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A UK subsidiary of a German government-owned company has taken over the control air navigation systems at Scotland's busiest airport. Air Navigation Solutions (ANS), a subsidiary of DFS Group, took over the services at Edinburgh's air traffic control (ATC) tower on Sunday. The company was awarded ...

The German government will not step in and veto a possible court decision to extradite former Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont to Spain, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday. The Chief Prosecutors Office of Schleswig-Holstein is expected to make the extradition decision the ...

Tripoli, 25 March 2018 - The German Government commits EUR 9.8 million to UNICEF to support at least 30,000 vulnerable children and their families in Libya with child protection, education, water and sanitation services over the next four years. This announcement represents the fourth phase of funding ...

Germany's economy will keep powering ahead this year, a group of economic advisers to the German government has said. ... The group of five experts advising the German government on economic matters presented an updated outlook Wednesday, largely expressing their confidence in Europe's ...

The German Government is set to fund a Master's Degree Programme in Archival Studies as the course is introduced at the National Film Institute (NFI), the training arm of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC). Dr Chidia Maduekwe, Managing Director of the NFC, disclosed this in an interview with News men ...

Peace in Donbas to be one of tasks of German government – Merkel. 21.03.2018 16:57. 254. Ukrinform. The establishment of peace in Donbas and the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity are among the main tasks of a new Federal Government of Germany in the international arena for the next four years. German ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Sanctions against Russia will not be the focus of debate at a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday, a German government official said on Tuesday. EU officials have said that the leaders will discuss how to defend Europe from Russian disinformation and cyber attacks at the ...

A German flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018. (Reuters Photo). Related Articles. Europe German gov't cyber attack part of worldwide campaign by Russian hackers · Europe Cyber attack on German ...

Germany's new minister of interior, Horst Seehofer, has stirred up debate about the role of Islam in Germany. In an interview with the German newspaper BILD Seehofer said: "Islam is not a part of Germany. Germany has been influenced by Christianity. This includes free Sundays, church holidays and ...

German government considers possibility of reintroducing VAT breaks on art sales | Germany's newly formed coalition government is considering the possibility of reviving a reduced VAT rate on commercially traded works of art, reports ArtNet. In a document outlining its legislative agenda, the government ...

Thousands of people die prematurely each year in Germany from the harmful effects of nitrogen dioxide, a gas that's produced by diesel engines, according to a government-sponsored report published Thursday. The study commissioned by the Federal Office for the Environment concluded that almost ...

Germany's acting Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel will not be a minister in the country's new government. Gabriel was told by SPD interim leader Olaf Scholz and leader of the party's parliamentary group Andrea Nahles that he would no longer have a ministerial role when the party forms a grand coalition ...

Thousands of people die prematurely each year in Germany from the harmful effects of nitrogen dioxide, a gas that's produced by diesel engines, according to a government-sponsored report published Thursday. The study commissioned by the Federal Office for the Environment concluded that almost ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman on Wednesday condemned a visit by politicians of the far-right AfD party to the "inhumane" Syrian regime. "People who court this regime disqualify themselves," said Steffen Seibert on the Damascus trip by six members of the Alternative for Germany party.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday welcomed the Social Democrats' vote in favor of a new ruling coalition and said "it's important that as government we start quickly with our work." Merkel spoke to reporters in Berlin a day after the center-left Social Democrats voted overwhelmingly to remain in ...

Germany's energy state secretary Rainer Baake has quit after four years in charge of the country's flagship Energiewende policy. Baake made his stand as Germany's democratic limbo was finally resolved, 162 days after the 2017 federal election. A grand coalition of conservative and Social Democrats ...

FILE - In this May 4, 2017 file photo, a soldier on his way to the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany. Germany's dpa news agency reports that a Russian-backed hacker group has infiltrated the German government's secure computer networks. Dpa cited unnamed security sources Wednesday, Feb.

FILE - In this May 4, 2017 file photo, a soldier on his way to the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany. Germany's dpa news agency reports that a Russian-backed hacker group has infiltrated the German government's secure computer networks. Dpa cited unnamed security sources Wednesday, Feb.

FILE - In this May 4, 2017 file photo, a soldier on his way to the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany. Germany's dpa news agency reports that a Russian-backed hacker group has infiltrated the German government's secure computer networks. Dpa cited unnamed security sources Wednesday, Feb.

BERLIN (AP) - A Russian-backed hacker group known for many high-level cyber attacks was able to infiltrate the German government's secure computer networks, the dpa news agency reported Wednesday. Dpa cited unidentified security sources saying the group APT28 hacked into Germany's foreign and defense ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's dpa news agency reports that a Russian-backed hacker group has infiltrated the German government's secure computer networks. Dpa cited unidentified security sources saying the group APT28 hacked into Germany's Foreign and Defense Ministries, and that it managed to ...

Cars drive on a main road in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. The German court ruled Tuesday that cities can impose driving bans on diesel cars to combat air pollution, a decision that could affect millions of drivers and the country's powerful auto industry. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)more +.

"News of the attack on German government computers comes after repeated warnings by German intelligence officials about possible meddling by Russia in last year's federal election. The head of the German domestic intelligence agency last year said such attacks had not occurred, but the risk of ...

The German government is hoping to avoid bans on driving diesel cars in cities despite a court ruling that paves the way for such measures to improve air quality. Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks says she hopes Tuesday's ruling will spur a shift toward cleaner, greener forms of transportation in ...

Merkel's party backs deal to form new German government. Frank Jordans; 9 hrs ago; 0 · Facebook · Twitter · Email. int-germany022718-01. Angela Merkel, German chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union, smiles at the party convention in Berlin on Monday. — AP Photo/Markus Schreiber.

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government played down the prospect of bans on heavily polluting diesel cars on Wednesday, a day after a court ruled that cities could implement bans, saying most cities with moderate overshoots of nitrogen oxide (NOx) could avoid them. “There are different situations in ...

... result last September that forced Mrs Merkel into complicated coalition negotiations with smaller parties. The agreement still requires approval from the Social Democrats. The result of a postal ballot of that party's membership will be announced March 4. KEYWORDS: German, Government, Angela Merkel.

Merkel's party backs coalition deal to form new German government. There had been some disquiet among Christian Democratic Union conservatives following last year's weak election results. German Chancellor and CDU party chairwoman Angela Merkel had faced some criticism over weak election ...

FILE - In this March 23, 2018 file photo Interior Minister Horst Seehofer speaks at the German Parliament in Berlin. Germany's new interior minister has come under fire for picking only men to lead his ministry. The Interior Ministry published a picture earlier this week showing minister Horst Seehofer flanked ...

BERLIN: Germany wants to keep up a dialogue with Moscow despite joining Western expulsions of Russian diplomats and must avoid a new Cold War, the German government's coordinator for Russia said in a newspaper interview. Gernot Erler told the Passauer Neue Presse that Berlin's decision to send ...