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Anti-lockdown protesters gather at Germany's parliament

Germany's houses of parliament are debating and then voting on providing a legal basis for the current lockdown measures aimed at tacling COVID-19, but some demonstrators are continuing to insist the measures are unconstitutional.

18/11/2020

Travel News

You can now travel the world without leaving this unique Berlin garden

The Mahzahn Recreational Park in Berlin can take you from the Italian Renaissance to the rice fields of Thailand.

17/11/2020

Germany

Dresden museum heist: raids and arrests in major police operation

The large operation— which resulted in traffic restrictions across Berlin on Tuesday — comes a year after the November 25 theft of priceless 18th-century jewels from Dresden's Gruenes Geweolbe, or Green Vault Museum.

17/11/2020

Germany

Germany indicts suspected Egyptian spy in Angela Merkel's press team

Germany has indicted a suspected German-Egyptian spy working in Chancellor's Angela Merkel's press service.

16/11/2020

Ecotech

Temperature regulating curtain keeps rooms at 25°C

The 'intelligent' curtain design was invented by two students in Berlin and could save you money on heating bills.

15/11/2020

Germany

Nuremberg opts to preserve Nazi rally grounds after decades of debate

The city of Nuremberg has opted to conserve the infamous Nazi party rally grounds after decades of debate over whether to preserve the site.

12/11/2020

Germany

German court declares techno to be music, giving clubs tax break

The clubbing sector has been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak - but now clubs in Germany are in line for a tax break after a court recognised techno as music.

12/11/2020

Germany

German police raid four homes of men linked to Vienna attacker

Police said that while the men aren't currently suspected of involvement in Monday's shooting, there is evidence that they had links to the attacker.

06/11/2020

Germany

Heiko Maas calls for reset in post-election US-German relations

The German foreign minister called for a reversal of deteriorating relations with its strongest ally after four years of the Trump administration.

03/11/2020

World

Germany enters 'lockdown light' in bid to curb COVID infections spike

Germany began a month-long partial lockdown on Monday as part of efforts to curb the momentum of the coronavirus that has infected half a million people across the country.

02/11/2020

Germany

Berlin airport opens 10 years late and three times over budget

The opening was initially scheduled for October 2011 but was then pushed back to October 2013, spring 2014, 2017, and the second half of 2018. It has finally opened its doors.

31/10/2020

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German eatery's bid to host winter guests hit by paritial lockdown

Germany will begin a "lockdown light" on November 2 in an attempt to curb a rising number of COVID-19 infections.

29/10/2020

Germany

Germany to begin partial lockdown from November 2, says Angela Merkel

No more than ten people should convene at one time and contact is set to be limited to two households.

28/10/2020

Germany

Angela Merkel is reportedly considering a nationwide 'lockdown light'

The German Chancellor will push for the strict new measures in a meeting with regional leaders on Wednesday, Bild newspaper reported

26/10/2020

Germany

Germany health institute attacked amid tensions over COVID-19 rules

A building of the agency for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, was attacked with Molotov cocktails this weekend.

26/10/2020

Germany

Germany's CDU party delays electing Merkel's successor for second time

Current party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had announced in February that she would not run for chancellor in the expected 2021 election and would relinquish the party leadership.

26/10/2020

Germany

Hitler's handwritten speech notes sold at auction 'above asking price'

One speech delivered by the Nazi leader in 1939 is sold despite objections from a European Jewish group

23/10/2020

My Europe Series

QAnon: a dangerous conspiracy boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Labelled a terror threat in the US by the FBI, Qanon's pro-Trump social media conspiracy theorists are now on the ground at demonstrations in Europe boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unreported Europe looks into who they are - and why many experts feel the phenomenon is too dangerous to be ignored.

23/10/2020

Musica

Rolando Villazón and Xavier de Maistre explore the soul of Latin America

What happens when a famous tenor and a master of the harp get together? The result is a very special programme: Rolando Villazón and Xavier de Maistre present the 'Serenata Latina' – “Across Latin America”. Latin American melodies intimate – in this edition of Musica on euronews and

22/10/2020

Germany

Climate change blamed for death by beetle of German trees

In the Harz region in the middle of Germany, dead spruce trees stand like white ghosts on the hilltops. They are victims of the bark beetle – a small insect that is causing major destruction across Germany.

21/10/2020

Germany

Berlin museum artefacts damaged with mysterious stain

More than 60 artworks and artefacts at some of Berlin's best-known museums were smeared with an oily liquid earlier this month. Police have launched an investigation but say the motive for the vandalism was a mystery.

21/10/2020

Germany

Coronavirus cases increase in Bundesliga after international break

COVID-19 cases are causing concern that football may be put on hold again as Germany appears to be dealing with a second wave of the virus.

19/10/2020

Germany

Germany's nuclear power regions fear for the future when plants close

Whilst the German government has pledged 40 billion euros to help coal regions as mines close, those living and working in nuclear power are not seeing the same support.

19/10/2020

Germany

German water utility pulls plug on Tesla over unpaid bills

Tesla is building its first European factory outside the German capital and aims to eventually build 500,000 electric vehicles there.

16/10/2020

Germany

COVID-19: Germany hit by record hike in new cases

More than 6,600 new COVID-19 infections were reported by authorities on Thursday morning, beating a previous record set on March 28.

15/10/2020

Germany

Lewis Hamilton wins his 91st F1 race to match Schumacher's record

The British driver now leads the championship by 69 points with six races to go after victory in Germany.

11/10/2020