Latest in Tag: German Highlight
Latest in Tag: German
Backlog of investment in German municipalities hits record high
While investment in German municipal infrastructure has been on the rise, it’s not keeping up with growing demand. Schools are hit particularly hard by the resulting backlog, a fresh study has shown.Researchers from Germany’s state-owned KfW development bank said Wednesday that the backlog of investment in the country’s municipalities had reached a new high of …
German funds for Assiut’s new bridges worth €311m: ambassador
German Ambassador to Egypt Julius Georg Luy said that his country’s funds for Assiut’s new bridges project are estimated at €311m, representing about two thirds of the project’s total cost, which is worth €474m, according to a press statement from the embassy on Wednesday. The ambassador added that the majority of the German funds are …
Trump’s sanctions on Iran worry German business
Trump’s decision to reimpose a range of economic sanctions on Tehran puts German and EU firms in a tough spot. It seems that their plans for doing business in Iran have to be shelved.The world heaved a sigh of relief in 2015, when, after months of excruciatingly difficult negotiations, Iran and six world powers reached …
#MeTwo: To be or not to be German enough
Michel Abdollahi, Idil Baydar and Y’akoto have all experienced racism and xenophobia — despite calling Germany their home. The artists hope that the #MeTwo debate will change hearts and minds when it comes to identity.Mesut Ă–zil may not have realized that his resignation from the German national soccer team would start an avalanche of dismay …
German show-jumping legend Hans GĂĽnter Winkler dies
Show-jumping legend Hans GĂĽnter Winkler has died. The German, who won five gold medals at the 1956 Games, was the most successful rider in Olympic history.The news of Hans GĂĽnter Winkler’s death at the age of 91 was announced in a statement released on Monday by the German Equestrian Federation (DRV). It described him as …
Jump in German flight delays stokes fears of travel chaos
Holiday travelers in Germany ought to brace themselves for an uncomfortable summer: Germany’s airline industry is suffering a sharp increase in delays and cancellations. Carriers face multi-million damage claims.”Even the sky reaches its limits sometimes” — in late June, the German Aviation Association (BDL) apologized to passengers in full-page newspaper ads for “long waiting periods, …
Statue of German rocker Udo Lindenberg stolen — and no one notices
Lindenberg is a cult figure in Germany, and the living legend has a bronze effigy in his hometown. Cracked, temporarily replaced and now stolen, “Gronau’s statue of liberty” has faced many challenges within three years.A statue of Germany’s rock legend Udo Lindenberg was stolen in Gronau at some point over the weekend — but no …
Egyptian Parliament speaker calls on Bundestag to facilitate German tourism to Egypt
Egypt’s society is now witnessing an unprecedented state of security, stability, says Abdul Aal
German international schools aim to promote language, society and culture
Digitization and high-quality education are top of the agenda at this week’s World Congress of German Schools Abroad in Berlin. In addition to experts and politicians, alumni will also be taking part for the first time.From Abu Dhabi to Accra, from Boston to Bogota — the network of German international schools spans the world. But …
German government approves nuclear phaseout compensation
The German cabinet has confirmed that two utilities operating in Germany are entitled to compensation for losses stemming from the country’s nuclear phaseout. The move is in line with an earlier top court ruling.At a regular meeting in Berlin on Wednesday, the German cabinet approved a draft law envisaging the compensation of energy giants RWE …
German carmakers among the biggest losers in US-China trade row?
