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Brewing equipment is often fuelled by natural gas, and prices for barley malt — or grain that has been allowed to germinate by moistening it — have more than ...

All that gets built into the prices of things people buy, and those higher prices cut into their purchasing power. “These are prices that the German brewing industry has never seen before,” said Ulrich Biene, spokesman for the historic family-owned Veltins Brewery in Grevenstein, which is not one of the brands sold at Oktoberfest. Rising consumer prices in Europe have been fueled above all by Russia restricting supplies of natural gas, driving prices through the roof. That feeds through to electricity, because gas is used to generate power, and to the cost of a host of industrial processes that run on gas, such as making fertilizer, glass and steel. Brewing equipment is often fuelled by natural gas, and prices for barley malt — or grain that has been allowed to germinate by moistening it — have more than doubled, to over 600 euros a ton. They are facing higher prices all along their chain of production, from raw ingredients like barley and hops to finishing touches such as beer caps and packing material.

MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest for the first...

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WARSAW/BERLIN -Polish refiner PKN Orlen is interested in taking a controlling stake in the PCK Schwedt refinery that Germany has placed under a trusteeship, ...

Germany needs Polish support to supply the refinery via Gdansk. Poland’s climate ministry and the German economy ministry were not available for comment. WARSAW/BERLIN -Polish refiner PKN Orlen is interested in taking a controlling stake in the PCK Schwedt refinery that Germany has placed under a trusteeship, effectively removing control from Russia’s Rosneft, sources in Berlin and Warsaw familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.Warsaw said earlier this year that ending Russian ownership of the refinery was a condition for potentially supplying it with sea-borne oil via a terminal in Gdansk and via Polish pipelines to replace Russian crude.

Germany is taking control of three Russian-owned refineries in the country to ensure energy security before an embargo on oil from Russia takes effect next ...

“That is particularly true for the Schwedt refinery.” Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the refinery would in the future receive oil through a pipeline from the port city of Rostock and via neighboring Poland, which had refused to provide supplies as long as there was a risk that Rosneft might profit from them. As a result, the agency will also control the companies’ shares in the refineries PCK Schwedt, MiRo and Bayernoil, located in the east and south of Germany.

The beer is flowing at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time after a two-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

“I'm glad that we can finally celebrate together,” Bavarian governor Markus Soeder said at the opening ceremony. “There are many who say, ‘Can we, can we not? With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of “O'zapft is!” — “It's tapped!” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the festivities after a two-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Oktoberfest has typically drawn about 6 million visitors every year to packed festival grounds in Bavaria's capital.

"I’m glad that we can finally celebrate together," Bavarian governor Markus Soeder said at the opening ceremony. The Oktoberfest has typically drawn about 6 million visitors every year to packed festival grounds in Bavaria’s capital. "There are many who say, ‘Can we, can we not?

Germany's government took control of Rosneft's assets, including three oil refineries, as Berlin moved to take sweeping control of its energy industry to secure ...

The German subsidiary of Russian oil giant Rosneft was placed under trusteeship on Friday (September 16), giving Germany's federal regulator control of the ...

Taking control of the Rosneft Deutschland is the latest move by Germany to shore up its energy industry, which is reeling from the effects of the war in Ukraine. Rosneft Deutschland, which accounts for about 12% of German oil processing capacity, will fall under the trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency regulator, which said the original owner no longer had authority to issue instructions. Rosneft Deutschland, which was previously majority owned by Rosneft, has tested Germany’s resolve to eliminate imports of oil from Russia by the end of the year under European sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

MUNICH -- The beer is flowing at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of ...

“There are many who say, ‘Can we, can we not? “I'm glad that we can finally celebrate together,” Bavarian governor Markus Soeder said at the opening ceremony. With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of “O'zapft is” — “It's tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the festivities after a two-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

Shaking off a two-year hiatus necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany's Oktoberfest celebration officially returned Saturday when the mayor Munich ...

The 187th edition of the traditional Oktoberfest beer and amusement festival runs from Saturday through Oct. The festival includes around 40 tents capable of seating 120,000 festival-goers. To a peaceful Wien (Oktoberfest)!"

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's expected visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar at the end of next week may be evidence of the importance that the country ...

This is precisely what has prevented it so far from deepening its defense and security relationship with the Gulf States. The party’s deputy in the European Parliament, Hannah Neumann, admitted that Germany and Europe have been silent for a long time about condemning the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. This year, although many developments preceded the meeting, the problems in the Gulf-German relations that were tackled for the first time three years ago have not changed. This visit can constitute a “turning point” at the political level. It means, “the turning point”, as Berlin found itself forced to rethink its security and energy policies. Germany embarked on unprecedented defense reforms and began searching for new sources of energy to stop its reliance on Russian gas.

MUNICH: The beer is flowing at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of ...

