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Who is new EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?

Who is new EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?

17/07/2019

Germany

Watch: MEP stages protest against Von der Leyen in EU Parliament

Nico Semsrott of satirical party Die PARTEI staged a protest over European Commission presidential hopeful Ursula von der Leyen ahead of a vote on her nomination.

16/07/2019

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Panda Jiao Qing eats birthday cake at Berlin zoo

Panda Jiao Qing celebrated his 9th birthday in Berlin's Zoo on Monday 15 July. The birthday cake was made of sweet potatoes and red beetroot.

15/07/2019

Germany

German Amazon workers strike as platform prepares for Prime Day sale

The strike was called by the Verdi trade union under the slogan "no more discount on our incomes."

15/07/2019

Germany

Concern or circus? Should we speculate on Merkel's health?

Three shaking bouts in under a month have sparked concerns for the health and well-being of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But has the subsequent media coverage really been necessary?

12/07/2019

Germany

Germany ordered to repatriate IS fighter's family from Syria

A German court has ordered the repatriation of the wife and children of a suspected fighter for the Islamic State in Syria.

12/07/2019

Germany

'I am fine', says Angela Merkel after third bout of shaking in a month

The German chancellor has rekindled concerns for her health after she was seen shaking during her meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne.

10/07/2019

Germany

Deutsche Bank begins cutting 18,000 jobs

Deutsche Bank began cutting 18 thousand jobs globally. Whole teams were dismissed on Monday morning.

08/07/2019

Germany

Dozens of migrants aboard Alan Kurdi rescue ship disembark in Malta

Maltese authorities have allowed 65 migrants aboard the Alan Kurdi rescue boat to disembark.

08/07/2019

Germany

16,000 evacuated in Frankfurt to defuse WWII bomb

16,000 people were evacuated from an area of Frankfurt to allow for an unexploded WWII bomb to be defused.

07/07/2019

Green News

Green Guide: Freiburg, a German gem

A tour of one of the world's most forward-looking, innovative green cities.

07/07/2019

Living

Mushroom trainers and apple peel bags: the best of Berlin fashion week

The latest innovations in sustainable fashion from the Neonyt stage this week in Berlin.

05/07/2019

Living

The scale of the food waste problem and a solution

Restaurants across Europe have embraced apps which ensure their meals don't end up in the bin.

02/07/2019

Living

Is Berlin the green fashion capital of the world?

The German capital is becoming a beacon for fashion sustainability.

02/07/2019

Germany

Watch: Postwoman in Germany makes all of her deliveries by boat

"In the winter months, everything ran over the ice. Sometimes the postman came with the ice skates when it was frozen" remembers barge ferryman Gunter Brandt.

01/07/2019

Germany

German police shut down country's biggest online drugs market

Eleven people between the ages of 24 and 44 were arrested in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain during the investigation into the Chemical Revolution marketplace.

28/06/2019

Germany

Topless sunbathing allowed in Munich after heatwave sparks debate

Tempers flared last Friday when women sunbathing topless on the Isar river banks were told off by security guards.

27/06/2019

Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel seen shaking for second time this month

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was again seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, her second such bout within two weeks

27/06/2019

Germany

German far-right suspect confesses to killing politician

A German far-right suspect confessed to killing a pro-immigration politician, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday.

27/06/2019

Germany

'It's too hot', naked motorcyclist tells German police during heatwave

Police in Brandenburg released pictures of the man on their social media accounts and praised him for wearing a helmet.

26/06/2019

Germany

Eleven men, mostly migrants, on trial in over rape of woman, 18

Eleven men, mostly from Syria, have gone on trial in Freiburg, Germany over the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman outside a nightclub last October.

26/06/2019

Germany

Spinach chemical should be banned for athletes, German scientists say

A 10-week study in Berlin found that people who consumed high doses of ecdysterone, a chemical found in spinach, performed better.

25/06/2019

Germany

Eurofighter collision kills one pilot, leaves other in tree

The Luftwaffe said both pilots were able to operate their ejector seat. One was found alive by rescue teams in a treetop.

24/06/2019

Germany

Fridays for Future climate protesters in Aachen call for action now

Some 20,000 protesters from 15 countries rallied in the German city of Aachen as part of a student movement demanding bold action to combat climate change

21/06/2019

Europe Decoded

Protesters occupy German coal mine

Protesters near the RWE Garzweiler coal mine have set up camp in preparation for their occupation of the area.

21/06/2019

Germany

German teenagers teach school children about digital stress

While their parents grew up without smartphones, two-thirds of kids in Germany have them by the age of 11.

20/06/2019