What remains of the debt brake after the corona crisis? The debt brake adopted in 2009 for the state finances of the Federal Republic of Germany meant the end of a policy that today wanted to solve problems at the expense of
The 2021 federal elections in Germany raised numerous questions On the evening of September 26th, many of the parties must have felt like winners. The empty phrases like thanks to the trust of the voters as well as the self-evident assumption of
A lack of investment in digitalization hinders innovation Resting on your laurels is a trait that is almost instantly penalized in business. In the German economy, some industries have long been considered a source of innovation that contributed to new standards. Germany
Building wealth is becoming increasingly difficult in Germany Associating poverty with people who live in Germany is not necessarily easy. Numerous groups in Germany such as low wage earners, single parents and senior citizens are at an increased risk of impoverishment. As
Calls are growing to abolish Italian neofascist movements after violent protests against Covid-19 vaccine passes in Rome, during which demonstrators tried to force their way into the official residence of the Italian prime minister. Twelve people, including Roberto Fiore, the founder of
Emmanuel Macron has said French military forces have killed the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi. “It’s another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” the French president said on Wednesday night, without disclosing the location
A historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark on Thursday against a former minister who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures. Inger Stoejberg is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of young asylum-seeking couples in 2016. She is facing a landmark lawsuit,
A series of murders in Marseille has sparked a political row over the growing turf wars between drug gangs who are terrorising poor housing estates, where one recent shooting victim was only 14 years old. Dominique Laurens, the public prosecutor in Marseille, warned
Sweden’s only remaining mountaintop glacier, which until 2019 was also its highest peak, lost another two metres in height in the past year due to rising air temperatures driven by climate change, Stockholm University says. In 2019, the south peak of the
Not until the automatic doors of Eurostar arrivals opened could Sue Stevens be sure that her daughter, Laura, had made it back from Paris. Eighteen bitterly hard months had passed since they had seen each other, while a late moment of bureaucratic confusion at