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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 “accounted for 23,064 criminal offenses [in 2020]. That is more than half … of all politically motivated crimes,” Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said while presenting the latest crime statistics at […]

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. The pandemic has forced the cancellation of the hugely popular festival for the second consecutive year. It had been scheduled from September 18 to October 3. The decision was made by Bavarian state Premier

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 and looking for a very strong summer” and that a ramp-up in demand for single-aisle jetliners, such as those it builds in Alabama, “is coming sooner now.” Faury spoke Thursday

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 could extend and strengthen current lockdown measures until the end of May or mid-June, according to the Tagesspiegel. The move comes as part of a planned update to the Infection Protection

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 is still going strong with $193,174,810 in investments in Alabama and the creation of 670 new jobs. Companies from 13 different countries announced plans to invest a combined $2.7 billion

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 headquarter in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The new facility spans more than 7000 square feet on a three-acre site near the Alberta School of Performing Arts and the Gateway digital library. The

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. The $4.195 million facility will house 112 employees, including at least four new hires. A number of employees will be transferred from its 700,000-square-foot first facility.The facility will be in

“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 on a radical shutdown over the Easter holidays. Germany is extending the current lockdown through to April 18, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced early Tuesday. The country will enter an even stricter lockdown from

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 tremendously over the past few years, said the Birmingham Business Alliance’s Vice President of Economic Development Jeff Traywick, who works to recruit many foreign-based companies into the region. ThyssenKrupp Materials

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) 10143 as related to the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland.  The previous national interest determination covered certain technical experts and specialists, senior-level managers and executives, treaty-traders and investors, professional