Germany

My Europe Series

How migration is fuelling the remarkable rise of cricket in Germany

Germany made history recently by moving a step closer to qualifying for next year's T20 World Cup.

28/10/2021

Germany

German man convicted of passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence.

28/10/2021

Travel News

These photos from the ‘Beard Olympics’ will really grow on you

Participants from around the world make their way to Bavaria for the 2021 World Beard and Moustache Championships.

28/10/2021

Germany

Dismissed: Germany's Merkel becomes caretaker chancellor

Angela Merkel received her formal dismissal certificate from the post of chancellor after 16 years in office.

26/10/2021

Health news

Is the world ready for the next pandemic?

At the World Health Summit 2021 in Berlin, experts discussed lessons to be learned from the COVID pandemic, and how to implement them to better prepare for the next ones to come.

26/10/2021

Germany

First aider dies of injuries five years after Christmas market attack

An organisation representing relatives of the victims has called for the man's name to be added to a memorial to the attack.

26/10/2021

Germany

Germany's newly elected Bundestag meets for first time since election

The German parliament is expected to elect Baerbel Bas of the centre-left Social Democrats as its new speaker.

26/10/2021

Health news

COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over', warns WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned there will be more pandemics in the future.

25/10/2021

Sport

Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich admits he is not vaccinated

Kimmich and four other unnamed Bayern Munich players are yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

25/10/2021

Germany

German police guard Polish border over migrant influx from Belarus

Germany has recorded 5,700 illegal entries it says are linked to Belarus.

25/10/2021

Germany

German jailed in one of first trials for war crimes against Yazidis

An estimated 7,000 Yazidi women and girls, some as young as nine, were enslaved and forcibly transferred to locations in Iraq and eastern Syria.

25/10/2021

Euronews Witness

The coal war: the battle to close Germany's lignite mines

Euronews' Hans von der Brelie heads to one of the world’s largest opencast pits, Garzweiler II, to witness for himself the battle to close the country's lignite mines.

22/10/2021

Climate

German climate activists call for faster exit from coal production

Germany plans to quit coal by 2038 but the possibility of bringing the deadline forward by 8 years is on the negotiation table. And climate activists want to see that happening.

22/10/2021

Germany

German petrol station worker assaulted after face mask row

A 67-year-old man was hospitalised near Bremen after he was punched and kicked by a customer after an argument about wearing a facemask. The incident comes one month after another German petrol station worker was fatally shot by a man who refused to wear a face mask.

21/10/2021

Germany

Germany's would-be coalition planning to form government in December

The three parties started coalition negotiations on Thursday and aim to finish talks in late November.

21/10/2021

My Europe Series

Is the Gorillas food delivery app the future for Europe's gig economy?

Berlin's food delivery app rejected the idea of hiring gig workers. Did it work?

21/10/2021

Culture news

World's biggest book fair opens its doors in Frankfurt

From 20 to 24 October, Frankfurt Book Fair will welcome visitors from all around the world, but in a smaller edition due to the pandemic.

20/10/2021

Germany

Germany proposes joint border patrols with Poland to curb migration

Authorities in Germany say around 4,500 migrants have crossed from Poland without documentation since August.

20/10/2021

Mobility

New driverless train driving innovation on Germany’s railways

Hamburg scored a world first when they unveiled an autonomous train as part of a €60 million modernisation project for its S-Bahn.

20/10/2021

Germany

Two ex-soldiers arrested in Germany accused of forming mercenary group

German police detained two former soldiers on Wednesday who are alleged to have attempted to form a mercenary group with the aim of intervening in the military conflict in Yemen.

20/10/2021

Germany

German prosecutors probe three people over deadly factory explosion

Three employees at the industrial park are suspected of negligent homicide and negligently causing an explosion.

19/10/2021

Germany

Ex-Nazi camp secretary appears in court on war crimes charges

The 96-year-old woman faces more than 11,000 charges of accessory to murder.

19/10/2021

Climate Now

What was the role of climate change in Germany's fatal floods?

In partnership with Copernicus

In this episode of Climate Now we explore what role climate change played in this year's deadly floods in Germany and Belgium.

18/10/2021

Art

Berlin highlights art from female sculptor banned under Nazi Germany

Louise Stomps' woodwork went beneath the radar in Berlin for decades. Now, the Verborgne Museum are displaying her little known works to reimagine her influence in a different time.

18/10/2021

Germany

German Greens vote to support formal coalition talks in party congress

Germany's Greens voted in a party congress to support formal coalition talks with the Social Democrats and Liberals.

17/10/2021

Germany

CDU leader Armin Laschet takes 'responsibility' for election loss

The Christian Democrats obtained the worst result in their history in Germany's September legislative elections.

16/10/2021