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Travellers can now take a short international flight in an electric aircraft from Maastricht Aachen Airport in the Netherlands. It is a two-month trial of "The Electrifly project" in which people can fly without emissions between the airports of Maastricht, Liège, and Aachen (Merzbrück). These are flights of between 30 and 50 kilometres and it is expected that initially, mainly business people will use them. According to Jonas van Stekelenburg, the flight gives no emissions and less noise. "That is of course the dream everyone has," says Stekelenburg. Only one passenger can fit on the plane ne...
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At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014, authorities in the two countries said on Wednesday. In a coordinated effort that also involved the European Union's judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, the EU police agency Europol, and several other unnamed European countries, four of the suspects were arrested in Germany and three in Sweden. The German federal prosecutor said that those arrested in Germany were "strongly suspected of killing and attempting to kill civilians." Some of those ...
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Germany and Poland have reaffirmed their security cooperation in a joint action plan, Reuters reported on July 2. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Poland on July 2 to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. For the first time since 2018, Berlin and Warsaw participated in intergovernmental consultations between the cabinets. The parties agreed to discuss boosting defense cooperation, including a stronger NATO presence on the alliance's eastern border and the coordination of Ukraine aid, according to the plan Reuters saw after the intergovernmental talks. "We will endeavor to ensure tran...
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Germany and Poland have reaffirmed their security cooperation in a joint action plan, Reuters reported on July 2. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Poland on July 2 to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. For the first time since 2018, Berlin and Warsaw participated in intergovernmental consultations between the cabinets. The parties agreed to discuss boosting defense cooperation, including a stronger NATO presence on the alliance's eastern border and the coordination of Ukraine aid, according to the plan Reuters saw after the intergovernmental talks. "We will endeavor to ensure tran...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Germany and Poland have reaffirmed their security cooperation in a joint action plan, Reuters reported on July 2. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Poland on July 2 to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. For the first time since 2018, Berlin and Warsaw participated in intergovernmental consultations between the cabinets. The parties agreed to discuss boosting defense cooperation, including a stronger NATO presence on the alliance's eastern border and the coordination of Ukraine aid, according to the plan Reuters saw after the intergovernmental talks. "We will endeavor to ensure tran...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk met in Warsaw to discuss security and Poland's eastern border for the first time in six years. After the meeting Tusk reiterated to reporters that Germany should be a leading country in "reference to European and Polish security." Scholz has previously said that Germany would take co-responsibility for the border -which Poland shares with Belarus and Russia- through investment into infrastructure and security needs. “The security of Germany and Poland is inextricably linked. This means that Poland’s security is also Germany’s...
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It seems that this year's French legislative elections will impact EU politics for years to come. The triumph of the far right, the failure of President Emmanuel Macron's bloc and the relative growth of the freshly formed New Popular Front in the snap election's first round last Sunday all raise serious questions about the composition of the next French government — and especially its ability to stick to a constructive EU policy. Whether the second round yields a minority government or a forced "cohabitation" involving Macron and a prime minister from another political tendency, both outcomes ...
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An 18-kilometre tunnel will soon link southern Denmark with northern Germany beneath the Baltic Sea. When it opens in 2029, the ambitious immersed road and rail link will be the longest of its kind worldwide, slashing travel times for tourists and commuters between the two countries. As construction gets underway, Euronews Travel speaks with the team behind the Fehmarnbelt tunnel to find out more. How will the Fehmarnbelt tunnel benefit travellers?Currently, travelling between the Danish island of Lolland and the German isle of Fehmarn involves a 45-minute ferry ride. Connecting Rødbyhavn on t...
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German carrier Lufthansa said Monday that airlines in the Lufthansa Group will temporarily suspends night flights to and from Beirut due to the worsening conflict between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli military. "Due to current developments in the Middle East, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group will suspend their night flights to and from Beirut (Lebanon) from June 29th to July 31st," the Group said in response to a query by dpa. Daytime flights to and from Beirut would continue to be offered unchanged, it said. The Foreign Office in Berlin has been warning Germa...
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German carrier Lufthansa said Monday that airlines in the Lufthansa Group will temporarily suspends night flights to and from Beirut due to the worsening conflict between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli military. "Due to current developments in the Middle East, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group will suspend their night flights to and from Beirut (Lebanon) from June 29th to July 31st," the Group said in response to a query by dpa. Daytime flights to and from Beirut would continue to be offered unchanged, it said. The Foreign Office in Berlin has been warning Germa...
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