A German journalist has described the moment he was attacked by three teenagers, one of whom allegedly gave a Nazi salute while another stabbed him. The Naumburger Tageblatt, a newspaper journalist Klaus-Peter Krümmling works for, said the incident occurred on Friday after he shopped at a Rewe supermarket in Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, around 70 kilometres southeast of Leipzig. Krümmling said he… Read more »
For seven years the twitter account, @sweden, has given control over the account to an ordinary citizen each week. This allowed for each person to tweet about anything they please, as a radical experiment practicing free speech. The project comes to a close with 356 curators and over 200,000 tweets since its start in 2011. The curators included an age… Read more »
The Mediterranean is a very popular destination in Europe during the summer season, but an increased occurrence of heat waves, wildfires and heavy storms, as those experienced in the last couple of years, may alter its attractiveness in the future. In the Alps, on the other hand, climate change may start challenging the popular belief that the Alpine lakes and… Read more »
Germany’s top spy has been ousted from his post, pushing the man of secrets into the spotlight. Euronews’ Berlin correspondent Jessica Salz explains how Hans-Georg Maassen’s dismissal came about — and what it means for Chancellor Angela Merkel. Why is Hans-Georg Maassen such a controversial character? As head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, Hans-Georg Maassen recently came under fire for… Read more »
By Christina Anderson Sept. 16, 2018 STOCKHOLM — It was a radical experiment in free speech, even for Sweden: Give ordinary and not-so-ordinary people the chance to be, more or less, the official voice of a nation. After seven years of Twitter posts on topics as varied as manga comics, ugly sweaters and the dangers of prescription drugs, Sweden is calling… Read more »
Germany’s biggest carmakers were already facing public criticism after an emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen. Now, they are under formal investigation. The European Commission opened an inquiry on Tuesday into possible collusion among BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen to prevent the development of clean emissions technology. The investigation adds to a series of problems for the German auto industry, the country’s biggest employer… Read more »