Economists have warned that BMW and Daimler could be among the main victims of trade tensions between the US and China, should the Asian nation really double its tariffs on car imports from the United States.In the latest round of proposed tit-for-tat import barriers amid the current US-China trade row, Beijing has among other things …
Two promotional German delegations to visit Egypt
The German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACIC) will host two German delegations in March and April, both coming for trade fairs and promotion purposes. On the occasion of both visits, the GACIC will organise two events, the first will be held on 28 March, with the aim of promoting for the world’s trade fair …
German companies seek to inject new investments in Egypt
Series of mutual visits will be held after new German coalition government’s formationÂ
German unemployment edges up but jobs market remains strong
The number of jobless Germans rose slightly in December compared with the previous month. But on an annual basis there have never been more people employed in Europe’s biggest economy in the past 27 years.In December 2017, German jobless queues rose by 17,000 to 2.385 million, which was however 183,000 people fewer without work than …
German business confidence dips on political impasse
Morale among German business leaders has fallen slightly, according to the closely-watch Ifo sentiment barometer, but remains “excellent” despite uncertainty over the next German government coalition.After hitting an all-time high in the previous month, Ifo institute’s business climate index dropped to 117.2 points in December from an upwardly revised reading of 117.6 points in November. …
Neanderthals survived at least 3,000 years longer than thought
Neanderthals are the closest evolutionary relatives to modern humans
Mamish discusses Egyptian labour training with German shipbuilders
A cooperation between the second best European port and East Port Said ports
ETA launches convoy to promote Egypt tourism in 4 German cities next week
The number of German tourists during the first half of this year reached 503,000 tourists, up by 66% y-o-y, spending 5.1 million tourist night, up by 124%, toping the tourism exporting markets to Egypt
Germany confirms killing of two nationals in Hurghada stabbing
Two female German tourists were killed in an attack on a beach resort Friday in Hurghada. The German embassy in Cairo has quoted its foreign ministry in a statement on Saturday morning confirming that the two victims were German nationals. The embassy further stated that its representatives were present at the crime scene. A man …
Investment Minister discusses with Deutsche Bank encouraging German funds to invest in Egypt
Deutsche Bank’s mission expressed the bank’s optimism about the economic reforms taken by the Egyptian governmentÂ
German expert to formulate integrated, feeding industries strategy
The ministry will withdraw lands from investors that are not serious
Hard Brexit to cost German car industry jobs: study
A “hard Brexit,” meaning the UK’s departure from the European Union’s single market as well as customs union, would result in thousands of job losses in the German automotive industry, says a new study.German and European carmakers could see their revenues decline by as much as 20 percent in the event of the UK leaving …
German U21s put three peaches past Denmark
Germany’s youngsters scored three spectacular goals to earn three valuable points in their European Championships group. Davie Selke, Marc-Oliver Kempf and Nadiem Amiri all netted with panache.Germany 3 – 0 Denmark (Selke 53′, Kempf 73′, Amiri 79′) Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Stadium, Krakow Germany sealed all three points against Denmark on Wednesday while group rivals Italy …
German side understands Egypt’s position in Gulf crisis: Shoukry
Boycott may include other countries supporting terrorism, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
German production on the rise again
New data show industrial output in Germany rebounded faster than expected in April from a March slump, boosted by a big increase in energy production and a buoyant jobs market.Industrial production in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, rose 0.8 percent in April over the previous month in a positive sign for continued growth in the second …
Activists protest first Belgian-German nuclear meeting
Last year, Germany asked neighboring Belgium to close aging nuclear stations near its border over safety concerns. Now Berlin is selling fuel to the plants and collaborating on technical details. What’s going on?Nuclear power experts are meeting in Bonn this week to discuss a sensitive issue: potentially unsafe Belgian nuclear reactors that sit uncomfortably close …
German unemployment drops below important threshold
German unemployment has fallen again as the arrival of summer weather goes hand in hand with a pick-up in hiring in Europe’s biggest economy. With companies reporting full order books, a trend reversal is not in sight.The number of jobless people in Germany dropped in May, the Federal Labor Agency (BA) reported on Wednesday. The …
German and Egyptian automotive feeding industry companies will meet in Berlin in September
Andreas Hergenröther, the chief executive of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, revealed that the chamber arranged 10 meetings between the Egyptian and German companies during the second half of 2017 in many industrial and investment sectors. He said that one of these meetings will be in September in Germany between the automotive feeding …
Draisaitl, Grubauer expected to join German ice hockey team
Germany’s victory over Slovakia in a penalty shootout has kept their hopes in the quarterfinals of the world ice hockey championship alive. Now they can look forward to getting some help from the National Hockey League.German coach Marco Sturm and his men had gone into their fourth group stage game on Wednesday hoping to earn …
Solarworld to file for insolvency
German solar panel maker Solarworld has said it’s forced to file for insolvency any time soon. The Bonn-based company has been in the red for a long time, fighting predominantly Asian competition.Once the flagship of Germany’s solar industry, Solarworld announced Wednesday the company could not be rescued in its current form, meaning it had to …