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Germany

Election special: Germany's digitalisation deficit

As part of a series of special reports on the German election, Euronews examines why Germany in 2021 is still struggling to embrace digitalisation.

21/09/2021

Germany

Could housing shortages in Berlin and nationwide sway German voter choice?

Just weeks ahead of German federal elections, protesters took to the streets of Berlin to demand a nationwide rent freeze and the construction of new social and affordable housing. Berlin has been particularly hard hit by the lack of housing as its population has risen significantly in 10 years.

21/09/2021

Germany

Germany election: SPD's Olaf Scholz wins latest television debate

But his joy may be short-lived. Today Scholz faces a high-risk parliamentary hearing on an obstruction of justice case involving the finance ministry that he heads.

20/09/2021

Germany

Has the AfD's Nazi rhetoric doomed it to electoral oblivion?

After a massive win in the 2017 elections, the far-right party is little more than a footnote this time around.

20/09/2021

Germany

German elections 2021: Armin Laschet tries to regain public trust

Armin Laschet is Germany's CDU/CSU candidate for chancellor. He has seen his popularity drop in recent months due to several scandals and a string of public gaffes. Find out more about this former journalist and current leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

20/09/2021

Germany

Profile: Christian Social Union leader Markus Söder

Söder was a strong contender to replace Merkel to become the conservative CDU/CSU bloc's candidate, but he eventually bowed out to Armin Laschet

20/09/2021

Germany

Profile: Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz

The SPD's candidate for chancellor has certainly made a name for himself on the international stage.

20/09/2021

Germany

Profile: German Greens leader Annalena Baerbock

Her campaign began well, but her party's popularity in the polls has been on a downward trajectory ever since.

20/09/2021

Germany

Profile: Free Democratic Party leader Christian Lindner

The 42-year-old leader of Germany's Free Democratic Party has his sights on becoming the country's finance minister.

20/09/2021

Germany

German election tool helps voters choose between 40 parties

The 'Wahl-O-Mat' compares a voter's political positions with the positions of Germany's political parties.

20/09/2021

Germany

Disadvantaged children in Germany bear the brunt of school closures

Disadvantaged families in Germany have been hit hard by the pandemic. Problems that already existed have been made worse and many parents lost their service sector jobs. 'Die Arche' is an association trying to help these families by giving the children a meal and a hand with education.

20/09/2021

My Europe Series

Germany's energy transition is at the heart of the 2021 federal election

One of the main questions in Germany’s election battle is how the country can manage its energy transition. Major political parties back solar and wind solutions, but red tape and angry locals are slowing down change.

17/09/2021

Earth News

Greenpeace pulls stunt to demand a climate chancellor in Germany

"If you want to take responsibility for the whole of Germany as chancellor, you have to put the protection of the climate and the people at the centre of politics."

17/09/2021

Tech News

Facebook bans German accounts under new 'social harm' policy

Posts from the accounts included one making the debunked claim that vaccines create viral variants and another that wished death upon police officers who broke up violent anti-lockdown protests in Berlin.

17/09/2021

Germany

Four indicted in Germany over links to Islamic extremist group

German citizen Marius A. is alleged to have travelled to Syria in 2013 to fight with the Al-Qaida splinter group, while three other men are accused of collecting funds on his behalf.

16/09/2021

Germany

Teen arrested in Germany over alleged synagogue attack plot

The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia said officials had been tipped off about an "Islamist-motivated threat" ahead of the Jewish holiday.

16/09/2021

Germany

Deutsche Bahn agrees pay deal with drivers' union to end strikes

GDL union said that Deutsche Bahn had agreed to a "good compromise" and that train drivers would receive sufficient pay rises.

16/09/2021

Germany

German archbishop's resignation rejected by pope

Pope Frances refused to accept the resignation of the Archbishop of Hamburg, who offered his resignation in March after reported mishandling of sexual abuse cases.

15/09/2021

Germany

Cows can be 'potty trained like children' for greener environment

Scientists, hoping to find new ways to prevent urine from polluting the earth, have managed to potty train cows in two weeks.

15/09/2021

My Europe Series

How does Europe's largest Afghan diaspora view the crisis back home?

Germany has more Afghans than any other country in Europe.

15/09/2021

Germany

Culprit is anybody's gas as balloon causes blackout in Germany

Police are appealing for information after a foil balloon caused a power outage around the eastern city of Dresden.

14/09/2021

Germany

Germany compensates hundreds convicted under homosexuality law

Germany's justice ministry said it had so far paid out nearly €860,000 in 249 cases.

14/09/2021

Germany

Majority of Europeans think Germany's star is fading, reveals new poll

Germans are the most pessimistic of a dozen EU countries surveyed, with 52% seeing their nation as a declining power.

14/09/2021

The Cube

Fact check: Unvaccinated citizens can vote in German election

False claims have suggested that citizens need a COVID-19 health pass to vote in this month's federal election.

13/09/2021

Earth News

Watch thousands of environmentalists protest at a German motor show

Almost 25,000 people took part in the rallies.

13/09/2021

Germany

German election: Laschet goes on the attack against frontrunner Scholz

Merkel's CDU-CSU bloc has been languishing in the polls, currently projected to secure around 21% of the vote— a historically low level.

13/09/2021