BERLIN—The German parliament will not extend the “epidemic situation of national scope” when it expires next month, but will keep in place certain measures to check the spread of the coronavirus, lawmakers said on Wednesday. Leading members of the country’s parliament, or Bundestag, said that although coronavirus infections have been rising again recently, they did…
Dismissed: Germany’s Merkel Becomes Caretaker Chancellor
BERLIN—Angela Merkel took a step closer to political retirement Tuesday after receiving her formal dismissal certificate from the post of chancellor after 16 years in office, though she will lead a caretaker government until her successor is sworn in. Hours earlier, Merkel attended the opening session of Germany’s new parliament in Berlin, taking a seat…
German Regulator Cuts Power, Gas Grid Earnings to Protect Consumers
FRANKFURT—Germany’s federal network agency on Wednesday curbed the permitted return on new infrastructure for power and gas networks in the years to 2029 in a move aimed at protecting consumers from higher energy bills. In its equity interest rates for the networks published on Wednesday, the authority proposed a permitted return for new infrastructure of…
Germany Slashes Energy Surcharge to Help Consumers Weather Soaring Prices
FRANKFURT—Germany will cut a power surcharge levied on consumers to support renewable energy by 42.7 percent to help households cope with soaring energy prices, network operators said on Friday. Germany and other governments in Europe are seeking to provide relief for consumers as gas prices skyrocket. The reduction in the German levy, to 3.723 euro…
Interior Secretary Haaland Tells Wind Industry Wind Turbines May Soon Line U.S. Coasts
October 14, 2021
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Speaking at a wind industry conference held by the American Clean Power Association, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced plans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to arrange seven offshore lease sales along the U.S.’ coastlines by 2025, in line with the Biden administration’s executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home…
Interior Secretary Haaland Tells Wind Industry Wind Turbines May Soon Line US Coasts
October 14, 2021
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Speaking at a wind industry conference held by the American Clean Power Association, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced plans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to arrange seven offshore lease sales along the U.S.’ coastlines by 2025, in line with the Biden administration’s executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home…
Lessons From Merkel’s Failed ‘Teal’ Electoral Strategy
October 11, 2021
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Commentary Politicians who aspire to lead their centre-right parties into the deep left might first consider the electoral cataclysm that has taken place in Germany over the past six years. Departing German Chancellor Angela Merkel has left her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party a husk of its previous heights in 2013 when it fell just…
Former Nazi Camp Secretary, 96, Caught After Skipping Trial
ITZEHOE, Germany—A former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp skipped the start Thursday of her trial in Germany on more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder. She was picked up several hours later and ordered held in custody. The 96-year-old woman left her home near Hamburg in a taxi on…
Germany Sees No Sign of Fuel Shortage Like in Britain
BERLIN—Germany does not see any sign that it could face the same kind of fuel shortages suffered in Britain, a spokesperson for the economy ministry said on Wednesday. “We do not see any shortages in Germany,” the spokesperson told a government news conference. “The supply situation is good, security is high.” Britain has been gripped…
Germany: Young Girls Alone for Days With Dead Father’s Body
BERLIN—Three young children in Germany spent days alone at home with their dead father’s body after he died suddenly, German media reported Tuesday. The dpa news agency quoted police in the southern state of Bavaria as saying an aunt discovered the girls, ages 2, 3 and 4, on Sept. 17. Local newspaper Passauer Neue Press…
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