Germany's government is considering ways to support Volkswagen , German economy minister and vice chancellor Robert Habeck said on Thursday, when asked about the threat of job cuts at the country's largest carmaker.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has called on Volkswagen to refrain from factory closures. "The locations should be preserved," he said during a visit to the VW plant in the north-western city of Emden.

The German government intends to allocate extra EUR 400 million for military support to Ukraine this year — Ukrinform.

Germany has handed over a new military aid package to Ukraine, which includes, among other things, 22 Leopard 1 A5 tanks and more than 60,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition. Source: the press service of the German government,

Berlin has handed over 22 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, 61,000 155 mm rounds of ammunition, three Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with spare parts, and other equipment in its latest delivery of military aid to Ukraine,

The German government has shut down nearly 47 cryptocurrency exchanges that it claims failed to implement sufficient identity and KYC to prevent criminal activity.

BKA and ZIT retrieved extensive user and transaction data and shut down 47 crypto exchanges for illegal activities.