Over 1,000 protest in Foley Square, New York City in defense of Mahmoud Khalil: “This is what happened in Nazi Germany”

A section of the protest in Foley Square New York City, March 12, 2025Over 1,000 people gathered outside a New York City court to protest the kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident of the United States who was detained by Immigration and Customs …

No Value in the Future? The Twists and Turns of Germany’s Transaction Value Threshold

Key takeaways Narrower scope, clearer lines: In a string of rulings, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has seen its broader interpretation of the transaction value threshold curtailed. These decisions should, for the time being, offer more …

France and Germany warm to ‘skilful’ Starmer’s European pivot

A couple of months ago, many French people would have struggled to identify Britain’s prime minister.Sir Keir Starmer had made little impact on public opinion on the other side of the Channel, where those able to remember his name tended to view him as a …

Germany cuts biomethane tender volume

In Germany, the tender volume for the bidding deadline of April 1, 2025 is reduced by the Federal Network Agency because it is expected that the tendered volume will be larger than the submitted bid volume (imminent signature). The new tender volume is 26, …

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After President Trump Hosted Tesla At The White House, People Are Pointing Out This Eerie But Unsurprising Similarity To ...

Tesla's stock price has dropped more than 40% since President Trump took office and Elon stepped into his role at the Department of Government Efficiency, aka DOGE (though it has seen a bounce back after this event). There have also recently been …

Germany's Steinmeier wants Europe to stand firm against US

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday called on Europe to stand firm in the face of attacks by US President Donald Trump, saying the US administration's campaign against liberal democracies "is shocking," reported dpa. …

More kit, better barracks: Germany's military in need of overhaul

After decades of low spending, Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz hopes to splurge billions of extra euros on rearmament by largely exempting defence from constitutional debt limits. It comes as US President Donald Trump's increasingly …

TIMELINE: How soon will Germany get a new government?

Coalition talks between the CDU and SPD are continuing apace as the parties try to rush major bills on defence and infrastructure spending through the Bundestag. Here are the key dates to look out for as Germany prepares for a new government. Coalitions …

Can Germany's planned spending boost revive its ailing economy?

Germany's likely next government plans a shot in the arm for the flagging economy with huge investments in defence and infrastructure - but economists say it will take more to bring about a sustainable recovery. The winners Both Merz's centre-right …