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German conservatives Laschet and Soeder both in race to succeed Merkel

Bavarian leader Markus Söder and Merkel loyalist Armin Laschet have both thrown their hats in the ring to run as the conservative bloc's candidate for German chancellor.

11/04/2021

Germany

Germany remembers victims 76 years since Buchenwald's liberation

"We the survivors are fading away but I hope that this process of remembrance will continue, said Alex Hacker, who was a prisoner at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.

11/04/2021

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Buchenwald & Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps mark 76th anniversary of liberation

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier commemorates the victims of the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald

11/04/2021

Germany

Germany: Far-right AfD attempts to bridge rifts ahead of key election

The AfD is holding a two-day congress this weekend ahead of Germany's September federal election, which will mark the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel's era.

10/04/2021

Germany

Bavaria signs 'preliminary contract' for doses of Sputnik V vaccine

German state of Bavaria has negotiated 'preliminary contract' for 2.5 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

07/04/2021

Germany

This east German town is COVID-19 testing daily so tourism can reopen

Anyone wanting to visit tourist sites or hotels and restaurants in Augustusburg must register to receive a QR code, then take an antigen test on arrival.

04/04/2021

Germany

As lockdown bites, Germans hope dogs can help them through ruff times

But animal welfare experts warn the Instagram generation that a dog is for life, not just for lockdown.

04/04/2021

Germany

German president calls for unity amid COVID-19 'crisis of trust'

"We must all pull together, my dear fellow Germans," urged President Frank Walter Steinmeier in a rare televised address on Saturday.

03/04/2021

Germany

More than 55,000 animals believed dead in fire at German pig farm

The fire broke out on Tuesday at the facility in Alt Tellin — one of the biggest of its kind in Germany.

01/04/2021

Germany

Germany beaten at home by North Macedonia in World Cup qualifier shock

The surprise defeat leaves Germany languishing in third in Group J.

01/04/2021

Germany

Germany suspends use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine for under-60s

Germany has paused the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 60 following concerns about rare blood clots.

30/03/2021

Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel urges German states to issue tougher measures

Merkel criticised some of her country's regional states for not issuing tougher virus restrictions and says Germans need to be a little more flexible.

29/03/2021

Germany

German coal-fired power station partially destroyed

The 83-year-old plant has been demolished as part of Germany’s plan to stop using coal by 2038

28/03/2021

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German election: Six months ahead of the vote, where do things stand?

Two key things make this election remarkable: Chancellor Angela Merkel is bowing out after 16 years in office and, perhaps even more significantly, the fact that no one can really predict what is going to happen now after years of certainty.

26/03/2021

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Germany wear human rights t-shirts before Qatar World Cup qualifier

The move came just hours after FIFA said it would not punish Norway for a similar gesture on Wednesday.

26/03/2021

Germany

Merkel apologises and scraps plans for five-day Easter lockdown

But elsewhere in Europe, countries are suspending the lifting of restrictions amid a spike in case numbers.

24/03/2021

Germany

Germany extends lockdown until mid-April amid third wave of infections

Restrictions previously set to run through March 28 will now remain in place until April 18, with public life largely shut down over Easter.

23/03/2021

Germany

Germany poised to extend coronavirus restrictions amid third wave

Chancellor Merkel was due to relax restrictions at a meeting with regional leaders on Monday but a surge in infections has upended those plans.

22/03/2021

Germany

Far right protest COVID-19 restrictions in German cities

Several thousand people participated in the protests in Kassel.

20/03/2021

Germany

COVID in Europe: 'Not enough vaccines to stop third wave' says Germany

The warning from Jens Spahn comes on the day several countries including Germany resume AstraZeneca vaccinations after a four-day suspension.

19/03/2021

Germany

Cologne church child abuse report finds officials guilty of neglect

A long-awaited report into abuse in the Catholic church in Cologne found hundreds of children have been sexually abused since 1975, with high-ranking officials neglecting their duties to report cases.

18/03/2021

Germany

Berlin theatre manager quits amid bullying, sexual harassment claims

Employees have “reported incidents of abuse of power, bullying, verbal violence and sexual harassment.”

17/03/2021

Germany

‘I learned violence goes nowhere’: Syrian rebel who fled to Berlin

A former rebel fighter recounts why Syrians decided to pick up arms against the forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime, 10 years ago.

16/03/2021

Europe Decoded

WHO reaffirms safety of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The World Health Organization tells Euronews the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe

15/03/2021

Germany

Merkel's centre-right party defeated in two German state elections

Sunday's elections were viewed as a key test to determine what voters think of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine what they think of Merkel's successor.

14/03/2021

Germany

Third conservative MP in Germany resigns amid corruption allegations

A third conservative politician from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc has resigned over corruption allegations.

12/03/2021