Suspensions across Europe mark a U-turn for some countries that had previously said inoculations should continue while reports of serious blood clotting are investigated.
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The German Green party’s efforts to seize the chancellorship got a major boost Sunday after Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union suffered a rout in regional elections.
iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Mar 15, 2021 5:55am Sheri Meyerhoffer, the first Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, begins accepting complaints on March 15, 2021. (Photo via Government of Canada website)
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MOFA defends ads in German paper published by scandal-hit lawmaker
Staff writer, with CNA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Sunday defended placing ads in German newspaper the Sudthuringen Kurier, after the ministry was accused of placing them out of political considerations.
The ministry called allegations by an opposition lawmaker regrettable, saying that the ads were part of an effort by its overseas office to promote Taiwan, not to pander to local politicians.
The issue came to light after lawmaker Mark Hauptmann, a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Thursday last week quit his seat in the German Bundestag amid pressure over lobbying allegations.