Germany has now formally demanded that EU block all export of COVID19 vaccines produced within the EU
"The president continues to believe Nord Stream 2 is a bad deal for Europe," says @PressSec in response to a question from a Polish radio reporter, noting the pipeline project wasn't mentioned in the readout of the @POTUS-Merkel call
1 month agoSeveral people have been injured after a knife attack near Frankfurt's train station district at about 9am. A man has been arrested, but the police have not released his details as the circumstances of the incident are still being investigated / Germany
Germany mulls cutting international air traffic 'to almost zero' to slow spread of more infectious coronavirus strains: interior minister
3 injured in a stabbing attack near a train station in Frankfurt, Germany
German media: Police arrest the perpetrator of the stabbing attack in Frankfurt
1 month agoWhite House readout of Biden-Merkel call mentions China & Russia - both omitted from the German readout
German Foreign Ministry: We expect the release of those arrested in connection with the protests in Russia without delay
US National Security Adviser Sullivan has held calls with officials from France, Germany, UK and Japan: statement
France, UK, US, Italy and Germany renew support for Libya's political dialogue
1 month ago449 votes against #NordStream2 in the European Parliament
Merkel has clarified the German pledge to offer vaccinations to all interested citizens by "the end of summer": September 21st. (Five days before the election
German Defense Minister: Together with our European allies, America's allies, we must take confident steps to strengthen transatlantic security
Gazprom does not rule out suspension of implementation or complete cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 project in the event of a sharp change in the political situation - Memorandum
Germany: Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria announced on the 18th that a mutant strain of the coronavirus had been found in samples from 35 patients. This strain is reported to be unlike any currently known mutant strain
US plans to sanction Russian vessel "Fortuna", which involved in Nord Stream 2 project: German business daily Handelsblatt
1 month agoNavalny boarding that Pobeda plane full of journalists
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalni's plane takes off in Berlin for Moscow
Germany's BKA announces that @navalny will be escorted by security commandos directly to the departure gate, bypassing the general boarding procedure. Not unexpected, given the FSB-organized Tiergarten murder in downtown Berlin in August 2019
1 month agoThe most tracked flight right now is DP935 from Moscow to Berlin. According to reports in media the return flight DP936 will bring @navalny back to Russia. ETD of flight DP936 from Berlin is 14:45 local time (13:45 UTC)
The evasive demonstration by opponents of the Coronavius measures in Stein (district of Fürth) remains prohibited. The Bavarian Administrative Court confirmed the ban on meetings. The judges fear violations of hygiene regulations
William Burns: "The Europeans must stop the construction of NS2, and the Americans must suspend the sanctions. This will give the new U.S. admin the opportunity to confidentially and calmly speak with the German govt and other countries involved"
1 month agoSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya virtually addressed the CDU Party Convention: "I am sure of your commitment to support democratic Belarus.I ask you to keep in mind that thousands of Belarusians are fighting for the values that your party convention exemplifies"
Armin Laschet, Merkel's ally, is elected as the new Christian Democrats leader
President Zelensky had a call with Chancellor Merkel. Discussed Donbas
Fire attack in the Börde: A man (43) is said to have set fire several times in Wanzleben. Just the night before, the police had been called because he was said to have set a piece of clothing on fire in his ex-partner's apartment
Strangers robbed a jewelry store in Bamberg. The perpetrators drove a stolen BMW into the shop window. The police are now looking for three men. For the jeweler it was the third raid in five years
The German authorities issued a permit for the construction of "Nord Stream - 2" in German waters in January-May
1 month agoSeems like Fortuna and Katun are practicing pipe laying work near Rostock. Appears we are days away from the resumption of construction in the German EEZ after a new permit from the German BSH (expected at any minute) and work to resume in the Danish EEZ as well
Merkel calls for tightening restrictions to contain the Coronavirus
