Germany

Germany

Berlin march against anti-semitism: 4 questions answered

People in Berlin will be handed Jewish headgear at an event today. Here's why:

25/04/2018

Germany

France and Germany sign off on requirements of new fighter jet

The warplane, which kicks off a joint fighter jet programme between the two counties, will be able to command a squadron of weapons, including drones.

25/04/2018

Germany

Germany and USA far apart on trade

Merkel may need to deal with the dealmaker, says analyst

25/04/2018

Germany

Crosses ordered onto walls of all Bavarian government buildings

Religious symbol or cultural identity? A new law that instruct government buildings in Bavaria to display the cross has sparked controversy.

24/04/2018

Germany

First female leader for Germany’s Social Democrats

Andrea Nahles is elected leader of Germany’s Social Democrats becoming its first female leader.

22/04/2018

Germany

German town holds festival for peace in protest at neo-Nazi event

Many local residents protested against a far-right rock festival held on Adolf Hitler's birthday by staging a festival for peace.

21/04/2018

Germany

Deutsche Bank accidently makes €28 billion transfer

Deutsche Bank has blamed an 'operational error' for the accidental transfer of a whopping €28 billion.

20/04/2018

Germany

Mass evacuation in Berlin as WW2 bomb defused

A large area in central Berlin is to be evacuated as authorities dispose of a World War Two bomb.

20/04/2018

Germany

Suspect in Berlin anti-Semitism convicted to four weeks' detention

A 19-year-old suspect in Berlin's most recent anti-Semitism attack was convicted to four weeks' juvenile detention.

19/04/2018

Germany

Watch again: Macron and Merkel want to agree Eurozone reform by June

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron say they want to agree Eurozone reforms by June.

19/04/2018

Germany

10,000 refugees from Middle East, North Africa to resettle in Germany

Around 10,000 refugees from North Africa and the Middle East will be allowed into Germany from Greece, the European Commission has confirmed.

19/04/2018

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Germans make the most of unseasonally warm weather

Locals soaked in the sun in parks and waterways across the country

18/04/2018

Germany

German theatre offers free seats to spectators wearing swastikas

German prosecutors said Wednesday that they would not investigate a theatre offering free tickets to people who accept to wear a swastika during a play named after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, because of artistic freedom laws.

18/04/2018

Germany

Germany's first ISS commander promises to be a "nice boss"

Alexander Gerst to take the helm in September.

18/04/2018

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For the first time in its life, an 18-week old polar bear cub left its birthing box

The cub Nanook was born on 4 December 2017 and enjoyed a swim in a pool with his mother at Gelsenkirchen's zoological garden, Germany.

13/04/2018

Economy

New streamlined structure for VW

The restructuring comes in the face of increasing challenges from self-driving and electric cars.

13/04/2018

Germany

'Little enquiry' letter by anti-immigrant AfD links severe disability with immigration

An enquiry by MPs of Germany's right-wing populist AfD is seeking data on the number of children of immigrant background born with severe disabilities that may have resulted from marriage inside the family.

12/04/2018

Germany

Is Volkswagen CEO Mathias Mueller on the way out?

German car manufacturer might replace CEO with former BMW executive Herbert Diess

10/04/2018

Germany

Thousands stranded as public sector & ground staff strike hits German airports

Verdi union reports strong support as industrial action hits services and facilities in several states.

10/04/2018

Germany

German far-right MP under fire over Münster attack tweets

Beatrix von Storch faces calls for her resignation over Islamophobic tweets in the aftermath of the deadly van rampage in Münster on Saturday.

09/04/2018

Germany

Airport strike in Germany and action in France promises misery for air travelers

German unions striking for higher pay in industrial action planned deep into the month, while French action a sign of possible things to come this summer.

09/04/2018

Germany

'Too many’ migrants in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call?

Skeptical of multi-culturalism in Germany? Feel let down by mainstream politics on the issue of immigrants? Ali Can, founder of the ‘concerned citizens hotline’, wants to talk.

09/04/2018

Germany

Authorities in Muenster say suspect had mental health problems. No evidence found of links to extremists

A memorial service was held for victims and their families over the weekend

09/04/2018

Germany

Six arrests in Berlin after foiling an alleged knife attack at half marathon

Police arrested the men, who are aged between eighteen and twenty-one, after carrying out searches in the area.

08/04/2018

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German interior minister pays respects at scene of Muenster attack

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told reporters on Sunday (April 8) that the van attack outside a Muenster restaurant was an "absolute tragedy".

08/04/2018

Germany

Delays in deactivating an old WWII bomb in a garden in Germany

After the discovery of a British aerial bomb in Paderborn in Western Germany, the start of the bomb deactivation has been delayed. According to the police, there were still people in the cordoned off area.

08/04/2018