Volker Wissing

Two German ministers are set to visit Greece in the coming days, the country's ambassador in Athens said on Saturday.

Speaking at a German-Hellenic Business Association event in Athens, German Ambassador Andreas Kindl announced the visits of Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Transport Minister Volker Wissing. 

A governmental crisis erupted tonight in Berlin, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed the head of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner—an outcome that had long been anticipated due to conflicts among the coalition partners.

Germany‘s governing coalition (SPD, Greens, FDP) is facing its most serious crisis to date after the submission of a text “on economic recovery” and a “partly fundamental revision of key policy decisions” by Liberal (FDP) leader and Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which largely nullifies key positions of his

Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Christos Stylianides and German Minister of Digital Governance and Transport Volker Wissing decided to strengthen the partnership between Greece and Germany in shipping, during their meeting in Berlin on Thursday.

Germany launches on Monday a new flat-rate public transport ticket valid across the country, but the 49-euro ($54) price point has raised doubts about the pass's potential impact.

Touting the monthly pass as a "revolution", policymakers hope it will bring some relief for consumers amid soaring inflation, and encourage people to favor mass transit in the name of the environment.

A major strike brought much of Germany's air traffic, rail service and commuter lines to a halt on Monday as workers demand wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation.

Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy heeded a call by the Verdi and EVG unions for the 24-hour walkout.

Transport staff across Germany are set to stage a major strike on Monday to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation, as passengers brace for serious disruptions.

Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout.

Germany and the European Union announced on March 25 that they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 provided they use climate-neutral fuel only.

As the pandemic caused a serious labor shortage at Germany's airports during the summer period that the country is trying to overcome by employing foreign workers, especially from Türkiye, Germany is now chalking out plans to find a similar solution in its gastronomy and accommodation sectors.