Germany Germany football coach Joachim Löw to quit post after Euro 2020 Germany's football federation said Löw asked to terminate his contract, which was to run through the 2022 World Cup, after this year's delayed tournament. 09/03/2021
Germany Germany hopes for opening-up by late May Merkel's chief of staff says Germany can return to full normality in the summer if vaccine manufacturers keep to their delivery pledges and no new coronavirus mutation upends vaccination plans. 06/03/2021
Germany 'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn' wins best film at Berlinale Judges said the Romanian satirical movie, about a teacher facing scrutiny over a sex tape, "captures on screen the very content and essence, the mind and body, the values and the raw flesh of our present moment in time". 05/03/2021
Germany Brussels probes Germany's €4.35 billion coal plant pay-off plan Germany has planned to phase out coal from its energy mix by 2038. As part of this, it has proposed to give €4.35 billion to plant operators to compensate for lost profits due to the early closures. 02/03/2021
Germany Germany: Experts warn COVID taking heavy toll on youth mental health While not as at risk to the disease as adults, youths may be more vulnerable to the collateral mental health effects of the pandemic, warned experts. 27/02/2021
The Cube Angela Merkel did not "refuse" the AstraZeneca vaccine Newspapers claimed the German Chancellor refused to have the vaccine. However, she wasn't offered it because she is above the age threshold. 26/02/2021
Germany Blow for smugglers as Hamburg makes Europe's biggest cocaine seizure The cocaine was found in more than 1,700 tin cans that had been filled with putty, Hamburg's customs office said. 24/02/2021
no comment Children return to primary schools and nurseries in parts of Germany The move comes despite signs that the decline in COVID-19 case numbers is flattening out again and even rising in some areas. 22/02/2021
Places EU takes Germany to court for failing to protect nature The country has failed to implement laws that focus on the conservation of wildlife and plants. 22/02/2021
no comment Carnival floats wheeled through Dusseldorf's quiet streets Not quite the normal atmosphere in Dusseldorf this year. 15/02/2021
Germany Germany tightens border controls over fears of COVID-19 variants With some exceptions, Germany's border with the Czech Republic is closed along with the frontier with Austria's Tyrol province. 14/02/2021
no comment Car-nival season in Germany as revellers confined to their vehicles Each car was allowed to hold a maximum of three persons from two different households and the fans were asked to stay inside their cars for the entire concerts. 12/02/2021
Germany German state to scrap nighttime COVID-19 curfew after court ruling The Administrative Court in Baden-Wurttemberg ruled the curfew is no longer warranted because the country's epidemiological situation has improved since it was first imposed in mid-December. 09/02/2021
no comment German bakery offers a different kind of vaccine A master confectioner in Passau, Germany, has decided to offer his customers a different kind of vaccine, in a bid to counter some negative news about the coronavirus one. 09/02/2021
