Germany

Business

German minister casts doubt on Huawei participation in 5G build-out

Heiko Maas told reporters in Berlin that Huawei was a company dependent on the Chinese state, which meant Huawei was obliged to pass on information to the government there.

05/11/2019

Germany

Dresden declares 'Nazi emergency' over far-right threat

The German city has seen the rise of extremism in recent years and was the birthplace of Pegida.

04/11/2019

Germany

What was the Berlin Wall? | Euronews answers

An idiot's guide to exactly what went down 30 years ago - and why it matters.

04/11/2019

Germany

Breaking the mould: Handshake project marks Berlin Wall anniversary

A special art project is trying to get thousands of Berliners to shake hands to symbolise German reunification.

02/11/2019

Germany

Decline of insects in Germany is 'frightening', scientists warn

Insect biomass in the forest the scientists studied decreased by approximately 40% since 2008 and the situation is "even more alarming" in grasslands where it has decreased to only one-third of its former level.

31/10/2019

Germany

Farmers fail in bid to sue German government over climate change

A lawsuit filed against the German government for its alleged failure to meet climate change targets has been dismissed, say authorities.

31/10/2019

Germany

Funeral guests in Germany get high after accidentally eating hash cake

A police investigation found a mix-up with the cakes led to 13 people needing medical treatment for dizziness and nausea.

30/10/2019

Germany

First trial over Syrian state-sponsored torture looms in Germany

Human rights activists applauded as Germany charged two alleged former Syrian secret service officers with participating in crimes against humanity,

29/10/2019

Germany

Far-right AfD beats Merkel's party in regional election

The incumbent far-left Die Linke party won in Thuringia's state election, according to exit polls, while the AfD came ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

27/10/2019

Germany

Far-right tipped to make more election gains in former East Germany

Last month the AFD made big gains in two other regional elections in former communist east Germany.

26/10/2019

My Europe Series

At the frontline of an Extinction Rebellion climate protest in Berlin

Euronews embeds with the group at a planned civil disobedience mission called “Rebels Ark” which blocked the city’s Grosser Stern – a huge five-lane roundabout linking north to south and east to west.

25/10/2019

Business

Mario Draghi's final ECB meeting

Mario Draghi's final assessment on the state of the eurozone economy.

25/10/2019

Next Series

Walking through time: how AI is rebuilding centuries-old Europe

In partnership with The European Commission

A European project seeks to digitally read old documents to help recreate the continent's diverse history

21/10/2019

Germany

Distressing footage: Animal cruelty activist films undercover at lab

Distressing footage: Animal cruelty activist films undercover at German testing laboratory

18/10/2019

Germany

Lonely in Berlin: German capital mulls Commissioner for Loneliness

Half of all households in Berlin are made up of only one person.

18/10/2019

Musica

Witty comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' charms Berlin

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Berlin State Opera is Otto Nicolai's comical-fantastical opera ( based originally on the Shakespeare's play) and tells the story of the bon vivant Falstaff with German bass René Pape makes his debut in the role. Daniel Barenboim conducts the lighthearted score.

17/10/2019

Germany

Euroviews. Halle shooting shows that the media needs to work with tech, civil society and government ǀ View

The Daily Mail decided, for presumably commercial and sensationalist reasons, to publish syndicated images of the dead victims, contrary to the prevailing spirit of industry protocols. I found it a surprising, distressing and outrageous editorial decision.

17/10/2019

Germany

Former Nazi concentration camp guard, 93, goes on trial in Hamburg

Bruno D. was 17 years old when he served as a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp, in northern Poland. Now, he is on trial for aiding and abetting 5,230 cases of murder.

17/10/2019

Germany

Watch: Trailblazing female artists celebrated in Berlin exhibition

Germany's National Gallery is celebrating 100 years since women were admitted to the Berlin Academy of Arts. An exhibition is being held of works by female artists who defied the odds to produce art in the years before this.

11/10/2019

Germany

'We must protect Jewish life' says German president after attack

A gunman livestreamed an anti-Semitic attack outside a German synagogue on Wednesday, leaving two people dead.

10/10/2019

Germany

Amateur footage emerges of gunman opening fire in Halle, Germany

Amateur footage emerges of gunman opening fire in Halle, Germany

09/10/2019

Germany

Hundreds caught riding electric scooters drunk during Oktoberfest

Police in Germany cracked down on drunk electric scooter drivers at this year’s Oktoberfest, seizing 254 driving licences.

09/10/2019

Germany

Shooting which killed two in Germany was 'anti-Semitic attack'

Two people were killed and several injured in a shooting in the eastern German city on Wednesday, which including the targeting of a synagogue.

09/10/2019

Germany

Syrian man arrested after truck rams into traffic in Limburg, Germany

Eight people were injured after a stolen truck was driven into vehicles at an intersection.

08/10/2019

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Bayern Munich players go full Bavaria at Oktoberfest

Wearing traditional leather trousers and buttoned blazers, the football stars posed for photographs with their families.

07/10/2019

Germany

Watch: Bonn museum examines German view of the British

The exhibition "Very British: A German Point of View" includes a Brexit countdown clock.

04/10/2019