Germany
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Economy & Development
Social Welfare System Unsustainable, Warns German Chancellor
DID Press: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted that Germany can no longer afford the heavy costs of its social welfare system and is facing a deep structural economic crisis. According to Russia Today, Merz told his party members that under…
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Afghanistan
Urgent Call to Relocate Afghanistani Refugees from Pakistan to Germany
DID Press: Amid growing concerns over the situation of Afghanistani refugees in Pakistan, several human rights organizations have formally requested German government to facilitate the immediate relocation of more than 2,000 Afghanistani refugees to Germany. In a letter addressed to…
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Afghanistan
Germany sued over deportation of Afghanistani refugees from Pakistan
DID Press: Rights groups said Pakistan arrested hundreds of Afghanistani refugees this week, including some accepted into a German programme and awaiting visas. Rights activists in Germany filed criminal cases Friday against two German ministers after Afghanistani refugees accepted under…
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Afghanistan
German Green Party: Taliban Regime Should Not Be Recognized
DID Press: Omid Nouripour, Vice President of the German Parliament and a member of the Green Party, has warned that the ongoing process of deporting Afghanistani refugees from Germany, along with the German government’s contacts with the Taliban’s caretaker government,…
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Afghanistan
Poll: Taliban-Germany Agreement; Step for Benefit of Nation or Legitimizing Taliban?
DID Press: has recently conducted a new poll, asking the audience on recent agreement between the Taliban government and the German government. According to the poll, the main question was: Is the Taliban-Germany agreement on the exchange of diplomats and…
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Afghanistan
Germany: We do not Recognize Taliban
DID Press: Berlin has no intention of recognizing Taliban caretaker government, says German Ambassador to Russia Graf Lambsdorff in a statement. Graf Lambsdorff, the German Ambassador to Russia, underlined in a statement that his country has no intention of recognizing…
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Afghanistan
Poll: Taliban-Germany Agreement; Step for Benefit of Nation or Legitimizing Taliban?
DID Press has recently conducted a new poll, asking the audience on recent agreement between the Taliban government and the German government. According to the poll, the main question was: Is the Taliban-Germany agreement on the exchange of diplomats and…
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Afghanistan
German ambassador: Interaction with Taliban does not mean formal recognition
DIDPress: The German ambassador to Canada stressed at the Kabul-NATO talks that Berlin does not recognize the interim government as a legitimate government and that engagement with the group does not mean officially recognizing them. German Ambassador to Canada Matthias…
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Immigrants
German Interior Minister: Europe Seeks Coordinated Deportation of Afghan Migrants Accused of Crimes
DIDPress: Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s Interior Minister, announced the possibility of increased deportations of Afghan migrants accused of crimes from European countries. Speaking at an informal meeting of EU interior ministers in Copenhagen, he noted that Germany’s recent action of deporting…
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News
Germany: Recognizing Taliban Not on Berlin’s Agenda
DIDpress: During his summer press conference in Berlin, Germany’s Chancellor clearly outlined his country’s stance on the Taliban’s caretaker government, saying: “German government has no plans to recognize the Taliban or establish diplomatic relations with this group.” “Such a thing…
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