Sonja Issel

Germany

Drone interrupts flight operations at Berlin Airport for two hours

Air traffic control at Berlin's Brandenburg Airport had to suspend flights for two hours on Friday evening due to an unidentified drone breaching its airspace. The airport association says it should serve as a "wake-up call" as it warned of growing threats on German airspace.

01/11/2025

World News

Drone sightings overshadow Munich Migration Meeting

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced an EU roadmap, in which the EU border protection agency Frontex could play a central role in future.

04/10/2025

Germany

Former aide to German far-right politician jailed for spying for China

Jian Guo worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, from 2019 to 2024.

30/09/2025

Business

'Europe First': Berlin favours European arms over US weapons

For decades, Germany relied on the US for its security policy. But that era is over, experts tell Euronews.

28/09/2025

Food and Drink

Oktoberfest worldwide: German culture celebrations go global

This year's Oktoberfest is well underway in Germany but the celebrations are no longer only limited to Munich. The annual parade of Bavarian heritage has found numerous international offshoots: from golf courses in Mallorca to luxury resorts in the Maldives and even virtual beer tents.

25/09/2025

World News

'Nobody can tell me whether I'm wanted or not,' Michel Friedman says

Following his controversial disinvite from an event in East Germany, publicist Michel Friedman is now going on the offensive. In an interview with Euronews, he criticises the decision as a "dangerous signal" and the debate about his fee and expenses as an "anti-Semitic stereotype."

24/09/2025

Germany

Ban on Jews entering Flensburg shop sparks nationwide outrage

Local politicians have strongly condemned the incident, while the anti-Semitism commissioner Felix Klein called it "antisemitism in its purest form."

18/09/2025