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Anti-tracking fashion: Startup makes clothes to thwart AI cameras

Face-like prints, special cuts and shielding smartphone pockets: Urban Privacy wants to hinder surveillance, while police increasingly rely on smart cameras.

13/07/2026

Mobility

Germany wants Lime and Bolt to foot the bill for e-scooter accidents

Rental scooters represented around one-fifth of insured e-scooters in 2023 but accounted for roughly 40% of claims.

10/07/2026

Business

Volkswagen lacks backing for overhaul plan with up to 100,000 job cuts

Volkswagen's proposed restructuring plan failed to win backing from the labour bloc on the company's supervisory board on Thursday, leaving uncertainty over additional job cuts and factory closures. The carmaker nevertheless laid out plans to reduce production capacity and simplify its model range.

10/07/2026

Business

Volkswagen risks 'major conflict' with staff over cost-cutting drive

Chief Executive Oliver Blume is considering cutting 100,000 jobs worldwide, around 16% of Volkswagen's global workforce, and closing three Volkswagen plants in Germany as well as one Audi factory,

09/07/2026

Europe News

US approves sale of Tomahawk missiles to Germany, Merz says

The United States committed to granting formal approval for the sale of Tomahawk missiles and ground-based Typhoon launchers by August, although the number of missiles acquired would remain classified.

09/07/2026

Europe News

Sixteen-year-old arrested over Bavaria school attack, police say

Police said people should avoid the area following the incident in Schongau, a town just north of the Alps of some 12,000 inhabitants.

08/07/2026

The Cube

Fake videos exploit Germany's East-West divide before key elections

Researchers say a coordinated influence campaign they suspect to be linked to Moscow is impersonating German media to exploit East-West divisions ahead of Germany's September state elections.

08/07/2026

Ecotech

German households gaining ‘energy independence’ with battery boom

“Consumers have recognised how useful and profitable batteries are, especially in combination with solar systems, heat pumps and EVs.”

08/07/2026

Europe News

Could military-age Ukrainian men lose protection status in Germany?

More than 260,000 Ukrainians of fighting age are living in Germany. As Kyiv and Berlin discuss ways to encourage their return, the question is: would they go back?

07/07/2026

Residences

The Dean Munich marks Irish hotel brand’s second opening in Germany

Located in Munich’s vibrant Westend neighbourhood, the design-led boutique hotel has 281 rooms, three bars, and a Japanese restaurant.

07/07/2026

Europe News

20,000 protest against AfD party conference in Germany

Thüringen police described the protest as "legitimate" but said an AfD constituency office and police officers had been attacked with paint bombs and fireworks.

04/07/2026

Europe News

NATO's drone problem: Can European industry close the gap?

At NATO AIRCOM's Industry Day in Ramstein, Euronews had exclusive access, speaking to military leaders and defence companies about the race to develop cheaper, faster and more effective ways to counter drones.

04/07/2026

Europe News

Security of Baltics is our security, Merz says before NATO summit

Days before the NATO summit in Ankara, Germany’s chancellor and Baltic leaders in Berlin pledged stronger deterrence against Russia and more aid for Ukraine.

03/07/2026

Europe News

Germany's Merz announces sweeping reforms in key breakthrough

After seven hours of talks, the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition agreed on sweeping tax, labour and pension reforms, a breakthrough aimed at reviving the struggling economy and countering the rise of the far right.

02/07/2026

Europe News

Man charged with sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipeline in German court

Nord Stream is a network of pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany to provide Western Europe with natural gas, meaning it provided billions to the Kremlin's coffers.

01/07/2026

Climate

‘Insufficiently prepared’: Germany’s hospitals struggle amid heatwave

“Most intensive care units in Germany are now air-conditioned, but that's about as far as it goes.”

30/06/2026

Europe News

Shooter in child custody dispute kills six at German family shelter

Germany has some of Europe's strictest gun laws that require anyone under 25 to pass a psychiatric exam before applying for a gun licence.

29/06/2026

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Heatwave: Berlin police use water cannon to cool Bruno Mars fans

Berlin police used a water cannon to cool thousands of Bruno Mars fans queuing outside the Olympiastadion as temperatures soared during Europe's heatwave.

29/06/2026

Europe News

Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker

When he drove a car into the Magdeburg Christmas market, he killed six people and injured more than 300. Taleb al Abdulmohsen has now been sentenced to life imprisonment.

26/06/2026

Europe News

German authorities carry out raids over alleged Russian gas sabotage

An investigation is looking into the sale of Gazprom's Berlin-based subsidiary Gazprom Germania, which took place around a month after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

24/06/2026

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Giesinger celebrates Munich beer culture, pushes for Oktoberfest place

Munich Brewers’ Day 2026 brings processions, ceremony and beer celebrations to Marienplatz and Viktualienmarkt, honouring the city’s brewing guild tradition.

24/06/2026

Europe News

German rail network temporary halted due to technical malfunction

Deutsche Bahn said its services were resuming “step by step” after an almost three hour outage which froze all of its operations nationwide.

24/06/2026

Business

Germany to take 40% stake in Leopard tank maker KNDS alongside France

Berlin is preparing to buy a 40% stake in KNDS, the Franco-German group behind the Leopard and Leclerc battle tanks, putting it alongside France as a state shareholder in one of Europe's most important defence firms.

22/06/2026

Culture news

Rare medieval notebook found in Paderborn latrine

Archaeologists have found a medieval notebook in a former latrine in Paderborn. The well-preserved leather, wood and wax object may shed new light on daily life in the 13th and 14th centuries.

21/06/2026

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As Europe bakes, Berlin Zoo’s elephants and bears cool off

Berlin Zoo uses “ice bombs” and water showers to help bears and elephants cool down as Europe faces an intense heatwave this weekend.

19/06/2026

Made in Europe

The world’s first cocoa-free ‘chocolate’ made from sunflower seeds

Do you have a sweet tooth? Let’s dig into the world’s first cocoa-free chocolate alternative made from sunflower seeds. ‘Made in Europe’ learns the secret behind ChoViva, a Bavarian newcomer in the food industry.

19/06/2026