Tag Archives: Germany

  Germany players will receive £360,000 each if they lift the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the country’s football association (DFB) said on Sunday, September 25,  after agreeing on tournament bonuses with the team.   When Germany won the title at the Brazil World Cup in 2014, the players received £268,000 each. …

Food Schiffergesellschaft is the oldest restaurant in town, founded 500 years ago by captains of the Hanseatic League, who met there to debate, eat and drink. Soak up the maritime atmosphere at the long, weathered dining tables and try the famous northern dish Labskaus – beef stew with sweet-and-sour garnish, …

The morning sun is shimmering through the forest as my wife, Melanie, and I shuffle upward along the extremely rewarding Himmelsleiter (sky ladder) hiking route near Heidelberg Castle. Verdant rolling hills frame the refurbished brownstone ruins of the palace grounds. Our increasingly laboured breathing is the rhythmic bass drum to …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is nearing the six-month mark, has changed the world permanently, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday, August 23.   According to Baerbock, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the 23rd of February altered the peace of Europe and the world and it will never be …

For Zuzu*, an activist with the Berlin-based group Ciocia Basia that assists people seeking an abortion in neighbouring Poland, fielding calls is just one of many responsibilities she carries out. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Zuzu and other activists working with partner organisation Abortion Without Borders …

It was a keenly contested encounter and a hard-fought win for the Germans who have their captain, Popp, to thank after she netted a brace to inspire Germany to another WEURO final. A record-breaking performance from the 31-year-old Wolfsburg star saw her score in a record fifth successive game in …

Former Governor of Osun State and current Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has shunned participating in the ongoing governorship election in the state.   Aregbesola who has been having a running battle with his former Chief of Staff and successor, Gboyega Oyetola, is currently in Germany.   Newsmen who turned at his polling unit in …

Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has no intentions of letting her side ease up after another impressive display saw them beat Spain 2-0 to secure a quarter-final place as Group B winners. Voss-Tecklenburg’s well-drilled team had swept past Denmark 4-0 in their opening fixture and proved too strong for a Spanish …

Although Germany is still taking the pandemic a little more seriously than much of Europe (masks are still required on public transport in many places, for example), the country is fully open to visitors after two years of on-and-off restrictions. Though often overlooked in favour of the savoir vivre of …

The Federal government on Friday, July 1, signed an agreement with the German government to begin the repatriation of hundreds of Benin bronzes back to Nigeria.   The German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock and Culture Minister Claudia Roth signed the deal with their Nigerian counterparts in Berlin after Germany first announced …