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Ex-Wirecard boss and two former executives on trial for fraud

The collapse of the financial services company Wirecard has been described as the biggest case of fraud in post-war Germany.

Germany

Germany braced for 'second wave of arrests' in far-right 'coup plot'

German police said they are looking at dozens more people who they think might be connected to the plan to overthrow the Berlin government of Chancellor Scholz.

Germany

Germany raids: Extreme right group had plan for coup d'état

Extreme right group raids in Germany had plans for coup d'état, says Haldenwang

My Europe Series

How Germany's role in Europe has changed after one year of Scholz

"(Scholz) doesn’t like taking risks. He’s not really taking the lead on Ukraine; neither in domestic politics nor on the European level," one expert said.

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Germany

Former executives on trial in Germany's biggest post-war fraud scandal

The financial scandal cost German banks an estimated €3.1 billion in loans and writedowns.

Germany

Germany arrests four members of suspected migrant smuggling ring

The criminal gang allegedly trafficked Middle Eastern migrants to Germany via Poland and Belarus.

Ukraine

Suspect embassy packages had a German shipping address, says Kyiv

Each of the parcels had the shipping address of a Tesla car dealership near Stuttgart.

My Europe Series

How a year of Olaf Scholz has changed and shaped Germany

Scholz was sworn in as Germany's new chancellor on 8 December 2021.

Germany

Prince, politician, paratrooper: Who's accused over Germany coup plot?

With an estimated 20,000 members, the Reichsbürger movement brings together strands of disaffected, anti-establishment, right-wingers and others: those either angry at the post-WWII federal republic, or nostalgic for a Germany long gone.

Germany

Far-right terror suspects held in Germany over 'armed coup' plot

Officials said 25 people were detained as police carried out nationwide raids over an alleged plot to overthrow the government and install a former member of Germany's royal family as leader.

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Santa Run, Stollen festival or an iconic Christmas market? Germany and Italy are kicking off the festive season with the return of some beloved traditions which had been put on hold due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Germany

Teenage girl dies after knife attack near school in southern Germany

A 13-year-old girl was also seriously injured after the incident near Ulm.

Germany

Scholz tells Putin to withdraw troops before any peace talks can begin

The German Chancellor and Russian President held their first phone call since mid-September.

Art

Max Beckmann painting breaks Germany art auction record

Pink-Yellow portrait by expressionist artist Max Beckmann breaks German Art Auction record in Berlin.

Qatar

Germany crash out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica

Germany's win was not enough to keep them in the tournament after Japan caused an upset by beating Spain.

Germany

Germany and Norway announce plan to protect maritime infrastructure

The initiative follows suspicious drone sightings around Norway's offshore oil rigs and suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Sport

World Cup catch-up: Germany and Belgium eliminated, Japan stun Spain

Here's our at-a-glance look at Thursday's matches as teams battled for a place in the last 16 in Qatar.

Germany

Germany's parliament recognises Ukraine's 1930s famine as 'genocide'

Germany has recognised the 1930s famine in Soviet Ukraine which killed millions under Joseph Stalin as a "genocide".

Germany

Poacher given life in prison for shooting dead two police officers

The man killed the officers in January after they stopped him on suspicion of poaching.

World News

Germany announces plans to speed up naturalisation process

Germany has outlined plans to allow people who live in the country to become citizens faster