Germany

Chrysler Wants to Boost Presence in Russia

Chrysler Group plans to strengthen its presence in Russian car sales and production, a top executive said in the advance abstract of an interview with Automotive News Europe.

Popularity: 2% [?]

May 26, 2007

Gazprom to Build 400M Euro Power Plant in Germany

Russia’s natural gas monopoly Gazprom plans to build a gas-fueled power station in Germany, expanding further into the European electricity market.

Popularity: 3% [?]

April 16, 2007

Schroeder Calls U.S. Missile Shield Plans Absurd

U.S. plans to build a high-tech missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic are dangerous and absurd, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Sunday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 12, 2007

Merkel Opposes New Russian Investments in EADS

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview published on Monday, March 5, that new shareholders should not be admitted to European aerospace company EADS’s shareholder pact. Merkel was answering a question about allowing Russian investors to buy into the pan-European company.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 5, 2007

Merkel and Putin to Meet in Sochi for Energy Talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel flies to a Black Sea resort on Sunday for a one-day meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Popularity: 2% [?]

January 19, 2007

Belarus Denies Entry Visa to German Official

Belarusian authorities refused to issue a visa for Holger Kraemer, German diplomat, RFE/RL reported Wednesday.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 21, 2006

Russian Spy’s Death May be Linked to Nuclear Smuggling

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German investigators are considering the possibility that polonium-210 was smuggled through the country and might be connected to the radioactive poisoning of a Russian security service defector in London, RIA Novosti news agency reports.

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December 13, 2006

Germany Doubts Russian Involvement in Polonium Case

A German radiation expert doubted Monday that Russia involved in the polonium-210 poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

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December 12, 2006

Mikhail Gorbachev Returns Home After Surgery

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev returned to Russia on Saturday, more than two weeks after undergoing surgery in Germany for a blocked artery in the neck, his aide said, according to The Associated Press’ report.

Popularity: 3% [?]

December 11, 2006

German Prosecutors Probe Russian Suspect as Polonium Traced to Hamburg

German prosecutors opened an investigation into a Russian associate of the murdered former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko as traces of the radioactive substance polonium were found in properties he used, the Reuters news agency reported Sunday.

Popularity: 1% [?]