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Germany

Gates Foundation commits extra €1.23 billion to eradicate polio

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit €1.23 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide, at the 2022 World Health Summit in Berlin.

17/10/2022

Germany

Scholz advocates for a future 36-member EU 'of free and equal people'

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke at the Congress of the Party of European Socialists in Berlin, calling for more military autonomy of the EU and expansion reforms

16/10/2022

Germany

Pawnbrokers the winners as economic reality bites in Germany

"We have never seen such an increase," said German pawnbroker Nikolaus Bode

13/10/2022

Climate

Why is Greta arguing that Germany should keep its nuclear plants open?

The German government has re-activated several coal and oil power plants, despite warnings it could default on its climate goals.

12/10/2022

Europe News

German suspect in McCann case charged with 5 unrelated sexual offences

The five other charges range from rape to sexual abuse of children.

11/10/2022

Europe News

Germany struggles to find housing for more than one million refugees

The number of asylum-seekers from other countries has meanwhile jumped by a third compared to last year.

11/10/2022

Germany

Scholz's Social Democrats projected to win state vote in Germany

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left party won a German state election Sunday, projections showed.

09/10/2022

Germany

'Sabotage' disrupts train travel in northern Germany

Trains in northern Germany were interrupted for nearly 3 hours on Saturday morning, while strikes in the UK have halted 80% of services.

08/10/2022

Germany

Merkel wins award for Germany's open door policy to refugees

"By helping more than one million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela Merkel has shown great moral and political courage."

04/10/2022

Germany

Turkish president Erdoğan sues German MP over 'little sewer rat' slur

Wolfgang Kubicki, an FDP lawmaker, has said he is unconcerned about the lawsuit.

30/09/2022

Travel News

German Christmas markets are being asked to dim the lights this year

Switching off Christmas lights could help save energy as well as protect the environment, nonprofit Deutsche Umwelthilfe says.

30/09/2022

Europe News

Germany to spend €200 billion to tackle high energy prices

Germany is paying a high price for its dependence on Russian gas, which accounted for 55% of its gas imports before the war in Ukraine.

29/09/2022

Europe Decoded

Debunked: German army will not be patrolling streets from 1 October

Social media users have falsely claimed that the country's military have been given new or expanded powers.

29/09/2022

Europe News

We should take Putin's words seriously, says Angela Merkel

"Taking words seriously, not dismissing them out of hand as just a bluff, but dealing with them seriously is by no means a sign of weakness or appeasement, but a sign of political wisdom," Merkel said.

29/09/2022

Germany

German woman charged with crimes against humanity and IS membership

Prosecutors say the suspect kept a Yazidi slave at her home after fleeing to join the so-called Islamic State group.

28/09/2022

Culture news

Wedding dresses donated for Ukraine

What do you do with your wedding dress once the big day is over? A new initiative in Berlin donates wedding dresses to Ukraine to raise money for the war-torn country.

28/09/2022

Climate

Germans v government: ‘I’m suing for my right to breathe clean air’

From Berlin to Munich, people are breathing air containing five times the amount of toxic pollution that scientists know is dangerous.

27/09/2022

Europe News

German population hits a record 84 million due to Ukraine refugees

The influx of Ukrainian refugees to Germany has pushed the country's population to a new all-time high of more than 84 million, the German Federal Statistical Office said on Tuesday.

27/09/2022

My Europe Series

Is democracy failing Berliners over controversial housing referendum?

In a September 2021 referendum, Berliners voted for housing to be seized from so-called mega landlords. A year on, it's still not happened.

26/09/2022

Germany

German government nationalises Uniper to secure energy supply

Berlin has announced a deal to inject 8 billion euros into the country's biggest importer of Russian gas, nationalising Uniper in a move to control its energy supply.

21/09/2022

My Europe Series

Five ways a groundbreaking €9 rail pass changed Germany

It's been hailed a success and won admirers across Europe, but how did Germany's summer-long €9 rail pass change the country?

20/09/2022

Food and Drink

Oktoberfest 2022 in pictures: Germany's largest beer festival returns

Oktoberfest: Germany's boozy folk festival makes its returns

20/09/2022

Germany

Berlin Humboldt Forum to return Benin bronze sculptures to Africa

The Berlin Humboldt Forum opens fully to the public this week with a very modern take on the display of cultural items from around the world and a debate on whether some of them should be returned to their homelands.

18/09/2022

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Oktoberfest, the famous German beer festival, is back.

The Oktoberfest, Germany's famous beer festival, opens in Munich after a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic.

17/09/2022

Germany

In pictures: Oktoberfest returns following 2 year hiatus

Germany's legendary beer festival is back for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.

17/09/2022

Culture news

This German Passion Play has been performed every decade since 1634

Euronews Culture speaks to Frederik Mayet who plays Jesus in the once in a decade performances of the Oberammergau Passion Play.

16/09/2022