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German minister expects 4% post-COVID growth
Europe’s largest economy can expect a strong economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, with an even more positive outlook for 2022, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier
German parliament approves bill on freedoms for COVID vaccinated people
People who have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from the coronavirus could soon enjoy fewer rules when shopping and meeting up with friends. Restrictions
Germany records the highest level of right-wing extremist crime in 20 years
The number of right-wing extremist crimes committed in Germany increased sharply in 2020 to a two-decade high, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. Such crimes
Oktoberfest in Munich is canceled again this year
Germany’s Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival held every year in Munich, will not take place in 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis, officials said on Monday.
Airbus CEO: Demand for single-aisle jets to increase ‘sharply’ in 2022
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said Thursday that while the outlook for an aerospace rebound remains complex globally, the outlook for the U.S. is “quite bullish
German lockdown measures could last ‘until the end of May or mid-June’
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff Helge Braun (CDU) made it clear in a meeting with Germany’s 16 states on Sunday that the federal government
$193,174,810 in German Foreign Direct Investments in Alabama in 2020
The 2020 New and Expanding Industry Report, released by the Alabama Department of Commerce, shows that Foreign Direct Investment continues to flow into Alabama. Germany
SWJ Technology moves into new HQ in Tuscaloosa
Great news from our AGP member and German company SWJ TECHNOLOGY!Their construction is finished, and the doors are officially open at SWJ TECHNOLOGY’s new USMCA
SMP Automotive Systems Alabama plans to build a third facility
A supplier to Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. is adding another facility in Alabama.SMP Automotive Systems Alabama plans to build a third facility in Tuscaloosa County.
Germany imposes strict lockdown over Easter
“We are in a new pandemic” due to the spread of coronavirus variants, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. German federal and state leaders have agreed
German-based companies have the strongest presence in the Birmingham area with 28 companies
According to our AGP member, Birmingham Business Alliance, German-based companies have the strongest presence in the Birmingham area with 28 companies. German-based companies have grown
National Interest Exceptions for Certain Travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland
On March 2, 2021, the Secretary of State rescinded the previous national interest determination regarding categories of travelers eligible for exceptions under Presidential Proclamation (PP)
