Germany

Sport

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

The Cube

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

Germany

German coronavirus situation 'remains tense' amid rise in infections

Germany has begun exiting lockdown but health officials warned that the situation remains tense amid a rise in infections.

12/03/2021

World

Germany 'super election year' starts with state and regional ballots

On Sunday two German states with a combined population of over 15 million people will elect new regional governments. It's the start of the so-called 'super election year' culminating with federal elections in September.

12/03/2021

Germany

Own wurst enemy: Burglar's sausage bite helps police finally trace him

German police say they have solved a nine-year-old burglary using DNA on a half-eaten piece of sausage.

11/03/2021

Germany

Former press officer for Angela Merkel convicted of spying for Egypt

Federal prosecutors said he had begun spying in July 2010 on instructions from the Egyptian embassy in Berlin.

10/03/2021

Germany

Germany football coach Joachim Löw to quit post after Euro 2020

Germany's football federation said Löw asked to terminate his contract, which was to run through the 2022 World Cup, after this year's delayed tournament.

09/03/2021

Germany

German MP resigns amid claims he used pandemic to enrich himself

It was claimed that a company run by Löbel had earned commissions of €250,000 for brokering face mask contracts between manufacturers and German authorities.

08/03/2021

Germany

Germany hopes for opening-up by late May

Merkel's chief of staff says Germany can return to full normality in the summer if vaccine manufacturers keep to their delivery pledges and no new coronavirus mutation upends vaccination plans.

06/03/2021

Germany

'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn' wins best film at Berlinale

Judges said the Romanian satirical movie, about a teacher facing scrutiny over a sex tape, "captures on screen the very content and essence, the mind and body, the values and the raw flesh of our present moment in time".

05/03/2021

Germany

Merkel calls for 'fundamental rethink' at CDP Europe Awards 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for 'fundamental rethink' to protect the environment at the annual CDP Europe Awards 2021.

03/03/2021

Germany

Brussels probes Germany's €4.35 billion coal plant pay-off plan

Germany has planned to phase out coal from its energy mix by 2038. As part of this, it has proposed to give €4.35 billion to plant operators to compensate for lost profits due to the early closures.

02/03/2021

Germany

Germany: Experts warn COVID taking heavy toll on youth mental health

While not as at risk to the disease as adults, youths may be more vulnerable to the collateral mental health effects of the pandemic, warned experts.

27/02/2021

The Cube

Angela Merkel did not "refuse" the AstraZeneca vaccine

Newspapers claimed the German Chancellor refused to have the vaccine. However, she wasn't offered it because she is above the age threshold.

26/02/2021

Germany

Germany charges man with passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence.

25/02/2021

Germany

Are you coronamüde? Learn these brand new German (COVID-related) words

It's mostly thanks to coronavirus that another 1,200 words have been added to the German language this year. Here's some of the best.

24/02/2021