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With a few tweets this week Elon Musk slammed the brakes on U.S. congress’s attempts to avert a government shutdown, and also threw his weight behind Germany’s far right political party.

CNN, BBC cited two victims, other unconfirmed reports claimed they were as high as 11; dozens are injured, according to media reports from Magdeburg

Germany is headed to early elections, after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Monday. The elections are set to take place on February 23. The German Chancellor headed a minority government after a three-party coalition collapsed in November. His lame-duck government passed bills in the Bundestag (German Parliament) through […]

In two in-depth pieces on the Greek economy and the successful early repayment of its debt, the German-based weekly newspaper Ziet and RND (RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland) highlight why and how the small Mediterranean country achieved this impressive feat. Entitled “The Economic Situation of Greece: What No One Expected,” the long piece in the weekly newspaper Zeit, […]

If Scholz loses the vote, he will join the group of four chancellors who have called for confidence votes after World War II.

Professional divers have recovered motorcycles, bicycles, cash registers, horse wagons, numerous car plates and chairs during the cleanup of Lake Pamvotida, in Ioannina

"How long and how intensive this confrontation needs to be is Volkswagen's responsibility at the negotiating table," said IG Metall’s spokesperson, Groeger, on Sunday

Germany will launch an app to help citizens find the country's bomb shelters. Meanwhile, Greece does not have plans to modernize its 180 bunkers.

Travelers continue to visit Greece off-season into Sept. with the number of inbound travelers up by 6.6% and a 7.9% rise in travel receipts.

"In my view it would not be a good idea if there were talks between the American and Russian presidents and the leader of an important European country was not also doing so," Scholz said.

Guler stated the deal was reached as Germany had approved the Turkish request following the support of NATO allies Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, who are joint partners in producing the multipurpose fighter jets.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who heads up the coalition partner Free Democratic Party, sparking the crisis

Germany’s use of archaeology as part of its soft power arsenal in Greece raises the question: is it time for the German Archaeological Institute to separate archaeology from state foreign policy?

Greek leadership reiterates demand for WWII reparations, wartime forced 'loan', in meetings with Steinmeier on Wednesday

The German President Steinmeier's official visit to Athens offered Greece the latest opportunity to table its persistent demand for reparations due to Nazi atrocities, occupation destruction and a wartime 'loan'

Among the issues raised during the two leaders’ meeting at the Presidential Palace was that of the German reparations from World War II during the Nazi occupation of Greece.

Once at risk of default, Greece has made notable progress in debt reduction over the past few years