Ahead of June EU parliamentary elections, the lead candidate of the junior coalition partner in the German government blasted fellow German politician and head of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen, saying German business has little confidence in her. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) noted that a recent survey of the chambers of commerce in Germany showed only 5% of German industrial companies regarded the European Union as having become a more attractiv
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted cutting bureaucracy amid efforts to make the European Union more competitive in remarks to German business leaders in Berlin on Tuesday. "We continue to be the economic area that exports the most worldwid. But I'm saying clearly that we have to step up a gear to secure what has been achieved and to remain ahead. We have to become faster, more digital and cleaner," the German politician said. Cutting EU red tape was making progress, s
Controversial German politician Hans-Georg Maaßen officially launched his new right-wing party, the Values Union, on Saturday, participants at the meeting told dpa. The former head of Germany's domestic intelligence service founded his party after being asked to leave the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) because his views are considered too extreme for the CDU's centre-right stance. The party's name in German, WerteUnion, echoes the names of the parties in the mainstream conservative bloc, the C
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An Italian music and ballet producer living in Kryvyi Rih has found fertile artistic ground and fulfillment in various Ukrainian cities, notwithstanding the war.