View Germany needs to do more to tackle the climate crisis. It has a chance now to take the lead ǀ View
Ideas Is planting trees the answer to offsetting our Netflix addiction? A new subscription service uses trees to offset users' carbon emissions caused by their streaming habits. 27/05/2020
Germany Protests in Berlin over government's lockdown response Experts say that the demonstrations come from a variety of different political camps united by a shared distrust in the state 25/05/2020
Germany German court rules against VW in 'Dieselgate' compensation scandal About four years after the Volkswagen Diesel scandal broke, Germany's Federal Court passes a binding rule on compensation for consumers 25/05/2020
Germany German theatre company performs in car park due to COVID-19 A theatre company in Germany has turned their car park into a drive-in where the audience can watch from the safety of their cars. 24/05/2020
Germany Lufthansa €9 billion bailout decision expected 'shortly', says Merkel The German government would take up a significant stake in the group threatened by the coronavirus crisis. 21/05/2020
View The German Constitutional Court struck a blow to EU integration. This is how we can save it ǀ View In a single decision, the German Constitutional Court struck two blows at the heart of European integration: its common currency and the primacy of EU law. The next weeks will tell us whether it will lead to disintegration or further integration. 20/05/2020
Germany Bundesliga's back: A quick guide to Germany's top football league Nine games will be played in the German league this weekend - and all of them are being televised. Los geht's! 15/05/2020
The Cube 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
View 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
Germany Why Germany's slaughterhouses are hot spots for the COVID-19 pandemic Unions say much of the cheap meat on our supermarket shelves is slaughtered by migrant workers who earn low wages, live in cramped shared accommodation and operate in crowded working conditions even in the midst of a pandemic. 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
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
brussels bureau EU to evaluate possible infringement proceedings against Germany Government bond-buying is at the centre of a complex legal row, bringing national and federal justice into the spotlight. 08/05/2020
Germany Why isn't VE Day a public holiday in Germany? A movement is growing to make May 8 a holiday to mark the end of World War Two. 08/05/2020
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
View 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
Germany Volunteers search for missing soldiers 75 years after Second World War Volunteers work to dig up bodies in Klessin, Germany to bring closure to families whose loved ones have only ever been a statistic. 05/05/2020
no comment Ford's Europe HQ back at work as production restarts in first gear Ford has restarted production at its main European car plants with strict standards on social distancing and safety precautions. 04/05/2020
no comment German party-goers dance the night away under lockdown thanks to 'car-disco' Despite strict social-distancing guidelines currently in place in Germany, people in the town of Schüttorf managed to party the night away as they attended a disco from the safety of their cars. 02/05/2020
no comment Police keep close eye on May Day gatherings in Germany In Berlin's Kreuzberg district, anti-capitalist demonstrators try to gather, while 5,000 police officers were mobilised throughout the German capital to enforce the ban on demonstrations involving more than 20 people 02/05/2020
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
Germany German police arrest over 100 during anti-lockdown protest Gatherings of more than 20 people are banned in the German capital to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but opposition to the lockdown is growing. 25/04/2020
no comment Protests over climate change continue in Berlin In Berlin, activists on Friday collected thousands of protest banners and posters, and placed them in key locations around the government district of the German capital 24/04/2020
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
