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Tübingen's mayor warns owners might be forced to sell their land

The mayor in the town of Tübingen has told land owners to 'build or loose' their properties. This weekend 20 letters were sent out to people that own unused land in the area. According to the letters they now have fours years to either build residential living space or they will be forced to sell.

29/04/2019

Germany

German parties CDU and CSU unite for European elections

German conservative parties, the CDU and CSU, have launched a joint campaign for the European Parliamentary elections next month with Manfred Weber as their candidate.

27/04/2019

Germany

Horses go back to the re-neigh-sance at Bavarian Easter parade

About 500 people took part this year in the "Georgi ride", a deeply rooted tradition that sees priests bless the horses, sprinkling holy water on each one of them.

22/04/2019

Germany

Germany's Leica moves to distance itself from Tiananmen video

Germany's Leica moves to distance itself from Tiananmen video

21/04/2019

Germany

Bavarian Boogie Ban: Why is there a dancing ban on Good Friday?

Dance then, wherever you may be - but be careful if you live in Germany!

19/04/2019

Germany

Unexploded WWII bomb found in Frankfurt

It created a massive underwater blast when the police defused it.

14/04/2019

World

Breakfast with Belle in Frankfurt

Good Morning Europe's Belle Donati sits down with German MEP Terry Reintke ahead of the upcoming European Elections.

12/04/2019

Germany

German inventors develop bracelet to test drinks for date-rape drugs

Inventors in Germany have developed a bracelet aimed at combatting a fear of many clubbers — drink spiking.

11/04/2019

Germany

Welcome to Gadheim — the new centre of the post-Brexit EU

With the UK leaving the EU, the geographical centre of the bloc is about to shift.

09/04/2019

Germany

Watch: Bonn in bloom as cherry trees bring tourists flocking

The cherry trees were planted in the 1980s to bring this working class district to life. Now the streets of Heerstraße and Breite Straße have become an annual spectacle.

08/04/2019

Germany

Germans protest against rising rents and portfolio-hungry landlords

Protesters take to the streets of Berlin and other German cities, fed up of rising rental prices

06/04/2019

Germany

EU says German carmakers colluded on emissions technology

VW, Daimler and BMW supressed the development of emissions fighting technology, the EU competition regulator says.

06/04/2019

Germany

Watch: Bauhaus and its designs on a new museum to mark 100th birthday

The art school movement began in 1919 and ended in 1933, the year Hitler came to power, coinciding with the lifespan of the Weimar Republic.

05/04/2019

Germany

Watch: Hertha football club's new four-legged signing makes zoo debut

Hertha seemed happy with the choice, enthusiastically chasing her own personalised football.

04/04/2019

World

President receives Germany's 'last piece of coal' in symbolic pledge

President receives Germany's 'last piece of coal' in symbolic pledge to keep climate promise

03/04/2019

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Apprentice makeup artists compete for prize in Germany

Six apprentice makeup artists showed off their best handiwork with brushes, prosthetics and maquillage on Sunday (March 31) at the German makeup artistry championship

02/04/2019

Germany

German police release 11 men after weapons suspicions prove unfounded

A prosecution spokesman said 10 people were arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning a major attack with weapons and explosives but they were later released after no evidence of arms was found.

30/03/2019

Germany

German band Rammstein stirs outrage with Nazi death camp music video

A new trailer from German hard rockers Rammstein has shocked politicians and Jewish groups as band members are dressed as concentration camp detainees.

28/03/2019

Germany

German sci-fi-loving professor paints observatory as Star Wars' R2-D2

The observatory was painted by a German professor, who loves Star Wars and gives Star Trek lectures on his free time.

27/03/2019

Germany

Euroviews. I am a Muslim, I was born and bred in Germany but I do not identify as a German ǀ View

Muslims [...] are barely represented in Brussels: there are only 3 Muslim MEPs out of a total of 751. And since they are all men, Muslim women are invisible in the EU parliament (with the exception of some of the cleaners).

27/03/2019

Germany

Police arrests suspect in series of bomb threats in Germany

The town halls of Augsburg, Göttingen, Chemnitz, Kaiserslautern and Neunkirch were affected.

26/03/2019

Germany

Every third child in Berlin lives in poverty — meet one of them

15-year-old Kim Hansloek is part of the gloomy statistic. But performing in the socially conscious Cabuwazi circus gives her "an outlet for the rage". Watch how a Berlin circus helps children living in poverty in this interactive 360° experience.

25/03/2019

Germany

Passenger plane mistakenly lands in Edinburgh, instead of Dusseldorf

British Airways say they are working with WDL Aviation to establish why the incorrect flight plan was filed.

25/03/2019

Germany

'Sexist' bike helmet ad divides opinion in Germany

An advert released in Germany encouraging young cyclists to wear a helmet has divided opinions on its 'sexist' delivery and intentions.

25/03/2019

Germany

Wealthy German family to donate €10 million after Nazi era discovery

The Reimann family — worth a reported €33 billion — said they were "all ashamed and turned as white as the wall" upon hearing the extent of their ancestors' support to the Nazi regime.

25/03/2019

Germany

German police arrest ten suspects over alleged terrorist attack plot

"They are believed to have agreed to carry out an Islamist terrorist attack using a vehicle and guns that would kill as many 'non-believers' as possible," prosecutors said.

22/03/2019