Germany

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The IAA mobility show opens for the first time in Munich

The IAA mobility show comes with the automotive industry at a crossroads. There has been some criticism that the German car makers were not switching to electric engines fast enough.

07/09/2021

Germany

Germany upset with Russia over alleged cyber attacks ahead of election

Berlin says that a hacking network called "Ghostwriter" has been attempting to steal personal data from German MPs and spread disinformation.

07/09/2021

Germany

German companies accused of profiting from forced labour of Uighurs

The allegations have been dismissed by the companies named, which include Aldi, Lidl, Hugo Boss and C&A.

06/09/2021

Germany

Germany's ambassador to China dies shortly after taking job

Germany's ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, has died, the German Foreign Office said in a statement.

06/09/2021

Mobility

Decision to give Tesla €1 billion in subsidies expected at end of 2021

The US electric carmaker will have to wait to see if it will benefit from state subsidies in Germany for its gigafactory near Berlin.

06/09/2021

Germany

Berlin's 17th festival of lights highlights environmental challenges

The festival has transformed the city's landmarks — the Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower and the Cathedral — with very inventive illuminations.

04/09/2021

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Berlin celebrates the Festival of Lights

One of the largest open air art galleries in the world returned on Friday as the German capital of Berlin hosted its annual Festival of Lights display for the 17th time

04/09/2021

Germany

German official receives hate mail after proposing tax tip-off scheme

A regional minister in Germany has received hate messages after proposing an anonymous portal where citizens can report potential tax evaders.

02/09/2021

Germany

Six men charged in Germany over 2019 Dresden museum heist

Searches have so far failed to find the missing jewels.

02/09/2021

Mobility

Pop-up bike lanes in Berlin are here to stay

As a temporary solution during the height of the pandemic, authorities in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district of Berlin created pop-up bike lanes so people could avoid crowded public transport more easily. But they are so popular, they are now being made permanent.

02/09/2021

Germany

Europe starts booster shots as WHO says jabs should be saved for poor

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while so many millions worldwide had not been vaccinated it was wrong to give people a third dose.

01/09/2021

Germany

Germans deposit €50 million of dirty money after floods

Germany’s central bank says it has been received more than €50 million worth of damaged banknotes after deadly floods in July.

01/09/2021

Germany

Chempark factory blast in Germany likely caused by chemical reaction

An initial report into the explosion near Leverkusen in July has found that it was probably caused by a chemical reaction inside a waste storage tank.

31/08/2021

Germany

German train drivers signal new strike over pay and working conditions

The union's demands include better working conditions, a 3.2% salary increase and a one-time "coronavirus bonus" of €600.

30/08/2021

Germany

German election: Merkel's contender goes on the offensive in TV debate

Armin Laschet acknowledged the CDU-CSU's poor showing in the polls but sought to sell his party to Germans as the face of stability.

30/08/2021

Germany

Numbers down at anti-covid restriction demos in Germany and France

Several thousand people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest against the German government’s anti-covid restriction measures.

29/08/2021

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Hundreds take to Berlin streets to protest coronavirus restrictions

Despite an official ban on protests, demonstrators marched through Berlin city center in various groups against the current measures being imposed by the German government.

29/08/2021

Germany

'We mourn with you': Germany marks devastating floods that killed 180

“There are hardly words that can begin to describe what the events on the night of July 14-15 felt like for me," Renate Steffes, a resident of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, said.

28/08/2021

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Germany: Ramstein airbase becomes a tent city

Since last week, grey military planes have been bringing back hundreds of people every flight who have fled the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan.

27/08/2021

Germany

'A matter of honour': US base in Germany rallies to help Afghans

The large US military base in western Germany has been transformed into a huge transit camp for Afghan evacuees.

27/08/2021

Germany

German election polls: Who is leading the race to replace Merkel?

It's exactly a month until Germany's pivotal election.

26/08/2021

Germany

'Window of opportunity for evacuations is closing': German minister

Berlin's efforts to bring nationals home along with Afghans who supported Germany may soon come to an end.

26/08/2021

Germany

Leopard attacks model during photoshoot in Germany

The 36-year-old photo model has not been named, but authorities are investigating the leopard's owner and the conditions in which such animals are kept.

26/08/2021

Germany

Nord Stream 2 pipeline must follow EU rules, says German court

The operator of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline has failed in its bid to be exempted from certain EU rules.

25/08/2021

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'Misleading' ballot box claims appear online ahead of German election

Multiple videos have been shared on social media ahead of next month's elections in Germany, claiming to show the ballot boxes can be broken into. The German state electoral commission says the clips are "misleading".

25/08/2021

Germany

German parliament to hold discussion on migration and relief plans

As the countdown begins for next month's general election, German lawmakers will discuss issues such as the migrant crisis and natural disasters that are dominating the election campaign

25/08/2021