Germany

Germany

German law under fire

Under the NetzDG law, companies with more than two million registered users in Germany are required to establish a procedure to receive and review complaints of alleged illegal content.

14/02/2018

Germany

Dresden marks World War II bombings

The strikes by Britain's Royal Air Force decimated the city, just months before the end of the Second World War.

14/02/2018

Germany

German Election: AI program shows bias

Researchers used artificial intelligence to compare the manifestos of the German parties with the coalition agreement. And it showed that 70 percent of the content referred to the SPD manifesto and only 30 percent to that of the conservatives

13/02/2018

Germany

68th Berlin International Film Festival opens on Thursday.

The festival opens with Wes Anderson’s "Isle of Dogs," the second stop-motion animation from the American director.

13/02/2018

Germany

Merkel defends coalition deal on German TV

In an interview with the ZDF public broadcaster, she commented on the rising displeasure among conservatives over her decision to give the SPD the powerful finance ministry

12/02/2018

Germany

Satirical floats feature Kim Jong Un, Merkel, and Brexit at carnival

Satirical floats featuring Kim Jong Un playing with a nuclear bomb is among the irreverent favourites at this year's Cologne Carnival.

12/02/2018

Germany

Party praises Schulz for refusing government role in coalition deal

Andrea Nahles, the favourite to lead the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), described Martin Schulz's decision as "remarkable and humane".

09/02/2018

Economy

Germany and France will ensure Europe's stability - Tusk

The head of the EU Council has visited Angela Merkel to congratulate her on forming a governing coalition.

08/02/2018

Germany

SPD party members will decide Germany's fate

Germany's long-awaited coalition needs the backing of the party's young voters.

08/02/2018

Germany

Institutions across Europe welcome the German government’s new coaliti

The European Commissioner for economic and financial affairs said the deal was good news for Germany, but also for the European Union.

07/02/2018

Cinema

68th Berlinale programme announced

This year's Berlinale film festival will be a platform for debating the "MeToo" movement highlighting sexual harassment against women

07/02/2018

Germany

Coalition deal is reached in Germany

A grand coalition deal has been struck in Germany between Angela Merkel's CDU party and the SPD. Their leader, Martin Schulz has also announced that he will be stepping down from his role to join to government

07/02/2018

Germany

SPD-CDU "grand coalition" for Germany on hold

All-night talks yet to bear fruit as many SPD rank and file call for any deal with Angela Merkel to be rejected.

07/02/2018

Eco-Innovation

70 years of Porsche

The iconic brand celebrates with a huge exhibition in Los Angeles.

06/02/2018

Germany

German parties make final push to revive grand coalition

A deal on health care and labour reforms are needed to prevent Germany from facing a second election within four months.

06/02/2018

Germany

How fall of the Berlin Wall paved way for Germany’s populists

Today many Easterners can't help but feel they were merely absorbed by their more wealthy, Western neighbors, rather than joining as equal partners.

05/02/2018

Germany

Merkel and Schulz fail to produce coalition deal

Talks have made progress but differences over labour and healthcare remain

05/02/2018

Germany

"Tough" coaltion talks continue in Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived on Sunday for what many hope are her last round of talks with the Social Democrats.

04/02/2018

Germany

Rival rallies highlight migrant tensions in German city

Feelings are running high in Cottbus after knife crime attacks

04/02/2018

Living

Versace retrospective opened in Berlin

More than 100 outfits created by Versace went on show in the Kronprinzenpalais.

02/02/2018

Germany

Far-right politician who converted to Islam vows to stay in his party

Ahmad Wagner faced fierce criticism from colleagues in the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — which has long campaigned against Islam — after it was revealed last month he converted to the religion.

01/02/2018

Cult

Versace retrospective to open in Berlin

Over 100 pieces of clothing designed by Italian designer Gianni Versace will be on show in the German capital.

31/01/2018

Next Series

So you want to be an astronaut?

euronews takes you on a 360 tour of Europe's astronaut training centre in Cologne.

31/01/2018

Germany

Volkswagen's CEO calls diesel test "unethical" and "repulsive"

Volkswagen's CEO has described one of the company's pollution tests which involved monkeys and humans inhaling diesel fumes unethical and repulsive.

30/01/2018

Living

Handmade shoes with fish leather from Bavaria

A pair of shoes for 20 years - Bavarian shoemakers produce high-quality shoes using leather made from fish skin

30/01/2018

Germany

German government blasts 'unjustifiable' fume tests on humans

BMW Group and Daimler claim they were not aware the exhaust fumes tests were being tested on humans and monkeys — while Volkswagen concedes some of its employees may have been aware of the testing at the time.

29/01/2018