BERLIN — Germany’s health minister unveiled a plan Wednesday to decriminalize the possession of up to 30 grams of cannabis and to allow the sale of the substance to adults for recreational purposes in a controlled market. Berlin will check with the European Union’s executive commission whether the plan approved by the German government is in line with EU laws …
Vacations in many German cities are a little different this summer. Yet at the same time as Germany rations its energy use ahead of a tricky winter, it continues to let gas flow through the country to others elsewhere in Europe. It’s the result of a Europe-wide initiative, first triggered in 1996 and strengthened in 2003 and 2009, that was …