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Renée Haferkamp was there when the treaties of Rome were negotiated. In spite of Brexit and the new nationalism, the 90-year-old remains calm and has a Council. A portrait of Brussels, by Frank Hofmann. Watch the Video 01:52 Share Belgium: midwife of the EU Send Facebook Twitter google+ Tumblr VZ Xing Newsvine Digg Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3LxUh…

Recent Figures show a dramatic increase in deforestation in the Amazon rain forest. Brazil’s government asks for the data of the space research Institute, INPE, whose reliability is recognized internationally. President Jair Messias Bolsonaro and his environment Minister, Ricardo Salles have attacked in the last few weeks, the space research Institute INPE sharp. The Brazilian…

Prior to the runoff election for the presidency in Guatemala, the two candidates advertise in order to fight against corruption in the country. That you will keep your election promises, is unlikely. Headlines the day after the first round of elections in Guatemala If the Guatemaltek and Guatemalans on Sunday, a new head of government…

The sporty task is solved, the player of Schalke 04 in the DFB-Pokal at the end of scores. However, before the game against SV Drochtersen/Assel showed what a burden the Team to start the season. The own Fans against the club’s chef: Red for Tönnies The football pros of football Bundesliga club Schalke 04 took…

Beautiful in this soccer competition is that small clubs have a good Chance against the big clubs. The Bundesliga from Mainz and Augsburg got the in the 1. To feel round painful. Excreted! Manfred Strong hits for Kaiserslautern “Such an atmosphere I have not experienced here for a long time,” said the Trainer of 1.…

The UAE and Saudi Arabia to fight in the Yemen, a common enemy. Now, however, Interests to do opposites. The worry for some is irritation. But in the end, the similarities are likely to outweigh. Embattled capital Sana’a (in December) The regular government of Yemen is under pressure. In the past week, their troops were…

In an Interview with the “world” criticized the artist and the political activist, the social climate in Germany. Even the Berlinale hofiere China. Ai Weiwei is the world’s most famous living artist from China. In Germany, he is regarded, at least since Documenta 12 in wide circles high. Then, in 2007, he brought his art…

The Europe Park Rust, Germany employs more than 4000 employees. Now is opened in Rust, a new theme Park. However, the search for new employees is tedious, complained the managing Director Jürgen Mack. German companies must have at Recruiting more and more come to mind. Because the applicant is not more there is already a…

Armed conflicts not only kill people but also destroy a massive environment. The United Nations are working on solutions to protect the nature in the war. Scientists world-wide, the. Burning oil Wells in Iraq on fire by the “Islamic state” Toxins from bombs seep into groundwater and make people sick. Rockets hit refineries and contaminate…

Northern League chief Salvini wants to let the entrained government in Rome burst. The radical right-wing politicians with elections to win, it should be for the EU uncomfortable, because I told him that Brussels is to blame for everything. Watch the Video 00:41 Government crisis in Italy Interior Minister and Northern League chief Matteo Salvini…

For more than 560 days of eight Iranian environmental activists sit in detention; they must expect the most severe penalties. The charge: high treason and espionage. Now you are entered in the hunger strike. You’re waiting for your process – for more than 560 days. Eight Iranian environmental activists are accused of the charge of…

Euromaxx visited Germany’s only factory, in the garden gnomes are still made from ceramic and hand-made. And we are giving away this Original with typical red pointy hat from Thuringia. The garden gnome was once so typical German beer and Sauerkraut, now you can find him in the gardens. You can argue about whether a…

The German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer, thousands of glyphosate wants litigation in the United States, apparently with a billion-comparison rules, reports Bloomberg. However, the court is speaking ordered a mediator to resist. The German agricultural chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer to stop after an Agency report, with an eight-billion-Dollar comparison, the legal battles to…

Navigator Ferdinand Magellan found in 1520 on the southern tip of the Americas, the West passage, linking the Atlantic and the Pacific ocean. Tax he has to pay his company to find a West course to India. Around the world Posthumously a Hero Two years, eleven months and two weeks, the “Victoria” was commissioned by…

The German Philipp, Margrave had defeated the cancer. With a Bicycle tour to India, he wanted to collect donations. But the charity action ended after a RAID in Iran. The incident caused a shock. The jaw several times, also the cheek is broken, Doctors in Iran, “with wire tied back together”: So, Philipp, Margrave of…

There are many doubts on the football fairy-tale of the HSV football professionals Bakery Jatta. Media research of the wild, an authority is determined, even the club was apparently active. The most important statement but the Trainer makes. It was a Demonstration. The Training of the second division Hamburg SV, the professionals do not go,…

In August 2014, was shot in the US city of Ferguson black Teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer. Five years later, the events after work. From Ferguson Carla Bleiker reported. Michael Brown at the Memorial for his slain son The Canfield Drive, a of old tree-lined road that shimmers in the heat. The…

International trade conflicts leave traces in the German export balance sheet. In June, the export of German Goods fell compared to the same month last year to eight percent. Also in the case of imports, a Minus stands for. German exports declined in June strongly: Exported Goods were in the amount of 106.1 billion euros,…

The German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer plans to regulate thousands of glyphosate-action lawsuits in the United States, apparently with a comparison. First offer: eight billion dollars. The German agricultural chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer to stop after an Agency report, with an eight-billion-Dollar comparison, the legal battles to the weed killer glyphosate in the…

Breathe a sigh of relief for football star Neymar: The office of the public Prosecutor of São Paulo suggests that the rape investigation files. There is no sufficient evidence for an indictment against the Brazilians. This case went around the world: A Brazilian woman accused football star Neymar, to have you in the middle of…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead the British out of the EU, no matter what the cost it. His Motto: “fight or fall”. Compromises with the EU are not planned. By Bernd Riegert, Brussels. Premier Johnson in the house of Commons after his appointment (at the 25. July): Thunderous Claims “I’m away for the summer,”…

In Germany the number of vegetarians is growing, and less people regularly eat sausage. Nevertheless, it is still produces a lot of meat and extremely cheap sold. How is that possible? From Berlin, Sabine Kinkartz. It is summer and in Germany it is grilled. The white of the food retail sector and offers a mass…

Almost eight million people die prematurely from diseases triggered by air pollution. In Europe, the quality of the air exactly under the magnifying glass, it lacks in Africa, with specific data. “In the case of these gases, you have the feeling to inhale drugs”, says John. He is a Journalist in Cotonou, capital of Benin.…

The new novel from Isabel Allende tells the story of Refugees who came after the Spanish civil war to Chile. In a DW Interview, she talks about the timeliness of this story. The Chilean writer Isabel Allende has sold worldwide, more than 74 million books in 42 languages. The last year has been for you…