Germany has agreed to take in 1,500 migrants from the Greek islands after a fire left thousands homeless last week, German government and coalition sources have said. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer have reportedly come to the agreement, with sources saying Seehofer had made the proposal and Merkel had agreed. More than … Read more
The West is demanding answers from Moscow today after the ‘despicable and cowardly’ nerve agent attack on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. Britain said the Kremlin ‘has a clear case to answer’ while NATO demanded a ‘full and transparent’ investigation after a German military lab found that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the Soviet-era weapon used … Read more
Germany is carrying out coronavirus checks at airports and is considering making them compulsory to fend off a second wave of Covid-19. Munich, Dortmund and Duesseldorf are among the airports which are screening travellers when they return from overseas, and Angela Merkel‘s health minister is today discussing plans to enforce them nationwide. Britain has never … Read more
Macron ‘forced Boris’s hand on lockdown’ by threatening to close border and ministers were told Britain was on brink of running out of food Matt Hancock was told at start of crisis UK’s food supply chain about to ‘fall over’ Macron warned to act now or France will close borders – 3 days before lockdown … Read more
European leaders are preparing to battle ‘very very large’ disagreements this morning as they try to save a €1.9trillion EU budget, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The marathon of talks will continue from 11am today after the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte dug his heels in on Friday over a plan to help struggling … Read more
Germany moves forward with $45billion plan to close all its coal-burning power plants by 2038 and eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 The German parliament passed a set of bills eliminating coal-power by 2038 The bills include $45billion to fund the transition to other power sources It’s part of a wider goal of eliminating … Read more
President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II spoke on Tuesday, a conversation that took place amid a report that the president held ‘demeaning’ phone calls with female world leaders. The report from CNN described how Trump treated the powerful women, calling Theresa May ‘weak’ and telling Angela Merkel she was ‘stupid.’ But Trump is fond … Read more
France and Germany aren’t quite as close as they used to be! Angela Merkel gives Emmanuel Macron the red carpet treatment – from six feet away German Chancellor Merkel and French President met at Meseberg Castle today Pair seemed at ease as they kept two-metres apart amid the coronavirus crisis Talks came ahead of Germany … Read more
Greta Thunberg slams world leaders who only want selfies with her to ‘look good’ and says they should be ‘ashamed’ for betraying future generations on climate change Greta Thunberg claimed Angela Merkel queued to have a ‘selfie’ with her Activist said world leaders have betrayed future generations on climate change 17-year-old has also met Prince … Read more
Boris Johnson says he WILL walk away from trade talks with Brussels and leave EU on ‘Australia terms’ if no deal can be reached Boris Johnson told Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki UK was ‘prepared to leave’ EU Country would use ‘Australia terms’ of no bespoke deal without an agreement Angela Merkel warned UK would ‘live with consequences’ … Read more