By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Sept 14 : German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday her coalition government would survive a row over the future of the domestic intelligence chief following his comments on the hounding of migrants by far-right activists in the eastern city of Chemnitz. Hans-Georg Maassen, head of the BfV domestic intelligence agency, […]
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German spy scandal exposes deep divisions in Merkel government
By Paul Carrel BERLIN, Sept 14 : A scandal over migrants being chased through the streets has exposed a rift between Angela Merkel and Germany’s security establishment that is dividing her coalition and hindering efforts to contain the fall-out from her “open door” refugee policy. The crisis blew up when Hans-Georg Maassen, chief of the […]
Germany’s spymaster must explain doubts over Chemnitz skinhead videos -minister
By Alexander H?bner MUNICH, Sept 10 : The head of Germany’s domestic spy agency must explain why he cast doubt on the authenticity of videos showing far-right gangs hounding migrants in an eastern city, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday. BfV head Hans-Georg Maassen has faced calls to resign from across the mainstream political […]
Tria’s comments trigger Italian bond rally, yields at six-week lows
By Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON, Sept 10 : The gap between Italian and German 10-year borrowing costs was at its tightest in six weeks on Monday, after Italy’s Economy Minister Giovanni Tria predicted yields would drop as the government laid out its budget for 2019. Italian debt rallied last week after government officials suggested Italy’s upcoming […]
Germany cautious on EU tech tax as France adds ‘sunset clause’
By Francesco Guarascio and Leigh Thomas VIENNA, Sept 8 : A European Union tax overhaul to raise levies on large digital firms needs a thorough debate although an agreement could still be found by the end of the year, Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Saturday. Under a proposal from the European Commission in […]
German industry hit by trade tension, auto bottleneck
By Paul Carrel BERLIN, Sept 7 : German exports and industrial output both fell unexpectedly in July, hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies and bottlenecks in the auto sector caused by new environmental standards. The Federal Statistics Office said on Friday that seasonally adjusted exports fell by 0.9 percent on the month, […]