Germany Tag

German Officials Believe Nord Stream Pipelines Blown Up By “State Actors,” Undersea Repair “Unlikely”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 30, 2022 47 Comments

German weekly DER SPIEGEL: "Since the damaged pipelines are currently flooded with seawater, the special inner coating is corroding very quickly." ...

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Germany, Austria “Overwhelmed” by New Migrant Wave

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 22, 2022 30 Comments

Migrant influx "pushing accommodation facilities in Germany to the limit," Austria reports record numbers. ...

Germany’s Energy Crisis: Berlin Police Prepare For Mass Rioting, Looting in Wake of Blackouts

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 17, 2022 41 Comments

Die Berliner Zeitung: Berlin "Police want to be prepared for the state of emergency."...

Ukraine War Updates: Kyiv Retakes Territory in East, Russia Reinforces Front Line

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 10, 2022 35 Comments

Russia, Belarus hold "unannounced" drill near Polish border....

Finnish economist: “I am telling you people that the situation in Europe is much worse than many understand”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2022 74 Comments

Says Tuomas Malinen. Adds Murtaza Hussain of The Intercept: "If you turned the electricity off for a few months in any developed Western society 500 years of supposed philosophical progress about human rights and individualism would quickly evaporate like they never happened."...

50 Years On, Remembering The Munich Olympics Massacre

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 06, 2022 26 Comments

Palestinian leadership continues to hail Munich massacre as "heroic operation" and Black September terrorists as "martyrs." ...

Europe’s Self-Inflicted Energy Crisis: Germany Issues Nationwide “Energy Saving Decree”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 04, 2022 40 Comments

German cities switch off street lighting amid surging migrant crime....

Germany Laments: Russia Burning ‘Vast Amounts’ of Gas While Cutting Supply to Europe

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 27, 2022 54 Comments

"Satellite images of the Portovaya compression station show a huge flare as large amounts of gas are burned off."...

Germany in Panic as Russia ‘Temporarily’ Halts Gas Flow

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 20, 2022 75 Comments

The Wall Street Journal: "The unexpected move could complicate efforts by Germany and much of Europe to fill gas reserves and stave off widespread rationing to keep its population warm through the long continental winter—and avert factory shutdowns." ...

German Gov Announces Heating Cuts To Face Dwindling Russian Gas Supplies

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 13, 2022 65 Comments

German newspaper Bild: "The electricity already costs more than four times as much as it did a year ago, and gas seven times as much."...

Germany: Hanover City Turns Off Hot Water As Russia Slashes Gas Supply

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 30, 2022 54 Comments

"The city has become the first major European city to switch off hot water in public buildings, with no warm water in washrooms and no hot showers at swimming pools and sports halls."...

European Countries Resort to EU-Wide Gas Rationing After Russia Slashes Supply

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 27, 2022 23 Comments

AP News: "Russia’s Gazprom on Wednesday halved the amount of natural gas flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe to 20% of capacity."...