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BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of its wider blockchain strategy, finance ministry said. The law eases rules that until now had forced issuers and holders of securities to document transactions with a paper certificate. "The paper certificate may be dear to some [...] Published December 16, 2020 at 05:13AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Angela Merkel – REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 p.m. GMT/6 a.m. SGT Listed below are the highest tales and upcoming protection plans for Reuters textual content service as of 10 p.m. GMT/6 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of reports and occasions, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Join right here. TOP STORIES GLOBAL [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 07:41PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Bratwurst in a bun, washed down with mulled wine.A brass band, a gingerbread man and a spot of Christmas shopping under the stars.For hundreds of years, German Christmas markets have symbolised the joy and happiness of the festive season and millions of tourists flock there every year to have a taste of it.But this year [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 04:08PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party faces yet another test of whether it can maintain its place in the European Parliament’s biggest political group. And yet again, it looks likely to cling on — for now. Senior members of the European People’s Party are set to decide Wednesday whether to hold a vote on [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 03:07PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Amid COVID Lockdown in NYC UN Guterres To Fly To Germany Then Other Points Corrupt By Matthew Russell Lee, PatreonBBC - Guardian UK - Honduras - ESPN SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 14 – How corrupt is today's United Nations? Well, just as New York prepares to go into another COVID-19 lockdown, its Secretary General prepares to [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 02:39PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - SANTIAGO -- Chile reported 2,139 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure since Sept. 25, for a total of 571,919 cases, the Ministry of [...] Published December 13, 2020 at 06:57PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

In the Netherlands, the number of new coronavirus cases rose on Sunday by almost 10,000 — the largest spike the country has registered since the end of October. The country, with a population of nearly 17.3 million, implemented a partial lockdown in mid-October, although the effects appears to have waned. Hubert Bruls, the chairman of the [...] Published December 13, 2020 at 01:43PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

ANGELA Merkel reportedly wants the UK to "walk across broken glass" as the chance of a No Deal Brexit "hits 80 per cent".PM Boris Johnson has seized control of the preparations for Britain's exit from the European Union. 2A source said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was 'determined to make Britain crawl across broken glass'Credit: Reuters [...] Published December 12, 2020 at 06:25PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

In the words of one negotiator, it is the 'Lutheran's distaste for the libertine' that has pushed Britain to the brink of a No Deal Brexit.Diplomats say the 'trust issue' between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson came to a head during last week's fraught talks, when British negotiators tried to break the deadlock [...] Published December 12, 2020 at 04:08PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

European Union leaders have agreed to cut net carbon emissions at least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030, European Council President Charles Michel announced on Friday.The big picture: The agreement eased concerns among Eastern European countries, including Poland, that rely heavily on coal, while putting the EU on a path toward its goal to be [...] Published December 11, 2020 at 04:12PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Downing Street has rejected as “nothing new” Ursula von der Leyen’s reassurance that a proposed “ratchet clause” to maintain equivalence in standards into the future would not impinge on Britain’s sovereignty. The European Commission president said Britain would remain free to decide whether or not to follow EU standards but the EU would adjust access [...] Published December 11, 2020 at 01:21PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Travis MatthewsBeyoncé, Rihanna and Oprah Winfrey are all included on Forbes' annual list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, where they're sharing space with the likes of Queen Elizabeth II and of course, Vice-President elect Kamala Harris. Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift were the only musicians who made the list.  Rihanna ranks highest, at #68, mostly for her charitable efforts: She donated $8 million to various charities, including coronavirus [...] Published December 10, 2020 at 02:28PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

By Andreas Kluth | Bloomberg, Angela Merkel has done it again: She’s “merkeled.” In German, that neologism means to hedge, delay, dilute and fudge — as the eponymous German chancellor is wont to do. There’s much to be said for this elastic style of politics, especially in the labyrinthine European Union. Merkel’s latest fudge, however, will [...] Published December 10, 2020 at 02:00PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Enterprise CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra and founder of India’s biopharmaceutical company Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, have been named among the world’s 100 most powerful women by Forbes this year. Also Read - Samsung Beats Amazon, IBM to Top Forbes List of World’s Best Employers The Forbes 2020 [...] Published December 08, 2020 at 11:15AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Politics8 Dec, 2020 07:31 PM2 minutes to readThis is the third year in a row Jacinda Ardern has been named in the top 50. Photo / FileNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been named the 32nd most powerful woman in the world according to Forbes.Ardern was one of 100 women from 30 countries who [...] Published December 08, 2020 at 07:16PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Hitting out at alleged attempts to drive a divide between EU states, Germany’s Europe Minister, Michael Roth, claimed Brussels remains united. Ahead of Boris Johnson’s showdown talks in Brussels on Wednesday, Mr Roth denied France had ever threatened to veto a Brexit deal if fishing rights were not protected. Speaking after a meeting of European [...] Published December 08, 2020 at 05:18PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Staff writer, with CNA Readers of the Financial Times have selected President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) as one of the most influential women of this year, alongside others such as US vice president-elect Kamala Harris and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The newspaper this week published its annual profile series on influential women, which included [...] Published December 05, 2020 at 10:43AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 02nd December, 2020) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called Joe Biden's impending ascent to US presidency a lucky outcome, saying NATO would have fallen apart with Donald Trump in charge."We will again be able to talk to Americans without being driven apart by things we disagree on. It is [...] Published December 02, 2020 at 08:36AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

The INS Magen, Israel's first Sa'ar 6 warship and the newest addition to the Navy, arrived in Haifa from Germany Wednesday evening, an event marked by a welcoming ceremony.[embedded content] "This is a holiday for the State of Israel, the IDF and the Navy," IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi said ahead of the ceremony.In honor of [...] Published December 02, 2020 at 09:15AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Shannon McNaney wears a mask while shopping for a Christmas tree on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Long Beach, Calif. People queue up as they wait for the Selfridges department store to open as non-essential shops are allowed to reopen after England's second lockdown ended at midnight, on Oxford Street, in London, Wednesday, Dec. [...] Published December 02, 2020 at 02:29PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .