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Governments of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain And the United States Agree Approach to the FATCA Legislation
The Government has issued a joint statement with the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States, setting out an agreed approach to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) legislation, which aims to combat cross-border tax...
United States And Germany Threaten Tougher International Sanctions on Oil Revenues If Iran Does Not Abandon Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
The United States and Germany say Iran will face tougher international sanctions on oil revenues if it does not abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
World Food Programme Receives $31.4m Contribution From Germany for Its Emergency And Life Saving Programs in Yemen
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a generous $31.4 million (Euro 23 million) contribution from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for its emergency and life saving programs in Yemen.
Germany Approves Funds Amounting to Over 80 Million Euro As Part of Its Technical And Financial Support for Tunisia
Germany has approved funds amounting to over €80 million as part of its technical and financial support for Tunisia, reliable sources have told APA in Tunis.
Germany Faces Sticker Shock Over Renewable Energy to Replace Nuclear
On 30 May, in the aftermath of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would close all of its 18 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022, which produce about 28 percent of the country’s electricity. How...
Germany Sets Aside $130 Billion for Renewable Energy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter all of its 17 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022, an extraordinary commitment, given that they...
Germany – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Forty-one years ago on Sesame Street, Kermit the frog sang a plaintive song, “It’s not easy being green.” In a gesture of solidarity, perhaps he should fax the lyrics to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose government is suddenly discovering the...
Germany Increasing Its Focus on Solar Energy
In the wake of the 11 March nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima nuclear power complex, the government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to shutter the country’s nuclear power plants, which in turn has increased Berlin’s...
