Press Releases

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(MENAFN) Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup features Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador, with Germany entering the tournament as the strongest contender to progress from the group.

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(MENAFN) Germany failed to secure a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council on Wednesday, marking an unusual diplomatic setback that analysts linked to global criticism of Berlin’s strong support for Israel.

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(MENAFN) Germany has described its unsuccessful bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council as a “real disappointment,” according to Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Wednesday. “It’s a bitter defeat.

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(MENAFN) The German government sees a diplomatic opening for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine materializing within months, even as frontline violence shows no signs of abating, according to a report released Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Germany expressed cautious confidence Wednesday in its bid for a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council, even as Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul acknowledged a fiercely competitive race against two fellow European allies. "We knew...

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(MENAFN) Germany says it remains hopeful of winning a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council despite strong competition from European allies, according to Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.

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(MENAFN) German manufacturers experienced a further decline in the availability of key materials in May, with supply chain disruptions continuing to affect industrial operations amid persistent geopolitical uncertainty.

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(MENAFN) Several lawmakers from Germany’s co-ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) have called on their party leadership to take a tougher stance on Israel over its actions in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Germany's labor market is undergoing a structural shift, with fewer people in employment and a record share of the workforce clocking part-time hours, according to a report released Tuesday by the German Institute for Employment Research...

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(MENAFN) Germany's poverty rate surged to an all-time high of 16.1% in 2025, pulling 13.3 million people below the poverty line, according to a damning report released Tuesday by the Parity Welfare Association, an umbrella body representing the...

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid tribute Monday at the grave of assassinated local official Walter Luebcke, issuing a solemn warning that far-right extremism and political violence continue to pose a grave danger to German democracy....

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(MENAFN) Germany experienced a decline in overall employment during the first quarter of 2026, but an increase in working hours among part-time employees helped keep the total volume of labor largely unchanged, according to a recent report.

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(MENAFN) Supply chain pressures gripping German manufacturing intensified sharply in May, with procurement bottlenecks spreading across key industrial sectors as geopolitical instability continues to strangle the flow of critical materials into...

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(MENAFN) A senior German opposition politician has criticized the enforcement of European Union sanctions against a pro-Palestinian journalist, describing the measures as an excessive and authoritarian misuse of political power.

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(MENAFN) A prominent German opposition figure has criticized the country’s approach toward Russia, arguing that its sanctions strategy is internally inconsistent and economically self-defeating.

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(MENAFN) A planned trip to Lebanon by German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan was called off on Monday after her aircraft was unable to proceed with its landing in Beirut due to escalating security concerns linked to the latest Israeli...

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(MENAFN) A senior figure within Germany’s governing conservative bloc has proposed tightening welfare rules in a way that could require elderly citizens to draw on the value of their homes to help finance long-term care, triggering a wider...

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(MENAFN) Germany's retail sector contracted for a second consecutive month in April, with sales falling 0.3% from March as weakness at gas stations weighed heavily on overall performance, preliminary data released Monday showed.

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(MENAFN) Retail activity in Germany declined again in April, falling 0.3% compared with the previous month and extending a similar contraction seen in March, according to preliminary figures released on Monday by the national statistics authority....

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(MENAFN) German household sentiment found its footing in May after a string of consecutive declines, though consumers remained firmly downbeat as geopolitical tensions and persistent inflation continued to cloud the outlook, according to fresh...