Police said the 41-year-old was hit and kicked by four men and that the same group had apparently attacked a Green Party worker minutes before in the same street. Interior Minis...
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The OECD said there are signs that the global outlook has started to brighten, though growth remains modest. "The impact of tighter monetary conditions continues, especially in housing and credit markets, but global activity is proving relatively resilient, inflation is falling faster than initially projected and private sector confidence is improving, the report said. The OECD also highlighted that supply and demand imbalances in labour markets are easing, with unemployment remaining at or close to record lows. "Real incomes have begun to improve as inflation moderates and trade growth has tu...
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In a move that is likely to increase tension between Russia and Western Europe, the Kremlin has unexpectedly announced the "temporary external management" of Russian subsidiaries of Italian water heating company Ariston and German appliance maker BSH Hausgeraete. The subsidiaries, Ariston Thermo Rus, and BSH Household Appliances, now come under the management of Gazprom's Household Systems and are now completely under Russia's control. The Executive Order, signed by President Putin, which was revealed on Friday and backdated to Tuesday, states the measures are "an urgent response to the United...
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The Spanish year-on-year inflation report for April 2024 released early on Monday showed a rise of 3.3%, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). This was a slight raise from March's 3.2%, as well as being the highest figure in three months. However, it was still below analyst estimates of 3.4%. The spike in inflation was primarily because of increases in food and gas costs, although falling electricity prices did go some way towards offsetting the effect of rising prices. Year-on-year core inflation, which does not take into account energy and food prices, due to their inherent v...
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ’s centre-left Social Democrats, or SPD, launched their official campaign for the 9 June EU election with a rally in Hamburg, under the mantra "we need hope." Scholz tried to alleviate German voters' fears their country could be drawn into Ukraine's war with Russia if it's too proactive in its military support for the eastern European country. The chancellor reiterated Germany would continue to stand by Ukraine’s side under his leadership as the second-largest arms supplier after the US, but would avoid a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia. “To those who...
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Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party is under fire. On Wednesday, an advisor to the AfD's lead candidate in European elections Maximilian Krah was arrested and sacked for allegedly spying for the Chinese government. Krah has strongly denied being involved with the espionage, vowing to still stand in the upcoming European Parliament elections - just six weeks away. This is the second time in a month the anti-immigrant party has faced corruption allegations, with the AfD's second EU candidate Petr Bystron denying accusations he took €20,000 to spread Kremlin propaganda. "A...
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Defence ministers of France and Germany met in Paris this Friday to ratify an agreement on a new joint tank project called the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). This formal agreement kick-starts the development of the first phase of the armoured vehicle, dubbed the ‘tank of the future’ – a project worth billions of euros. The new battle tank is set to replace Germany’s Leopard 2 tank and France’s Leclerc. Although both ministers insisted the project should not be viewed as a new model of the Leopard 2 tank, one of the most advanced combat vehicles in the world. “It's not about making a Leopard...
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