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BERLIN, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Germany's public debt increased by 25 billion euros (24 billion U.S. dollars) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 to 2.34 trillion euros, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Wednesday.

Gerhard Schroeder has backed off from taking a top role at Russian energy giant Gazprom, dealing a setback to Germany's gas…

By John O'Donnell and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Gerhard Schroeder has backed off from taking a top role at Russian energy giant Gazprom, ...

Finland and Sweden are set to deliver their formal applications at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels this week, with bloc members rallying around the move that requires unanimity among the 30 allies.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said a $40-billion package of US aid to Ukraine may be approved on Wednesday. Nato members rallied around Finland and Sweden on Sunday after they announced plans to join the alliance. 

2021-04-23 14:05:55 GMT2021-04-23 22:05:55(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BERLIN, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Germanys Bundestag, or lower house of the Parliament, passed a supplementary budget on Friday and approved an additional 60 billion euros (72 billion U.S. dollars) in debt. The supplementary budget would provide "massive financial support for society as a whole," said Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz during his speech in the Bundestag. According to a government statement, the additional de...

2021-04-13 14:35:31 GMT2021-04-13 22:35:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BERLIN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The German federal, state and local governments would take on an estimated 650 billion euros (773.1 billion U.S. dollars) in new debt between 2020 and 2022 in the course of the COVID-19 crisis, according to calculations published by the German Economic Institute (IW) on Tuesday. "Depending on what happens in the coming weeks and months, this figure could be even higher," said IW Director ...