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German Health Minister Defends Vaccination Obligation in Healthcare
The new German health minister Karl Lauterbach defended the restrictions on unvaccinated people and the vaccination obligation for healthcare staff in the Bundestag on Friday.
The corona measures are to be adopted by parliament…
Merkel Demands More Measures Due to Dramatic Corona Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is demanding more measures due to the "dramatic" corona crisis. Everything must be done to slow down the number of infections, she emphasized.
According to Merkel, Germany is in an urgent situation.…
Scholz: Germany Needs More Corona Rules for the Winter
According to chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz, Germany needs more corona measures "to get through the winter".
Chancellor Angela Merkel's likely successor has said in parliament that additional measures must be taken to reduce the many…
Setback CureVac Does Not Stand in the Way of German Vaccination Campaign
According to the Ministry of Health, the low effectiveness of the German corona vaccine CVnCoV from pharmaceutical company CureVac in the most recent test does not pose a problem for the German vaccination campaign.
The drug is 47…
Inflation in Germany to Highest Level Since 2018
Inflation in Germany rose to its highest level since October 2018 in May, as the economy continues to open up and consumer demand picks up.
According to the German Federal Statistical Office, inflation was 2.4 percent year on year.…
German President Wants to Stay for Another Term
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier wants to stay on for another term. The 65-year-old SPD politician's presidency will expire in 2022. He has been in office since 2017.
Steinmeier has tried to strengthen parliamentary…
CDU Board Meets About Power Struggle Around Succession Merkel
The board of Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party will meet on Monday evening about the stalled power struggle among the Christian Democrats.
The Christian Democrat and Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder, wants to become…
City of Berlin: No More Astrazeneca Vaccine for Women Under 60
Women under the age of 60 in Berlin will no longer receive the AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being. The city has decided to do so as a precaution after new data on possible side effects.
The Paul Ehrlich Institute, a medical…
Brexit Hits German Exports to the United Kingdom Hard
Exports of German goods to the United Kingdom were hit hard by Brexit in January. According to the German Federal Statistics Office, exports fell by 30 percent that month compared to a year earlier.
Brexit has created all kinds of…
Inflation in Germany is Negative for the Fifth Month in A Row in December
Inflation in Germany is negative for the fifth month in a row in December.
The average price level dropped 0.7 percent from a year earlier, the German federal statistics level reported. This is the lowest level of inflation in more…