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By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FRANKFURT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The German cabinet in a meeting on Feb. 10 will debate measures to boost the number of fast electric car charging points to help speed up the rollout of electric vehicles (EVs), two government sources said. A draft law, seen by Reuters, aims to support the rollout of around 1,000 fast charging stations alongside motorways and in remote regions by the end of 2023 with government funding of 2 billion euros ($2.41 billion). To ensure a wide geographical spread, successful bidders will be invited to construct and operate the facilities acro...

Germany surpassed 2 million coronavirus infections and the death toll from the pandemic reached almost 45,000, experts said on Friday, a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded "very fast action" to curb the deadly virus.

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read BERLIN, Jan 11 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reservations about the way President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was suspended, her spokesman said, adding that legislators, not private companies, should decide on any necessary curbs to free expression. The intervention by Steffen Seibert, her chief spokesman, reflects concern in Berlin and much of Europe at the power giant social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have to shape public discourse. Merkel’s relations with Trump have been frosty during the his four years in office, making h...

Message : Required fields BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday approved a contract that compensates the country's operators of lignite-fired power plants for an accelerated shutdown of their assets. The deal, part of Germany's effort to completely wean off coal by no later than 2038, covers a total of 4.35 billion euros ($5.29 billion) in payments to utilities, which will also waive any rights for future lawsuits if they sign it. RWE and Leag, which is 50-50% owned by Czech energy group EPH and private equity group PPF Investments, are by far the largest operators of lign...

* Contract to be signed soon - RWE (Adds RWE comment) BERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday approved a contract that compensates the country’s operators of lignite-fired power plants for an accelerated shutdown of their assets. The deal, part of Germany’s effort to completely wean off coal by no later than 2038, covers a total of 4.35 billion euros ($5.29 billion) in payments to utilities, which will also waive any rights for future lawsuits if they sign it. RWE and Leag, which is 50-50% owned by Czech energy group EPH and private equity group PPF Investments, are ...