Germany

Culture news

How VR is keeping Holocaust memories alive

This is the first AI and metaverse Holocaust education experience in Germany. It is a collaboration between StoryFile, the World Jewish Congress, and Meta.

09/06/2023

Culture news

Rammstein fans attending shows despite sexual assault accusations

The accusations levelled against Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann have fans divided. German politicians state that there is so far no legal grounds to cancel the band's European tour dates.

08/06/2023

Germany

Germany tighens borders as far-right support surges

Authorities in Germany are tightening controls on the border with Poland in a bid to curb illegal migration but some fear it is simply a response to a rise in support for the right-wing in the country.

08/06/2023

Germany

Germany prepares to host NATO's biggest ever air exercise over Europe

Germany is hosting NATO's biggest ever air exercise over Europe next week with 250 planes from member countries simulating the alliance's response to an attack on Europe. The exercise could cause some disruption to civilian flight schedules and create extra noise.

07/06/2023

Earth News

UN climate talks kick off in Germany with no final agenda

The Bonn Climate Change Conference is seen as a mid-way check for how international climate talks will take shape in December.

06/06/2023

Earth News

Crackdown on protests increased support, claims Last Generation

Despite increased violence and police raids, the protest group says hundreds of people showed up for street blockades in May and June.

06/06/2023

Culture news

Rammstein: Accusations of sexual assault mount against Till Lindemann

The testimony of an Irish fan against lead singer Till Lindemann has encouraged dozens of women to share their experiences, revealing a systematic process of abuse.

05/06/2023

Germany

German far right surges in polls, alarming mainstream parties

Alternative for Germany rejects claims that it is linked to extremists, but head of domestic intelligence has warned of 'astonishing parallels' with the 1920s and 1930s

02/06/2023

Health news

This quantum tech can make MRI imaging 100,000 times stronger

NVision leverages quantum technology to make MRI imaging 100,000 times more precise, using existing machines.

02/06/2023

Germany

Russia to close four out of five consulates in Germany

Russo-German relations are at a new low after the German government announced on Wednesday that Russia will have to close four out of its five consultants across Germany.

31/05/2023

Germany

Seven arrested in Germany for allegedly funding IS terror group

Arrests targeted a network that allegedly used Telegram to send money to Syria via intermediaries.

31/05/2023

Earth News

Climate activists are a ‘moral voice’, UN chief says after German raid

António Guterres' spokesperson has praised the ‘moral voice’ of climate activists after German raids.

29/05/2023

Germany

German Chanceller Olaf Scholz visits Baltic leaders for Ukraine talks

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has met the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in the capital Tallinn, as well as, the prime ministers of neighbouring Latvia and Lithuania.

26/05/2023

Culture news

Roger Waters investigated for Nazi imagery at German concerts

Controversy and accusations of antisemitism have dogged the ageing rocker's tour since the beginning.

26/05/2023

Economy

Why has Germany gone into recession?

Analysts worry the German economy could become "the black sheep of Europe".

26/05/2023

Germany

Germany slips into recession, economy shrank 0.3% in first quarter

The figures were a blow to the German government, which last month boldly doubled its growth forecast for this year after a feared winter energy crunch failed to materialise.

25/05/2023

Tech News

How Germany is bidding to become Europe’s leading chip producer

Germany wants to end Europe’s semiconductor dependence on Asia. Is it up to the challenge?

24/05/2023

Earth News

Why are German police raiding climate activists’ properties?

German police are conducting searches in investigation of climate activist group Last Generation.

24/05/2023

Germany

Germany housing crisis hitting refugees hard

With an 80 per cent increase in asylum applications this year, Berlin and other German cities are setting up container homes amid a backdrop of far-right protests.

23/05/2023

Germany

Germany spy chief warns Russia is stoking anti-government sentiment

The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned of a rise in anti-government extremism that seeks to divide society and topple the government.

22/05/2023

Germany

Ex-Audi head pleads guilty in 'dieselgate' emissions scandal

Rupert Stadler entered the plea under an agreement with the judge and prosecutors that provides probation instead of jail time and orders him to pay a 1.1 million euro fine in return for a thorough admission of guilt.

16/05/2023

Germany

Euroviews. Have we learned anything from the Nazi book burnings 90 years ago?

Nearly a century after the nascent flames of the Holocaust engulfed the voices of Jewish authors, with just a phone and an internet connection, we can fight back and teach the importance of free speech and understanding, Dr Shmuel Rosenman writes.

16/05/2023

Culture news

Five men convicted over 2019 Dresden jewel heist

Six members of a notorious criminal gang have been on trial in Germany over the spectacular heist in which 18th-century jewels were snatched from the state museum in Dresden.

16/05/2023

Germany

Germany welcomes president Zelenskyy with open arms

Zelenskyy then travelled to Paris, where urgent military aid and assistance were top of the agenda with French President Emmanuel Macron.

14/05/2023

Travel News

German train strike: 50-hour Deutsche Bahn walkout called off

Deutsche Bahn workers have called off a 50-hour strike after reaching an agreement with the rail operator.

14/05/2023

Germany

Germany announces €2.7 billion in new military aid to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly set to visit Berlin on Sunday

13/05/2023