Germany

Living

From refugee boats to fashion accessories

Creating fashionable bags from dinghies carrying migrants in a new ethical business in Germany,

19/11/2018

Germany

Macron pleads for EU unity in Berlin

French president warns alternatives are bleak for Europe.

18/11/2018

World

Kristallnacht - One Survivor's Story

For 10-year-old Ruth Winkelmann, who lived in the outskirts of Berlin, it was the day she says her childhood ended. "I remember the pogrom night very well because I experienced something evil.”

09/11/2018

Germany

Liz Fekete: the far-right "very adept at using the free speech issue"

In an exclusive interview, Euronews speaks to Liz Fekete, Director of the Institute of Race Relations about the rise of the far-right.

08/11/2018

Germany

Former Nazi guard, 94, goes on trial in juvenile court

A 94-year-old former Nazi guard goes on trial today in Germany. Charged with aiding and abetting the murder of several hundred concentration camp prisoners during the Second World War, he faces 15 years in prison. As he was under 21 at the time, the former SS guard will be tried in a juvenile court.

06/11/2018

Germany

German state Hesse finally abolishes death penalty

A region in Germany has this week formally abolished the death penalty and with it fixed a quirk of history.

02/11/2018

Germany

Germans launch fashion label which makes bags from migrant dinghies

German friends launch a sustainable fashion label that produces trendy handbags out of used dinghies.

02/11/2018

Musica

Sonya Yoncheva's "Medea" casts her spell on Berlin

In her 50th role, the Bulgarian soprano unites with Daniel Barenboim in an unforgettable opera.

01/11/2018

Germany

Germany authorities investigating possible attack on high speed train

The ICE high-speed line between Nuremberg and Munich has possibly been attacked, according to German authorities.

30/10/2018

Germany

Euroviews. Did Merkel’s handling of the migrant crisis seal her fate? | View

Euronews asks political analyst Leopold Traugott about what impact the news of Angela Merkel’s long goodbye will have on Germany and the rest of Europe.

30/10/2018

Germany

Killer nurse pleads guilty to 100 further murders

Niels Hogel, 41, told a court that the charges against him were largely accurate, news agency dpa reported. The trial began with a minute of silence for the victims.

30/10/2018

World

From the financial crisis to the migration crisis — Merkel's legacy

The cube team takes a look at Merkel's legacy and reactions in Germany after "Mutti" announced she would be stepping down.

29/10/2018

Germany

Merkel's party dealt electoral blow: What you need to know

The German Chancellor announced she would step down in 2021 following disappointing results for her CDU party in the Hesse state election.

29/10/2018

Germany

Merkel will step down as chancellor in 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will be stepping down as chancellor in 2021.

29/10/2018

Germany

Merkel's CDU, SPD bleed support in regional vote

Merkel's CDU, SPD bleed support in regional vote

28/10/2018

Germany

Merkel suffers another election setback in key German state of Hesse

Both the parties in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition have suffered heavy losses in a regional election, exit polls suggest.

28/10/2018

World

Germany's Coalition Government Preparing for MORE Electoral Disaster

Angela Merkel’s CDU party and her coalition partners, the SPD, are both set for huge losses in Sunday's regional elections for the west German state of Hesse.

26/10/2018

Germany

German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out

German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out

24/10/2018

Germany

German teachers report themselves to far right party

Teachers in Germany have reported themselves to Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the far right party launched an online portal encouraging pupils to report school teachers if they criticise the political group or express biased political views.

23/10/2018

World

Pegida demonstations outnumbered by anti-Pegida demonstrators

Thousands of supporters of the Anti-Islam and Anti-Immigration group PEGIDA have marched in the German city of Dresden this weekend but they were outnumbered by counter-protesters.

22/10/2018

Germany

Euroviews. Bavarian election: Do not forget the biggest loser, SPD! | View

SPD’s vote actually halved, from 20.6% in 2013, to just 9.7%! This marks the party’s worst result in Bavaria since the 1930s, and is the first state parliament now where they have fallen below the symbolic 10% threshold in recent history - a painful exercise for a former Volkspartei.

15/10/2018

World

Merkel allies suffer huge losses in Bavaria as Greens and AfD make gai

Christian Social Union fall to below 40 percent of the vote in Bavarian election, losing their absolute majority which they've held in the state almost consistently since the second world war.

15/10/2018

Germany

What does the Bavarian election result mean for Merkel?

Bavarians went to the polls on Sunday to elect their new state parliament for the next five years and the result saw an overhaul in the southern state.

15/10/2018

Germany

Euroviews. Bavaria tells Europe to think beyond immigration | View

Bavaria's elections sent a powerful message ahead of Europe-wide votes next year.

15/10/2018

Germany

Merkel's Bavarian allies suffer historic setback in election

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies suffered their worst election result since 1950 on Sunday.

14/10/2018

Germany

Germans march against far right ahead of election

Hundreds of thousands have gathered in Berlin to march against the far right. Activist groups representing migrants, the LGBTQ+ community, workers and the homeless, walked the streets together.

13/10/2018