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About 262 Turkish diplomats, soldiers seeking asylum in Germany
Apr 03, 2017 12:54At least 262 Turkish diplomats and military personnel have filed for political asylum in Germany since a last year failed coup blamed on supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
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German minister denounces Trump orders on trade deficits
Apr 01, 2017 12:28Germany has denounced US President Donald Trump for signing executive orders on trade deficits and import duty evasion as signs of Washington’s moving away from international agreements.
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Germany urges EU to file WTO complaint against US
Mar 31, 2017 16:41Germany urged the European Union on Friday to consider filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States over its plan to impose duties on imports of steel plate from five EU member states.
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Germany, France, speak up after UK triggers Brexit
Mar 30, 2017 03:09Germany and France react to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s triggering of the Brexit process.
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Trump urged Germany to pay $375bn NATO debt: Report
Mar 27, 2017 07:51US President Donald Trump has reportedly called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to pay hundreds of billions of dollars Berlin owes to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a German minister says, calling the request “outrageous.”
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Germany's president says Erdogan damaging Turkish achievements
Mar 22, 2017 12:31Germany's newly-elected President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of risking “collapsing” everything Ankara had recently achieved and of damaging relations with its partners.
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Another campaign rally likely in Germany: Turkish official
Mar 19, 2017 10:18Turkey has raised the possibility of holding another pro-Erdogan campaign rally in Germany before a referendum next month while recent cancellations of such events in Europe have fueled tensions.
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Germany may file WTO suit if US increases border tax
Mar 17, 2017 13:54Germany may file a suit against the United States at the World Trade Organization over President Donald Trump's proposed border tax, the German economy minister said on Friday ahead of a meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and Trump later in the day.
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Turkey summons Dutch envoy over treatment of minister, protesters
Mar 13, 2017 13:46Turkey has summoned the Netherlands' envoy to formally complain about the treatment of Turkish diplomats over the weekend as well as the excessive use of force against demonstrators in an ensuing protest.
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Trade union extends strikes at Berlin airports
Mar 13, 2017 13:05Workers at two airports in Berlin on Monday said they would extend a walkout over pay that has grounded almost all flights out of the German capital.