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Travel News

More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights cancelled as staff go on strike

Passengers have been stranded at Germany's busiest airports as strikes add to the ongoing travel chaos in Europe.

27/07/2022

Germany

Hundreds of firefighters battle blazes in Germany and Czech Republic

Hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires in eastern Germany and neighbouring Czech Republic on Tuesday as tourist regions and residential areas are being evacuated.

26/07/2022

Germany

German life expectancy decreased during COVID years

Average life expectancy in Germany dropped noticeably between 2019 and 2021, the national statistics office has said, a change that it attributes to unusually high numbers of deaths during the coronavirus pandemic.

26/07/2022

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Can Europe survive winter this year without Russian gas?

As EU leaders convene this week to discuss Europe's growing energy crisis, questions over how Europeans will heat their homes this winter loom large.

25/07/2022

Germany

Germany bails out gas branch of Finnish state-owned energy supplier

The German government will take a roughly 30% stake in energy supplier Uniper as part of a rescue package prompted by surging prices for natural gas and reduced Russian deliveries,

22/07/2022

Sport

West Germany football legend Uwe Seeler dies aged 85

The powerful, prolific striker famously captained West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.

21/07/2022

Economy

ECB announces larger-than-expected interest rate hike

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the first time in 11 years by a larger-than-expected amount, joining steps already taken by the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks to target stubbornly high inflation.

21/07/2022

Sport

Cologne calls on UEFA for Belarusian club ban

German football club Cologne demands the exclusion of Belarusian teams from European competitions because of the country's support for Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

21/07/2022

Europe News

Nord Stream 1 restarts with fears of reduced capacity

Natural gas has started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance, but the gas flow is expected to fall well short of full capacity.

21/07/2022

Travel News

Could Germany launch €1 a day train tickets to ease cost of living?

Around 31 million of Germany’s special €9 tickets were sold last month, signalling a strong interest in cheap train travel.

19/07/2022

Europe Decoded

Fact check: Did Ukrainian refugees stay at former Nazi camp?

Euronews explores claims spread online that Ukrainian refugees were invited to stay at a former Nazi concentration camp in Germany.

18/07/2022

Green News

40 countries meet to address climate action as Europe is 'burning'

Organisers have billed the two-day gathering as an opportunity to rebuild trust between rich and poor nations ahead of this year's UN climate summit (COP27).

18/07/2022

Germany

Scholz: Germany's fossil fuel power plants reactivation is 'temporary'

In a video address on Saturday, the German chancellor stated that his government remains committed to doing "everything" to combat the climate crisis.

16/07/2022

Germany

Ex-German soldier jailed for planning attack posed as Syrian refugee

Prosecutors had described him as a "far-right terrorist" who had been inspired by extremist ideologies "for several years".

15/07/2022

Green News

Activists blocking Berlin's roads say they aren’t here to be liked

'Uprising of the Last Generation' claims the world has only a few years left to avoid catastrophic levels of global warming.

15/07/2022

Culture news

Telegram has a Holocaust denial problem

A new survey by UNESCO has found a shocking amount of Holocaust denial and distortion across social media platforms, with Telegram the worst offender.

14/07/2022

My Europe Series

'I was praying we would die quickly', Mariupol survivor says

The Lemkin Centre, named after the Polish scientist who coined the term genocide, hopes the gathered testimonies will be used in future war crimes court cases.

12/07/2022

No Comment

Berlin holds 'Rave the Planet Parade' to preserve electronic dance music

Crowds dance on the streets of Berlin in the 'Rave the Planet' parade, a political demonstration dedicated to recognising and preserving electronic dance music culture as a cultural achievement.

09/07/2022

Germany

For sale: Iconic sculpture, careful owner, high maintenance

It's one of the most photographed objects in Frankfurt and regularly features in articles about the European Central Bank.

04/07/2022

Germany

Gas shortage emergency 'would push Hamburg to ration hot water'

Germany has already called on citizens and companies to cut back on energy use amid concerns over supplies from Russia.

04/07/2022

My Europe Series

Does Germany's popular €9-a-month rail pass mask a bigger problem?

From June to August, travellers can enjoy unlimited use of local and regional trains for just €9 a month.

01/07/2022

Germany

German police arrest man after severed head found outside Bonn court

After the initial discovery, the police have also found what they believe to be the body of the victim.

29/06/2022

Germany

Boy, 8, found alive in rainwater sewer eight days after going missing

The boy had disappeared from his family garden on June 17.

28/06/2022

Europe News

G7 leaders agree to explore caps on Russian energy prices

This is an effort to relieve pressure on European consumers and ensure Moscow has less money to wage war in Ukraine.

28/06/2022

Germany

Japan stresses need for solidarity on Ukraine at G7 summit

The Japanese government has expressed its solidarity with G7 leaders over the Ukraine war claiming what's happening in Eastern Europe could also happen in Indo-China

28/06/2022

Germany

Nazi camp guard, 101, jailed for 'complicity' in 3,518 murders

Josef Schütz was given a five-year jail term on Tuesday for complicity in the murder of 3,518 prisoners at the Sachsenhausen camp, north of Berlin, between 1942 and 1945.

28/06/2022