Annalena Baerbock

Europe News

Baerbock: Germany open to sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Annalena Baerbock said Germany was committed to supporting any initiative promoting lasting peace in Ukraine.

04/12/2024

Germany

Could Berlin have saved Jamshid Sharmahd from execution in Iran?

Following the execution of the German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, the German government has been accused of failing to do all it could to save him.

29/10/2024

Europe News

Germany's FM visits Kyiv amid Russian offensive on Ukraine's east

Annalena Baerbock renewed calls for partners to send more air defence systems to Ukraine, although Germany's own deliveries have been slow.

21/05/2024

Europe News

German foreign minister blames Russia for cyberattack on SPD party

Relations between the two European countries were already tense, with Germany providing military support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.

03/05/2024

My Europe Series

State of the Union: NATO's birthday and corruption in Europe

In this edition of State of the Union, we look at NATO celebrating its 75th anniversary against the backdrop of growing Russian hybrid warfare. Another topic is corruption in Europe - did politicians learn their lesson?

05/04/2024

Germany

Germany ready to help reduce tensions in disputed South China Sea

Speaking during a visit to the Philippines, the German foreign minister says the nation will support Asian coastal nations against China’s controversial actions.

11/01/2024

Europe News

European Union 'vulnerable' unless it enlarges - Germany's Baerbock

Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has said the European Union must enlarge to avoid making everyone on the European continent more vulnerable.

02/11/2023

Germany

Berlin fuel summit hears calls for an end to the fossil fuel age

Germany's foreign minister has said it is time to ring in the end of the fossil fuel age, and to introduce targets for renewables for the next COP climate change summit. Annalena Baerbock was speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin.

02/05/2023

China

Germany asks Beijing to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine

Pressure is growing on China to use its influence on the Kremlin to end the fighting.

14/04/2023

World News

Three dead after 6.4 magnitude quake hits Turkish province of Hatay

Two weeks after the devastation of February 6, a Turkish research observatory in Istanbul reported another earthquake.

20/02/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: What were the top stories in the EU this week?

Here are the topics the EU most talked about this week: tanks to Kyiv, protests in Brazil and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola's corruption reforms.

13/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian FM: 'More people will die' if Berlin delays sending tanks

German Foreign Minister Baerbock praised Ukrainian resistance in a surprise visit to Kharkiv, but Berlin has so far declined to supply Ukraine with more advanced Leopard battle tanks .

11/01/2023

Germany

Four women arrested in Germany after being repatriated from Syria

Germany's foreign minister said 10 women and 27 children were brought home in an "extremely difficult" operation.

31/03/2022

Moldova

Help to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Moldova and Poland surges

From UNHCR to German businesses and private citizens, attempts are being made to ease the trouble of hundreds of thousands seeking shelter in Europe as the war in Ukraine enters its second month.

26/03/2022

Germany

Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour elected to lead German Greens

Nouripour is a veteran politician who has served in the Bundestag since 2006, while Lang is the youngest-ever Greens leader, elected to the Bundestag in September.

29/01/2022

Germany

German Green party leaders investigated over 'corona bonuses'

The Greens say the party leaders have repaid the bonuses and are cooperating with the investigation.

20/01/2022

Germany

Euroviews. The Greens and Liberals could wield great power in Germany | View

"Voters handed the real power to two smaller parties, the Greens (Die Grünen) and the liberal FDP, who are now guaranteed to be part of almost any possible coalition."

30/09/2021

Germany

Climate is the key issue for voters. Is that helping Germany's Greens?

The German Greens have increased their support significantly since the 2017 elections but they're still polling below the two traditional centre-right and centre-left German political parties.

25/09/2021

Germany

German election: Who's who in the race to replace Angela Merkel?

How much do you know about those in the race to succeed Angela Merkel?

25/09/2021

Germany

Germany election: SPD's Olaf Scholz wins latest television debate

But his joy may be short-lived. Today Scholz faces a high-risk parliamentary hearing on an obstruction of justice case involving the finance ministry that he heads.

20/09/2021