On June 15 and 16, a tentative welcome mat is being laid out for visitors in many European countries and a few Caribbean islands. In most places, Americans won’t be on the invite list.
Tag: Germany
George Floyd Protests Inspire Fresh Scrutiny of Policing in Europe, Too
A history of discrimination has been brought to the surface. But so far, charges of systemic racism have been met mostly with official denial.
Europe Reopens After Lockdown to the Familiar and Alien
A Times photojournalist and correspondent spent two weeks driving through Europe as it edged out of lockdown. Here is what they saw in six countries.
Germany’s Far-Right Party Wins Suit Against Interior Minister
The court said the official, Horst Seehofer, had a right to criticize the Alternative for Germany party, but that a political interview should not have been posted on a government website.
How a BMW and a Truck Full of Leather Shoes Helped Me Get to America
After World War II, I spent three years in a displaced persons camp, trading everything I could until I saved enough money to start over in the United States.
Its Defenses Undone by a Virus, France Seeks Lessons From a Lost War
A book about France’s defeat in World War II has taken on a curious resonance as the country gazes across the border at Germany and asks why it has weathered the pandemic better.
Giving Your Number to Strangers? It’s Not Flirting; It’s a Rule
As Berlin emerges from its lockdown, residents are getting used to social distancing in bars and swimming pools — and to handing out their phone number several times a day to help in contact tracing.
Has ‘America First’ Become ‘Trump First’? Germans Wonder
One week after Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Trump she would not attend the Group of 7 meeting he wanted to host, he decided to withdraw 9,500 troops from her country.
Child Pornography Ring Is Broken Up in Germany, Police Say
Police found images and videos of sexual abuse of children, filmed in a cabin in western Germany. They have arrested 11 people so far, but believe many more were involved.
Huge Crowds Around the Globe March in Solidarity Against Police Brutality
Tens of thousands turned out in Australia, Britain, France, Germany and other nations in support of U.S. protests against the death of George Floyd, while denouncing racism in their own countries.