Articles by Michael Nienaber and Alberto Nardelli

Germany to Send Air Defenses for Kyiv to Guard Grain Routes

Germany plans to supply additional air defenses for Ukraine to help protect grain shipments from potential Russian attacks, according to people familiar with the matter. Berlin will send one extra IRIS-T air defense system and more than a dozen Gepard …

North Sea Nations to Develop Critical Infrastructure Security Pact

Security advisers from the North Sea nations agreed to work out a pact to jointly protect critical sub-sea gas pipelines and power cables, telecoms connections and wind farms. Several nations attending the North Sea Summit in Belgium on Monday will …

EU Balks at U.S. Plan to Use Insurance to Cap Russian Oil Prices

European officials are skeptical of a U.S. push to set a price cap on Russian oil by potentially easing an EU ban on insurance for the transportation of crude and petroleum products from Russia, according to people familiar with matter. …

VW Faces Scrutiny Over China Human Rights Violations With Insurance Implications

Volkswagen AG faces mounting pressure to address allegations of human rights violations in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where the German carmaker operates a car factory. While there’s no evidence that anyone has been mistreated at the VW plant, the …

Volkswagen Talks Damages Claims Against Chip Suppliers Over Shortages

German car manufacturer Volkswagen is in talks with its main suppliers about possible claims for damages due to a shortage of semiconductors, a company spokesman said on Sunday. Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to problems in …

German Lawmakers Agree to Corporate Accounting Reforms After Wirecard Scandal

Germany’s coalition parties have agreed a package of reforms to financial and accounting rules aimed at avoiding another Wirecard scandal, a document seen by Reuters shows. Lawmakers launched a parliamentary inquiry in an effort to force the government to reveal …

Germany, China Agree to Expand Market Access in Insurance, Banking, Finance

Germany and China on Friday signed agreements to strengthen coordination in banking, finance and capital markets, and pledged to further open market access and deepen cooperation to broaden economic ties. The agreements were reached after a two-day visit to Beijing …

Germany, China Discuss Ways to Improve Market Access for Insurers, Banks

Germany and China are working on ways to improve market access for each other’s banks and insurers, the German finance minister said on Thursday, and he welcomed plans by China and the United States to ease trade tensions through talks. …

German Firms with UK Operations Should Prepare for ‘Hard Brexit’

German firms with a presence in Britain should make provisions now for a “very hard Brexit,” Germany’s biggest industry group said on Thursday, because the government in London does not know what it wants. The Federation of German Industries (BDI) …

Co-Pilot’s Ex-Girlfriend Tells of his Psychiatric Problems; Big ‘Gesture’ Plan

The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an airliner, killing 150 people, had told his girlfriend he was planning a spectacular gesture so “everyone will know my name,” a German daily said on Saturday. The Bild newspaper published an interview with …