Germany closes border to British tourists over rising omicron cases
Germany on Monday became the latest country to ban Britons from entering as it added the UK to its equivalent of the red list over rising omicron cases.
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December 5, 2021 Germany rejects relaxation of EU fiscal rules
Under a Liberal-led finance ministry, Germany will take a hard line on EU fiscal policy and reject calls from southern EU countries to relax fiscal rules. However, the business-friendly FDP is open to compromise. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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October 26, 2021 Germany says EU border protection is ‘legitimate’
Germany’s interior minister said Sunday (24 October) it was “legitimate” to protect borders, after several EU states asked Brussels to pay for barriers to prevent illegal migrants from entering the bloc.
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September 11, 2021 Germany’s new cybersecurity strategy unlikely to have effect after elections
In the final stages before the Bundestag elections, the cabinet adopted a cyber security strategy. However, its goals and measures are unlikely to be implemented by the next government. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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September 4, 2021 Germany to invest billions to bring semiconductor production back to Europe
As part of a major European project, Germany wants to invest several billion euros into bringing semiconductor production back to Europe, with the aim of strengthening German and European technological sovereignty. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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August 30, 2021 Permit for Germany’s newest coal-fired power plant was invalid, court rules
Germany’s youngest coal-fired power plant, Datteln 4, was constructed based on an invalid development plan, a German court ruled on Thursday (26 August), following a case brought against the plant in the north-west of the country.
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July 11, 2021 Germany wants EU to take the leadership of Three Seas Initiative
Germany wants the US-fostered Three Seas Initiative (3SI) to become part of European policies and investment instruments, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday during a summit in the Bulgarian capital.
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June 16, 2021 Germany to ‘plug holes’ in budget with EU green transition money, critics say
Germany is set to dispense €40 billion to its regions affected by the country’s planned 2038 coal phase-out. But that number is a lot less grand than it looks, as the programme will swallow EU funds. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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June 8, 2021 Germany slams ‘hostage-taking’ of EU’s foreign policy
The EU should abolish unanimity in its foreign policymaking and not allow itself to be “held hostage”, Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas said on Monday (7 June), after several incidents in recent months derailed the bloc’s joint positions on a series of foreign policy matters.
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February 24, 2021 EU says it does not need Nord Stream 2, but only Germany can block it
The European Union does not need the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for its energy security but any decision to stop the project carrying Russian natural gas to Germany would have to come from Berlin, a senior European Commission said on Tuesday (23 February).
