Tag: Germany
Deep in a Covid Wave, Europe Counts Cases and Carries On
ROME — Customers in the Rome bookstore paid no attention to the circular stickers on the floor instructing…
Head of Documenta Resigns Amid Antisemitism Scandal
After a month of crisis that has roiled the art world, Sabine Schormann, the director general of the…
Germany Hopes to Outrace a Russian Gas Cutoff and Bone Cold Winter
Russian natural gas has fired the furnaces that create molten stainless steel at Clemens Schmees’s family foundry since…
Gaps in Arms Supplies to Ukraine Point to Countries’ Divergent Strategies
His words infuriated the Ukrainians as well as the Central Europeans, who want Russia weakened and Mr. Putin…
101-Year-Old Ex-Guard at Nazi Camp Is Convicted by German Court
BERLIN — A 101-year-old former concentration camp guard was convicted by a German court on Tuesday of being…
Ukraine War’s Latest Victim? The Fight Against Climate Change.
BERLIN — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seemed like an unexpected opportunity for environmentalists, who had struggled to focus…
Germany Ends a Nazi-Era Abortion Law That Criminalized Doctors
BERLIN — Lawmakers voted on Friday to end a Nazi-era ban on the advertisement of abortion services, a…
Amy Gutman’s Father Fled the Nazis. She’s the New U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
FEUCHTWANGEN, Germany — After Amy Gutmann’s father fled the Nazis in 1934, he swore never to set foot…
As European Leaders Visit Kyiv, Putin Cuts Their Gas Supply
BERLIN — As the leaders of Europe’s three biggest economies appeared in Kyiv on Thursday to send a…
Poland Shows the Risks for Women When Abortion Is Banned
PSZCZYNA, Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to…
German Brewers Face ‘Unprecedented’ Beer Bottle Shortage
Stefan Fritsche, who runs a centuries-old German brewery in Neuzelle, near the Polish border, has seen his natural…
Europe Is About to Ban Russian Oil: What Happens Next?
Russia’s decades-long dominance of Europe’s energy market is crumbling, and the biggest blow is expected this week as…