Friedrich Merz Elected As Germany's New Chancellor In Second Round Vote

(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Friedrich Merz was elected Germany's Chancellor after winning 325 votes in a second-round Bundestag vote on May 6. In a decisive second round of voting, the German Bundestag has elected Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian …

Bitgo Becomes First Crypto Custodian To Secure Mica License In Germany

(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) BitGo, a leading provider of cryptocurrency custody services, has successfully acquired a MiCA license in Germany. This milestone achievement positions BitGo as one of the first companies to obtain this license under the Markets …

Russian envoy receives threats in Germany due to Victory Day celebrations

(MENAFN) German officials have warned Russian Ambassador Sergey Nechayev that he may be barred from participating in events commemorating the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany, sparking diplomatic tensions ahead of Russia’s May 9 Victory Day …

Basic income study in Germany finds recipients still worked even as they collected no-strings-attached checks

Some critics of basic income programs say that giving people "free" money will make them less likely to work. But a new study from Germany has found the opposite. The long-running basic income study, called Mein Grundeinkommen, or My Basic Income …

Netanyahu: Israel hopes to strengthen partnership with Germany under Merz

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on 5 May (AFP) Israel hopes to strengthen ties with Germany under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Prime Minister of the Jewish state, Benjamin …

Woman from Germany is grateful for lung transplant in Chicago

Germany grapples with how to deal with far-right AfD

Is the Alternative for Germany (AfD) an extreme right-wing party or not? The German domestic intelligence service, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, recently classified it as "confirmed right-wing extremist." However, the AfD has …

Gaza war needs political solution, not just military force: Germany

Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has warned that the war in Gaza cannot be resolved through military force alone, calling instead for a political settlement to bring an end to the conflict "I do not believe that this conflict can be …

Woman from Germany is grateful for double lung transplant from Northwestern Medicine

A woman from Germany is grateful for a life-saving operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago this Mother's Day. Cornelia Tischmacher's lungs were failing because of advanced cancer. The 48-year-old wife and mother of twins was near …

Germany: SAP Abandons Diversity Programs in the U.S. Under Pressure from the Trump Administration

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The German software giant SAP confirmed on Sunday, May 11, that it will be scrapping several of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, particularly in the United States, in response to new directives imposed by the …