Germany
Possible pitfalls for Chisinau in the upcoming 5+2 negotiations
June 08, 2011Moscow and Berlin converge in asking Chisinau to give up the 2005 law on Transnistria conflict-resolution principles, renounce the unitary character of the state, and (backstage) to move toward federalizing Moldova (EDM, June 6, 8). Chisinau may well...
Germany election: Bremen poll sees 16-year-olds vote
May 22, 2011Sixteen-year-olds are voting in a state election in Germany for the first time. The authorities in the city of Bremen lowered the voting age to try to interest younger people in politics. Sports stars and politicians have taken part in a campaign to...
Russia marks Victory Day with big parade
May 09, 2011Russia has paraded the best of its nuclear armaments and fighting forces to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the World War II victory over Nazi Germany. Some 20,000 troops marched through Red Square saluting President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime...
German nuclear extension halted
March 14, 2011Germany has responded to the Japanese nuclear crisis by suspending for three months a plan to extend the lives of its ageing nuclear power stations. Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government announced last year that the country's 17 power stations...
Britain and France urge G8 to take action against Gadhafi
March 14, 2011As Libyan rebels are attacked again, world powers are still mulling a no-fly zone. Germany, the US and Russia remained cautious going into a G8 meeting on Libya, but Britain advocated arming the rebels. Gadhafi loyalists continued their attacks on rebel...
Germany calls to resume Transnistria negotiations
March 05, 2011The Federal Republic of Germany calls upon both Chisinau and Tiraspol to resume the negotiation process, Patricia Flor, Ambassador and Special Envoy for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, stated during...
EU edges closer to sanctions against Libya
February 25, 2011Germany is at the forefront of a push for the European Union to impose strict sanctions on Libya. US President Barack Obama has said "all options" are open to help stop the bloodshed in Libya. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine...
Senator Lugar: Washington must pressure Russia on Moldova
February 08, 2011The United States should step up efforts to assist the pro-Western government in Moldova by pressuring Russia to resolve a separatist movement in the former Soviet state, according to a Senate report released Monday. Senator Richard Lugar, the highest...
German train crash near Magdeburg leaves 10 dead
January 30, 2011At least 10 people are reported to have died in a train crash in eastern Germany. A local passenger train and a goods train collided head-on in the state of Saxony-Anhalt late on Saturday, near the city of Magdeburg. The passenger train, the HarzElbeExpress...
Germany opposes Schengen membership for Bulgaria, Romania
January 20, 2011Germany opposes their entry to Europe's visa-free Schengen travel zone, saying the two countries need to do more to fight corruption Germany stands opposed to Bulgaria and Romania joining Europe's visa-free Schengen travel zone, saying the two countries...