Oktoberfest generates about €1.2 billion (US$1.2 billion) in income. The Oktoberfest has typically drawn about 6 million visitors every year to packed festival grounds in Bavaria’s capital. Advertisement

The German government has placed Rosneft stakes under the trusteeship of the federal energy regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur. Germany has taken control of ...

As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is a media product that is directly dependent on support from its readers in the form of subscriptions. Thousands of jobs in the region depend on the refinery. It has received crude from Russia since the 1960s. The move comes at a time when Germany is running before its ban on Russian oil imports kicks in later this year. Rosneft also added that they are considering all measures to protect ownership of the assets. That’s why it’s important to do everything we can now to safeguard Germany’s energy supply,” he added.

By Markus Wacket and Paul Carrel. BERLIN -Germany took control of a major Russian-owned oil refinery on Friday, risking retaliation from Moscow as Berlin ...

Shell, which owns a 37.5% stake in Schwedt, has wanted to sell that for some time. Poland said earlier this year that ending Russian ownership of the refinery was a condition for potentially supplying it with seaborne oil via a terminal in Gdansk and via Polish pipelines to replace Russian crude. The Schwedt refinery has posed a dilemma for Berlin for several weeks, as it has received all of its crude from Russia, but Germany is resolved to eliminate imports of oil from Russia by the end of the year under European Union sanctions. “This is a far-reaching energy policy decision to protect our country,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz told a news conference to present the government’s plans to put the Schwedt refinery under the control of the Federal Network Agency regulator. The economy ministry said it was putting a unit of Russian oil firm Rosneft under the trusteeship of the industry regulator and taking over the business’ Schwedt refinery, which supplies 90% of Berlin’s fuel. BERLIN -Germany took control of a major Russian-owned oil refinery on Friday, risking retaliation from Moscow as Berlin strives to shore up energy supplies and meet its European Union commitment to eliminate Russian oil imports by the end of the year.

MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry ...

ANKARA. Germany's famed Oktoberfest reopened Saturday after being closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The biggest traditional festival that ...

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Poland opens new canal from Baltic Sea to port of Vistula Lagoon The biggest traditional festival that draws millions of tourists from all around the world to Munich was last held in 2019 with 6.3 million visitors.

Welt” website stated that Ukraine sent a request to Germany for 18 units of the RCH-155 weapons system, worth EUR 216 million, in mid-July 2022.

During Kuleba’s last visit to Berlin German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised further military aid and did not rule out the delivery of Western-style main battle tanks. However, no concrete information has been provided.During Kuleba’s last visit to Berlin German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised further military aid and did not rule out the delivery of Western-style main battle tanks. However, the RCH-155 would be delivered in 30 months at the earliest.

Kyiv asked for 18 copies of the RCH-155 weapon system worth €216 mn, which Kyiv wants to order from the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) armaments group, a letter ...

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MUNICH: Germany's Oktoberfest, the largest folk festival in Germany, started in Munich, Bavaria, after a two-year Covid-induced break.

The first Oktoberfest took place in 1810. At Sunday noon, the Mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter tapped the first Oktoberfest beer barrel, marking the opening of the Munich Oktoberfest, which will last until October 3, Xinhua news agency reported. MUNICH: Germany’s Oktoberfest, the largest folk festival in Germany, started in Munich, Bavaria, after a two-year Covid-induced break.

At least half those barrels were being processed at the Schwedt refinery near Berlin and coming in from Russia's giant Druzhba pipeline. Replacing those flows ...

The refinery is able to process those barrels, spokeswoman Annika Einhorn said on Friday at a regular news conference in Berlin. By the time Poland’s own refineries have taken what they need, there would a shortfall of about 180,000 barrels a day for Schwedt and Leuna, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Replacing those flows will be the most pressing challenge, but one that Germany was already going to have to undertake because of plans to stop imports from Russia.

In May 2017, Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin came to Berlin to outline a five-year plan to double the Russian oil company's investments in German ...

Many in the German establishment, he said, resented US dominance in energy matters and disliked "this idea of a global fungible market in oil that's traded in dollars and protected by the US navy". The volume of trade between Russia and Germany had risen fourfold between 2000 and 2013 to €56 billion, with German imports from Russia tripling to €27b and German exports to Russia rising sevenfold to €29b. "And it's not just oil deliveries and oil refining, but also technological co-operation," he said, alluding to the massive market Russia had become for German manufacturers. Appearing next to Sechin, one of President Vladimir Putin's closest confidants, he said Rosneft's new Berlin representation was "proof of Russia's unwavering commitment to the European market". Russia has already severed natural gas supplies to Germany threatening a deep recession in the country this winter. "Germany recognises its reliance on Russia has gone too far, and now, with the embargo coming in, there is little option left."

Oktoberfest is back in Germany after two years of pandemic cancellations, the same bicep-challenging beer mugs, fat-dripping pork knuckles, pretzels the ...

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In 2021, Tesla sold 39,714 vehicles in Germany, where the carmaker has built its first European gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin. Tesla was not immediately ...

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