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'Platform 17': Arson attack on memorial to deported Jews in Berlin

The monument, a "reminder of the systematic violence against Jewish people," has been attacked, as part of a rise in antisemitism across Germany.

14/08/2023

Green News

Europe is cracking down on ‘direct action’ climate protests

Some countries are invoking legal powers often used against organised crime and extremist groups.

10/08/2023

Austria

'This is my world!': Former Austrian FM spends holiday in Russia

Kneissl was Austrian FM during a time when Austria grew dangerously close to Russia. She is now vacationing in the Russian village of Petrushovo and lecturing at a Russian political center.

10/08/2023

World News

Microchip giant TSMC to open first ever European plant

The complex will be based in the eastern German city of Dresden and is expected to be a project worth more than €10 billion.

08/08/2023

Germany

Nazi symbols and child pornography found in German police chats

Another group within Germany's security structures has been found to be inclined toward Nazi imagery. Recklinghausen officials are concerned by this incident, the second in recent months.

07/08/2023

Living

International Beer Day: Is this the world’s most sustainable pint?

70% of the climate impact of a litre of beer is bottled up in packaging and transport. This Germany brewery has an innovative solution.

04/08/2023

Culture news

Germany's famous metal festival halts admissions after heavy rain

The weather takes the shine off the largest metal music festival in the world, as the Wacken Open Air festival was forced to limit admissions because heavy rain turned the ground to mud.

02/08/2023

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WATCH: Heavy rain mires world's top heavy music festival

As 85,000 headbangers prepare to descend on the world's top heavy metal festival in northern Germany, organisers ask fans to stay away due to bad weather.

02/08/2023

Germany

Germany’s army struggles to recruit new troops

The Bundeswehr has long been plagued by underfunding and a lack of equipment.

02/08/2023

Food and Drink

'Exploding costs': German beer sales go flat

More than 7.6 billion litres of beer were produced inside Germany last year, official figures show. That's equivalent to 91 litres per person.

01/08/2023

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"Grannies against the far-right" march in Magdeburg

In Germany's Magdeburg, demonstrators took to the streets to protest the surge in popularity of extremist far-right political parties.

31/07/2023

Europe News

Maximilian Krah to lead German AfD party's 2024 EU election campaign

The second day of the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD) party congress saw 600 delegates from all over Germany gather in Magdeburg on Saturday. Attendees elected incumbent EU Parliament member, Maximilian Krah, to lead the Party's 2024 European Union election campaign.

29/07/2023

Poland

Poland faces complaint from Germany over waste

The complaint is a step toward taking Germany to the European Court of Justice.

26/07/2023

Experiences

Paris, Vienna, Split: The best value sleeper trains in Europe

With welcome packs, bike storage and spectacular views, these budget sleeper train trips are also more enjoyable than taking the plane.

26/07/2023

Germany

Teachers who called out far-right activities at school face threats

The two teachers say students greeted each other with Nazi salutes, threatened to beat up immigrant classmates and were homophobic and sexist.

25/07/2023

Culture news

Berlin's new culture budget more than double England's arts spending

Last week Berlin’s Senator for Culture announced a massive amount of funding for the art institutions in Germany's capital, putting the city’s financial support to culture in stark contrast with the UK.

25/07/2023

Germany

German right U-turn on far-right cooperation within 24 hours

The proposal sparked an instant - and fierce - outcry from across the political spectrum.

24/07/2023

Culture news

Did a right-wing German tabloid invent ‘Barbie’?

The Lilli doll, created by the Bild tabloid, went from a spur-of-the-moment cartoon to a gag gift for adults in Germany before being seen as an inspiration for young women in the US.

22/07/2023

Mobility

Tesla aims to double capacity at European assembly plant

If Tesla's plans are approved, the site will become Germany's largest automotive plant, ahead of Volkswagen's historic stronghold in Wolfsburg.

21/07/2023

Germany

German police end hunt for lioness and believe creature was wild boar

Police had used drones, helicopters and infrared cameras in their search but called it off after consulting with experts.

21/07/2023