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On July 9, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1763, The Mozart family grand tour of Europe began, lifting the profile of son Wolfgang Amadeus. In 1790, The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet. In 1914, Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (died 1999) was born. In 1935, Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Finance (died 2005) was born. In 1955, The Russell-Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. In 1961, Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which was suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta. In 1963, Klaus Theiss, German footballer was born. In 1967, Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (born 1874) passed away. In 1976, Thomas Cichon, Polish-German footballer and manager was born. In 1979, A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Oil Industry Retained Up to €200 Million of German Fuel Subsidy

Bloomberg

July 9, 2026

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Germany’s oil industry retained between 100 million and 200 million from a fuel tax reduction earlier this year that was intended to ease the impact of surging costs on motorists, a government advisory panel found.

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