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Manhunt continues for forest 'Rambo' in Germany

Hundreds of German police continue to search for the 31-year-old "Rambo" after he fled into a forest armed with weapons on Sunday.

16/07/2020

Germany

German police discover 31 migrants hidden inside Turkish fruit truck

The 31 migrants were taken to a federal police station after driving for hours on top of boxes of melons.

15/07/2020

Germany

Germany's EU Presidency rejects private sponsors to show 'integrity'

The practice of obtaining sponsorship from private companies to organise the rotating presidency of the EU was brought to light by a complaint to the European Ombudsman who called the member countries of the European Council to order.

09/07/2020

Germany

German court orders end to coronavirus lockdown around meat plant

The judges ruled that the restrictions imposed in Gütersloh after an outbreak at a slaughterhouse were disproportionate and should be replaced with more targeted measures.

07/07/2020

Germany

German farmer ploughs European symbols into maize field

The 36-year-old was able to reproduce an entire set of famous landmarks, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Eiffel Tower, on his field in northern Germany as the country took over the EU Council presidency.

06/07/2020

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Protests as German MPs back scrapping coal-fired power plants by 2038

But environmental protesters are angry at what they see as a drawn-out timetable for Germany's energy transition.

03/07/2020

Germany

Euroviews. Merkel’s EU presidency is a critical test for EU solidarity ǀ View

With the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the impact of climate change, all eyes will be on Angela Merkel as she takes on her second crisis presidency of the EU.

01/07/2020

Germany

Germany revamping elite military unit over far-right extremism: Report

Military investigators have been looking into the KSK unit since a group of public German broadcasters reported in 2017 that at a going-away party, members displayed the Hitler salute.

01/07/2020

Germany

Germany: COVID-19 lockdown extended in Gütersloh, eased in Warendorf

The partial local lockdowns were imposed last week after a significant cluster of new coronavirus infections.

30/06/2020

Germany

German police probe 30,000 people over child abuse network

The investigation was launched in October after police arrested a man in Bergisch Gladbach, near the western city of Cologne.

30/06/2020

Germany

'Moment of truth': Macron wants EU recovery fund agreement in July

Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel held talks on Monday before the negotiations continue at the next European council.

29/06/2020

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Black Lives Matter: Hundreds march in Berlin against racism

It's the fifth consecutive weekend of anti-racism protests taking place in Europe following the death of George Floyd.

27/06/2020

Germany

EU to investigate German financial watchdog over Wirecard scandal

The German payments company collapsed on Thursday amid a major accounting scandal that has seen a €1.9 billion hole in its books.

25/06/2020

Germany

Lufhansa's bailout: Majority shareholder gives green light

It came before Lufthansa's shareholder annual meeting on Thursday. The German government is planning to take 20% of the company to save it from the coronavirus crisis.

25/06/2020

Germany

Are slaughterhouses turning into coronavirus factories?

Health experts say it's not just the working conditions inside meatpacking plants that can increase the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks: in Germany, many of the industry's workers are migrants living in cramped communal housing.

24/06/2020

Germany

Ex-CEO of Germany's Wirecard posts €5m bail in missing billions case

Markus Braun resigned as CEO of the global payments provider on Friday after auditors said €1.9 billion was missing from Wirecard's accounts.

23/06/2020

Germany

Germany: 'Nordadler' becomes third neo-Nazi group banned this year

The far-right group whose name means 'Northern Eagle' promoted far-right ideology via social media and reportedly planned a neo-Nazi community in the German countryside.

23/06/2020

Germany

German COVID-19 infection rate jumps to 2.88 after meat plant outbreak

More than 1,000 employees of a meat processing plant have tested positive for COVID-19. the plant has been temporarily closed and employees are under quarantine.

21/06/2020

Germany

Rioters attack German police after drug check in Stuttgart

Attacks against shops and police started after officers carried out a drugs check in the city centre during the night between Saturday and Sunday, police said.

21/06/2020

Germany

Statue of Lenin calmly erected in West Germany

The tiny Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany erected the first statue of Lenin ever on former West German territory.

20/06/2020

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Europe's ailing airlines: the cabin crew and customers paying the price

Unreported Europe meets the airline staff and passengers paying the price for the financial crisis engulfing the aviation sector following COVID-19.

19/06/2020

Germany

Merkel warns of 'permanent deep rift' in Europe over COVID-19 response

Merkel called on EU member states to compromise in a speech given to the German Bundestag.

18/06/2020

Germany

Russia was behind killing of Georgian in Berlin, say prosecutors

The victim, a Georgian national of Chechen ethnicity identified as "Tornike K", had fled to Germany in 2016 after fighting Russian troops in Chechnya.

18/06/2020

Germany

Coronavirus: 657 new cases in German slaughterhouse

Company officials say the outbreak could be linked to a recent easing of travel restrictions. The new cluster of cases comes as hundreds of households in Berlin are back under quarantine after a spike in infections.

16/06/2020

Germany

Thousands form socially-distant human chain against racism in Berlin

Protesters wore masks and kept their distance to comply with coronavirus restrictions.

14/06/2020

Germany

Coronavirus: Poland reopens all EU borders after nearly three months

Poland reopened its borders with Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia on Saturday, while the frontier with Lithuania had already been opened on Friday.

13/06/2020