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French, German leaders to meet in Paris amid diverging views

French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet in Paris with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz amid divergences between the two neighbors and key European Union allies over EU strategy, defense and economic policies

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Berlin conductor Petrenko worried `no one needs us anymore'

Kirill Petrenko will lead the Berlin Philharmonic on its first U.S. tour in six years, conducting from Nov. 10-21 in New York, Boston, Chicago, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Naples, Florida

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Berlin conference lays out vision of post-war Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the European hosts of a conference on his country's reconstruction laid out a vision of a future Ukraine as a European Union member and major exporter of green energy to the continent on Tuesay.

Reuters · Oct 24, 2022

Thousands protest in Germany demanding solidarity in energy relief

BERLIN/DUESSELDORF - Tens of thousands of protesters in six German cities gathered on Saturday to demand a more just distribution of government funds to deal with rising energy prices and living costs and a faster transition away from fossil fuels.

Reuters · Oct 22, 2022

Western Balkans to agree free movement in step toward EU membership

Western Balkan ministers are set to agree on Friday on visa-free travel between the six countries and on mutual recognition of university diplomas and professional qualifications, taking a step towards EU membership.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

EU summit divided over capping price paid for wholesale gas

Prospects of deal seem distant, with Germany and Netherlands fearing any cap could backfire

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

So how well does Cate Blanchett handle a baton? A couple of critics hash out the personalities and classical music in ‘Tár’

CHICAGO — The new Cate Blanchett film “Tár” is no issue movie. It has, however, brought a lot of rarified and/or unfashionable issues back into the spotlight: symphony orchestra politics; the cost of obsessive artistic ambition and devotion to a calling; and, for writer-director Todd Field, the challenge and allure…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 20, 2022

Macron vows to preserve Franco-German alliance

France's President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday that he was working hard to repair strained ties with Germany and to preserve the alliance underpinning EU unity. His remarks come after a regular Franco-German summit was postponed until January when Berlin indicated that it needed "more time" to find common ground with…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 20, 2022

German president cancels trip to Kyiv on security concerns

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called off a planned visit to Kyiv on Thursday for security reasons, his office said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

French, German meeting postponed as cracks emerge over energy, defence

The French and German governments have postponed a meeting planned for next week until January, officials said on Wednesday, after what sources told Reuters were divisions including over energy policy and defence.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022