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Germany

Mass fish die-off sparks political row between Poland and Germany

Experts in the Czech Republic, the UK and the Netherlands are helping the investigation into the hundreds of tonnes of fish found dead in the Oder River.

22/08/2022

Green News

Berlin’s 23,000 gaslights could go electric due to energy squeeze

The European city with the world’s largest surviving gaslight network will have to give up the ghost if a gas emergency is declared.

19/08/2022

Germany

Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers

Many German citizens are struggling with soaring energy costs following Russia’s war on Ukraine.

19/08/2022

Germany

Germany's Chancellor Scholz faces grilling over financial scandal

Investigators are looking into whether political leaders - among them Olaf Scholz - pressured Hamburg's municipal tax office into waiving tens of millions of euros in tax fees.

19/08/2022

Germany

The leaning tower of Bremerhaven was 'a disaster waiting to happen'

An iconic lighthouse in the northern German city's port is in danger of collapsing.

18/08/2022

Germany

Shipping traffic briefly halted on Rhine as cargo vessel breaks down

The blockage occurred at a time when ships are already facing record low water levels on the river amid a drought.

18/08/2022

Europe News

Gas crisis: Germans rush to stock up on coal for winter warmth

Gas crisis: Germans rush to stock up on coal for winter warmth

17/08/2022

Germany

German police investigate Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark

Chancellor Olaf Scholz had slammed the remarks, saying that "any relativisation of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable."

17/08/2022

Germany

Life sentence for German driver who killed six in car-ramming attack

Prosecutors said Bernd Weimann tried to kill as many people as possible when he drove his SUV at high speed into a pedestrian zone in December 2020.

16/08/2022

Mobility

BMW test car involved in fatal crash in Germany 'wasn't self-driving'

A 33-year-old woman was killed in the four-car incident in southern Germany after a BMW iX test car veered into traffic.

16/08/2022

Nature

German outdoor cat ban temporarily lifted - but why?

Cat owners in this German town no longer face €50,000 fines for letting their felines roam free.

16/08/2022

Germany

Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban

Chancellor Scholz says the EU should not be making it more difficult for Russians who want to flee Putin's regime, to leave the country.

16/08/2022

Germany

Ukraine war: Refugees find solace at a Berlin art collective

A group of Ukrainian artists have moved in together in an art collective, with the support of German cultural organisations.

12/08/2022

Germany

Ex-chancellor Schröder sues German parliament over lost privileges

Schröder has been widely criticised for his ties with Russia after the country invaded Ukraine.

12/08/2022

Germany

Scores injured in rollercoaster crash at Legoland in southern Germany

Two roller coaster trains crashed into each other at the amusement park, injuring at least 34 people.

11/08/2022

Germany

Pressure grows on German chancellor Scholz over alleged tax scam ties

Scholz has denied wrongdoing but is facing fresh questions over his meetings with a private bank in 2016 and 2017.

11/08/2022

Germany

Rhine river so low cargo ships might not get through, say officials

The Rhine is one of Germany's key water routes for transporting goods, and vessels with bigger drafts might not be able to use the river if levels continue to fall.

10/08/2022

Business

German glass bottle producer for Gucci and L'Oréal faces shutdown

German glass bottle producer Heinz-Glas is heavily dependent on gas. The age-old industry now faces a potential shutdown as the country scrambles to ration reserves in a bid to survive the winter months.

09/08/2022

Germany

Party officials reject bid to expel former German chancellor Schröder

The SPD committee did note that Schröder's actions had damaged the party but did not break their rules.

08/08/2022

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Christopher Street Day in Hamburg

In the north German town of Hamburg, about 250 000 people celebrated Christopher Street Day in a long parade crossing the inner city.

07/08/2022

Germany

Berlin blaze under control but fears of further explosions persist

Authorities on Friday are hoping to get a closer look at the ammunition site, with help from armoured vehicles and robots.

05/08/2022

Germany

Powered by poo: German energy plant makes biogas from manure

With Germany scrambling to find alternatives to Russian natural gas, an energy plant in Zerbsk is producing biogas made from chicken and cow manure.

04/08/2022

Germany

Fire at Berlin's forest rages on as efforts to contain it continue

Some 10,000 square metres of one of the German capital's most extensive city forests have been affected, while the situation remains dangerous.

04/08/2022

Europe News

Scholz 'calls Putin's bluff' over turbine at centre of gas dispute

According to the German leader, a turbine needed for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that Gazprom says is not ready, is in fact ready and can be delivered to Russia.

03/08/2022

Germany

Sales of electric heaters soar in Germany amid winter gas crisis fears

Germany is heavily reliant on Russian gas imports and Berlin fears supplies will be cut this winter over the war in Ukraine.

03/08/2022

Germany

Germany accuses Russia of power play over gas supply

"It's a power play": Germany not impressed by Russia's politcal shouldering over gas

29/07/2022