Ireland’s Foreign Minister Coveney: “I belong to the minority who still believe in a Brexit deal”

WORLD: Minister, is Sunday evening really the last deadline? Are there any thoughts in Brussels about having a contract with London come into effect provisionally on January 1st if necessary? Simon Coveney: If there is indeed no progress by Sunday evening, the European Union will be very active in preparing for the consequences of a … Read more

EU summit: Brexit before “No-Deal” – New sanctions against Turkey

foreign countries EU summit in Brussels Brexit before “No-Deal” – New sanctions against Turkey – – Stand: 01:56 | Reading time: 4 minutes The EU countries are discussing these points – – It is the last regular EU summit this year and the last one under the German Council Presidency. One of the main topics … Read more

Digital learning: private companies show how it’s done

FEldhamster Rocky plans for winter time. “Of course he needs an incredible number of grains for this,” explains a friendly voice. Rocky and his three well-filled granaries can be seen on the screen. Rocky needs help adding up the number of kernels in the chambers. “Half-written adding up to ten thousand” is the name of … Read more

Corona crisis: Turkey criticizes German travel warning as “political decision”

Germany Corona-Krise Turkey criticizes German travel warning as “political decision” – – Status: 1:17 p.m. | Reading time: 3 minutes Meuse and Cavusoglu on Turkey travel restrictions – – Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas receives his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Cavusoglu for talks on restricting travel to Turkey. Follow the press conference here again after the … Read more

EU: Entry restrictions apply for 14 countries on July 1st

foreign countries European Union Entry restrictions apply to citizens of these 14 countries on July 1st – – As of: 4:42 p.m. | Reading time: 2 minutes This is how the Corona rapid test at Frankfurt Airport works – – Frankfurt Airport now offers a quick corona test for travelers. The results should be available … Read more

EU-China summit: Europe puts pressure on Beijing, but as a Trump

Dhe summit is born out of necessity. Actually, the heads of state and heads of government of China and all 27 EU States will meet in September in Leipzig. For months, the Meeting was planned – and then the Corona-pandemic came from. Now the illustrious meeting is adjourned to a yet unknown date, and the … Read more

Brexit: What a “No Deal 2.0” means for Germany

Dhe daily video press conference of the EU Commission is the place where correspondents in Brussels address urgent questions to the authority. Brussels coordinates border openings and vacation rules in the Corona crisis, puts together a 750 billion euro stimulus package with two dozen legal texts and a new draft for the one trillion euro … Read more

EU economic stimulus package: The “Mercron” calculation is working in Italy

Dhe “Mercron” plan seems to be successful: Italy’s massive criticism of Germany, which has boiled up since the outbreak of the Corona crisis, has calmed down in recent days. It even seems that Germany has lost its status as an archenemy of the right-wing parties. This relaxation is crucial thanks to the historical proposal of … Read more

Reconstruction after Corona: France’s weakness and the “Mercron” moment

Und then, on this Monday in May, everything was suddenly very different. After months of ugly pettiness, after weeks of “keep it up!”, Emmanuel Macron in Paris and Angela Merkel in Berlin presented the new format of a joint but virtual press conference to the people – and announced what previously seemed impossible: a new … Read more

Corona live: Drosten – “You negotiate relaxation with nature”

Trump is considering treating corona infected people with disinfectants US President Donald Trump has encouraged researchers to test people directly injecting disinfectants in the fight against the novel corona virus. Such a procedure would most likely be life-threatening. Trump told journalists Thursday night at the White House that it would be “interesting” to investigate. At … Read more