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Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past. They were wrong

Mar. 18, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the...

Prominent European far-right figure prevented from speaking at an event in Switzerland

Mar. 17, 2024 13:52 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent European far-right figure was prevented from giving a speech at an event in Switzerland and thrown out of the region where it was taking place. Martin Sellner of the Identitarian Movement said in a video posted on social media network X that he had been...

Germany, France and Poland vow to procure more weapons for Ukraine in a show of unity

Mar. 15, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Poland vowed Friday to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up production of military equipment along with partners in Ukraine, promising that Ukraine can rely on the trio of European powers as it tries to overcome a shortage of military resources. ...

German greenhouse gas emissions dropped sharply last year, raising hopes of meeting 2030 target

Mar. 15, 2024 05:56 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the use of coal and gas diminished and economic pressures weighed on businesses and consumers, official data showed Friday. Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who is...

Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they're not needed now

Mar. 14, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Western powers against showing any signs of weakness to Russia as he reiterated his position Thursday that sending Western troops into Ukraine shouldn't be ruled out, though he said today’s situation doesn’t require it. In an...

Germany's parliament rejects a new opposition call to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Mar. 14, 2024 07:57 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday rejected a new call by the opposition for the government to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, a day after Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his refusal to supply the weapons. The main center-right opposition bloc has sought...

Former officer with East Germany's secret police goes on trial for a border killing in 1974

Mar. 14, 2024 07:53 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany's secret police, the Stasi, went on trial Thursday over the killing of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago. The defendant, whose name has not been released in keeping with German...

Germany's Scholz defends his refusal to send Ukraine Taurus missiles, says prudence is a virtue

Mar. 13, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his refusal to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, telling German lawmakers Wednesday that prudence is not a weakness while insisting that he trusts Kyiv. Germany has become the second-biggest supplier of military aid to...

German military still has 'too little of everything' but progress is being made, commissioner says

Mar. 12, 2024 09:59 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's military still has “too little of everything,” but progress is being made in securing new equipment nearly two years after a special fund was set up to modernize the Bundeswehr, parliament's commissioner for the armed forces said Tuesday. Days after...

Germany launches bidding for carbon contracts to support climate-friendly industrial production

Mar. 12, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's vice chancellor on Tuesday launched a program initially worth up to 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) to help heavy industry shift to more climate-friendly production over a 15-year period. Germany, which is home to many energy-intensive industries as Europe's...