Germany German election tool helps voters choose between 40 parties The 'Wahl-O-Mat' compares a voter's political positions with the positions of Germany's political parties. 20/09/2021
Germany Disadvantaged children in Germany bear the brunt of school closures Disadvantaged families in Germany have been hit hard by the pandemic. Problems that already existed have been made worse and many parents lost their service sector jobs. 'Die Arche' is an association trying to help these families by giving the children a meal and a hand with education. 20/09/2021
World News German elections: 'One week to go but still no clear winner' Euronews correspondent from the German desk Lena Roche explains how the week has folded for the candidates as well as the German voters. 17/09/2021
My Europe Series Germany's energy transition is at the heart of the 2021 federal election One of the main questions in Germany’s election battle is how the country can manage its energy transition. Major political parties back solar and wind solutions, but red tape and angry locals are slowing down change. 17/09/2021
Green News Greenpeace pulls stunt to demand a climate chancellor in Germany "If you want to take responsibility for the whole of Germany as chancellor, you have to put the protection of the climate and the people at the centre of politics." 17/09/2021
Tech News Facebook bans German accounts under new 'social harm' policy Posts from the accounts included one making the debunked claim that vaccines create viral variants and another that wished death upon police officers who broke up violent anti-lockdown protests in Berlin. 17/09/2021
Germany Deutsche Bahn agrees pay deal with drivers' union to end strikes GDL union said that Deutsche Bahn had agreed to a "good compromise" and that train drivers would receive sufficient pay rises. 16/09/2021
My Europe Series How does Europe's largest Afghan diaspora view the crisis back home? Germany has more Afghans than any other country in Europe. 15/09/2021
Albania Brussels must not invent new conditions for EU membership, says Merkel The comments came as Merkel was in the Western Balkans meeting heads of government from Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. 15/09/2021
Germany Culprit is anybody's gas as balloon causes blackout in Germany Police are appealing for information after a foil balloon caused a power outage around the eastern city of Dresden. 14/09/2021
Germany Germany compensates hundreds convicted under homosexuality law Germany's justice ministry said it had so far paid out nearly €860,000 in 249 cases. 14/09/2021
Germany Majority of Europeans think Germany's star is fading, reveals new poll Germans are the most pessimistic of a dozen EU countries surveyed, with 52% seeing their nation as a declining power. 14/09/2021
Green News Watch thousands of environmentalists protest at a German motor show Almost 25,000 people took part in the rallies. 13/09/2021
Germany German election: Laschet goes on the attack against frontrunner Scholz Merkel's CDU-CSU bloc has been languishing in the polls, currently projected to secure around 21% of the vote— a historically low level. 13/09/2021
World News Germany's ruling coalition trails in polls, two weeks before election If polls are correct, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling centre-right bloc is heading for a historic defeat in the county's federal election on September 26 12/09/2021
No Comment Berlin's leather lovers listen to classical music in a church The "Classic meets fetish" evening regularly brings together about a hundred members of the gay community, all dressed in leather, to listen to classical music. 12/09/2021
World News Germany's Merkel pays farewell visit to Warsaw Despite multiple disagreements, Poland and Germany have found common cause over the migration pressure that they say Belarus is putting on the European Union. 11/09/2021
Russia As Nord Stream 2 is completed, Ukraine pledges to continue its fight Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the new gas pipeline as a powerful geopolitical weapon for Russia. 10/09/2021
Europe Decoded Instagram influencers must label paid adverts, says German court Social media influencers who receive money from companies to promote products must clearly label such posts as adverts, Germany's federal court has ruled. 09/09/2021
Germany Two German ministries searched in money laundering investigation Investigators have searched the German ministries of finance and justice on suspicion of withholding evidence on money laundering cases. 09/09/2021