Germany German café finds novel way to keep business afloat post-lockdown A Novel way to keep your business afloat? Café Rothe in Schwerin uploaded a picture to Facebook where clients sat with hats fashioned out of swimming pool floats for fun to maintain social distancing. 15/05/2020
Germany Euroviews. Germany’s Constitutional Court has gone nuclear. What happens next will shape the EU’s future ǀ View The BVerfG has blown up more than 60 years of loyal dialogue with Luxembourg and has profoundly eroded the authority of the EU’s highest jurisdiction. This comes at a particularly sensitive time. 15/05/2020
Germany Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking "I can honestly say that it pains me. Everyday I try to build a better relationship with Russia and on the other hand, there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this," the German chancellor told lawmakers. 13/05/2020
World News Euroviews. Coronavirus is showing yet again why the world needs more strong female decision-makers ǀ View What do Germany, Taiwan and New Zealand have in common? Strong leaders, widely applauded for doing an exceptional job in how they responded to the current coronavirus crisis. Strong female leaders. 12/05/2020
Germany Coronavirus R-value above one in Germany, public health officials say The reproduction number (or R-value) describes how many people a person with coronavirus will infect on average. 12/05/2020
Europe News Analysis: The ECJ's bitter spat with Germany's constitutional court Liberal MEP Guy Verhofstadt said the row between the European Court of Justice and Germany's constitutional court was "the beginning of the end". The beginning of the end of the EU? Darren McCaffrey investigates. 11/05/2020
Germany More than 130 detained after protests against lockdown in Germany Dozens of people were detained at protests against the pandemic restrictions after some rallies turned violent on Saturday. 10/05/2020
Sport Bundesliga cleared to resume behind closed doors from mid-May Germany's Bundesliga football league cleared to resume behind closed doors from mid-May 06/05/2020
No Comment Couples marry at Duesseldorf's drive-in cinema Janine and Philip get married by the mayor at a Drive-in cinema in Duesseldorf. The theatre started to register official marriages on a stage, allowing all relatives and friends to attend in their cars, as weddings at the registry office are limited due to the coronavirus pandemic. 05/05/2020
Germany Euroviews. Global business must follow Germany’s private sector in linking COVID19 aid to climate action ǀ View COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global economy. But it has also caused a respite in global emissions which some have interpreted as the dawn of a new chapter in the fight against climate change. But that new chapter is already taking a turn for the worse. 05/05/2020
World News Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic Kosovo's and Serbia's land-swap troubles, the new Morandi bridge in Genoa, Poland's postal-presidential vote, protests in Lebanon and a new underwater bridge between Denmark and Germany. 01/05/2020
World News In pictures: May Day through history May Day has always been a lot of different things to different people. 01/05/2020
Germany What is the R value and how might it signal a second wave in Germany? All eyes are on Germany's R value. But what is it and why is it key in terms of when to lift lockdown? 30/04/2020
World News Germany's COVID-19 infection rate rises after lockdown lifted Authorities say the “R” factor, which measures the average number of people that an infected person contaminates, is now close to the limit of what is manageable. 28/04/2020
Europe News Coronavirus: Wary of hospitals, expecting parents opt for home births Many hospitals are not allowing partners to attend the birth of their child. 28/04/2020
Denmark Denmark gives go-ahead for €7 billion underwater tunnel to Germany The Fehmarnbelt Link will allow trains and cars to cross the strait in just seven and ten minutes respectively. At the moment, a ferry takes about an hour to make the crossing. 27/04/2020
Germany Nein bitter: Oktoberfest beer extravaganza scrapped amid coronavirus This year’s Oktoberfest has been cancelled. The risk was “simply too great” in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, according to Bavaria’s top politician. 21/04/2020
Germany Germany eases lockdown restrictions as small shops reopen Germany is one of the first countries in Europe to begin easing stringent coronavirus lockdown measures after a campaign of widespread testing. 20/04/2020
Germany Germany mass-testing for coronavirus antibodies Germany has become the first country in Europe to undertake mass-testing for coronavirus antibodies in an attempt to learn more about the spread of the virus 19/04/2020
Germany Bavarian brewery closes over covid-19 A brewery in Bavaria is one of many that are being forced out of business as a result of the coronavirus outbreak 19/04/2020