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Guido Seifen is the managing director of the medium‑sized German company, Omexom Hochspannung , which employs around 500 people and builds major power lines. He said it has become increasingly difficult to find skilled workers in Germany for the widely dispersed construction sites.
Several people were killed in both Russia and Ukraine on Saturday. The strikes come with US and Ukrainian negotiators meeting in Miami as they look to resume negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
If you stand at the old train station in Thessaloniki today, time seems to have stood still. The rusted tracks glimmer in the pale light of the Greek spring. It looks unremarkable, but the site is an open wound in European history.
Tens of of thousands of people rallied in the Czech capital, Prague, on Saturday to oppose the policies of Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his coalition government, accusing it of what they called "arrogance of power."
The largest US air base outside the United States is located in Ramstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. This state in southwestern Germany is also the ancestral home of US President Donald Trump. It's home to the world's tallest cold-water geyser, which shoots up 60 meters (about 200 feet), and, of course, there's the wine.
For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding. Rebecca Rosman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Rosman for NPR AMSTERDAM – In his modest IKEA-furnished apartment, Arthur Brand paces to distract himself.
Prague is bracing for what could on Saturday be one of the largest demonstrations in the Czech capital in recent years. In addition to concerns over public media, state institutions and foreign policy, campaigners are warning against draft legislation they say resembles Russian-style restrictions on civil society.
Lars Klingbeil, the finance minister from the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), who likes to call himself the "Minister of Investment," has more money at his disposal than any of his predecessors before him. In 2025, the Bundestag approved a special fund for infrastructure and climate neutrality, allowing €500 billion ($579 million) in additional debt.
First, the good news: According to a recent survey, racism and discrimination in Germany are on a slight decline compared to studies from previous years. But that's where the reassuring findings end. This is because xenophobic and derogatory views remain rampant.
A civil lawsuit for damages claims against former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was closed on Friday, after three victims of bombings in England by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) dropped their charges against him. Why was the case dropped against Gerry Adams?
German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig on Friday said the government was preparing a new law to criminalize pornographic deepfakes, accelerating efforts to tackle digital violence against women.