Tag: #Germany
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GERMANY, AUSTRIA HANG ONTO CASH AS EUROPE GOES DIGITAL
Survey shows German-speaking nations still prefer banknotes while much of Europe shifts to cards and mobile payments. A new BearingPoint survey reveals that 73% of Germans and 71% of Austrians regularly use cash, bucking Europe’s growing trend toward digital payments. By contrast, cash use is falling in countries like Sweden (25%), Denmark (32%), and Finland…
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GERMANY, KENYA STAND BY UN AMID TRUMP PEACE BOARD DEBATE
As talk grows around a possible new U.S.-led “Board of Peace,” Germany and Kenya are drawing a clear line: global peace efforts still belong under the United Nations. Meeting in Nairobi, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the world already has a peace council — the UN — even as concerns rise that former U.S.…
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GERMANY CONSIDERS EASIER CITIZENSHIP REVOCATION FOR DUAL NATIONALS INVOLVED IN TERRORISM
Arrest of three suspected Hamas operatives prompts fresh calls for stricter citizenship laws. German conservative lawmaker Alexander Throm has proposed that dual citizens convicted of terrorist acts in Germany should face simpler citizenship revocation. This follows the recent arrest of three suspected Hamas operatives in Berlin, including naturalized Germans born in Lebanon and Syria. The…
