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Green initiatives 'good for the economy', climate expert tells leaders

A climate change expert has said world governments must realise that green climate initiatives are actually good for the economy. Bob Ward, from the London School of Ecoomics’ Grantham Institute on Climate Change said the two aims need each other.

Business

OECD: Humanitarian migration falls while labour and family migration rises

Europe had a decrease in the number of asylum applications by 10% in 2018. Family migration, where people migrate with, or to join, family members, increased by 9% and labour migration by 6%.

World

Scotland's Sturgeon gets award for being 'voice of reason' on Brexit

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been given an award by the German media for being "the voice of reason" in the Brexit crisis.

Germany

Climate protesters demonstrate outside Frankfurt car show

Hundreds of climate protesters blocked the main entrance of Frankfurt's IAA car show on Sunday.

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Sport

Netherlands shock Germany in topsy-turvy 4-2 win

Netherlands scored four times in 32 second-half minutes to secure a remarkable 4-2 comeback victory against hosts Germany in their Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Friday.

Sport

Dutch coach Koeman says Euro 2020 qualifier vs Germany 'not crucial'

The Netherlands take on Germany on Friday night in a qualifier for the Euro 2020 football championships.

Germany

German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh dies, aged 74

Lindbergh's Vogue cover of Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford kickstarted the supermodel phenomenon.

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New-born panda cubs feed for the first time

After having only slept, cuddled and occasionally taken a sip for the first couple of days, the little panda cubs are now very hungry.

Europe News

Brussels marks 75th anniversary of liberation from German occupation

The liberation of Brussels took only a few hours and saw only a little combat. Freeing the city was symbolic, but its historic importance lives on in the Belgian capital.

Germany

Currywurst at 70: The surprising British link to Germany’s street food

It is estimated 800 million currywurst are eaten ever year, 70m in Berlin alone, but this German staple has a surprising British connection

Germany

Bavarian MPs who don't enforce environmental rules 'could face jail'

The European Court of Justice will advise whether to impose heavy penalties over vehicle pollution.

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Berlin zoo celebrates the birth of two panda cubs

A zoo in Berlin celebrated the arrival of two panda cubs, the first time one of the rare mammals has given birth in Germany.

Germany

Watch: Panda gives birth to rare twins at Berlin Zoo

Keepers only confirmed last week that mother Meng Meng was pregnant and she gave birth to twins on Saturday – the first pandas to be born in Germany.

Germany

Merkel, allies weather far-right surge in German state elections

Merkel, allies weather far-right surge in German state elections

Germany

Why are this weekend's state elections in Germany so significant?

"It is possible these two results shake up the political system nationwide. But if the SBD stays in power in Bradenburg and the CDU stays in power in Saxony, this could be, as we say in German, a storm in a water bottle (storm in a teacup)."

Europe News

Brexit: MEPs on decision to suspend UK parliament

So here on the Brief from Brussels we've been talking to member of the European Parliament about how worried they are about Brexit now.

Germany

Berlin gets cleaner parks thanks to tourists trash picking schemes

An unusual scene becoming more normal: Tourists are cleaning the parks they visit in Berlin thanks to trash collection schemes.

World News

Ferdinand Piech, former chairman of Volkswagen, dies

The former head of Volkswagen who expanded the company significantly died at the age of 82.

Germany

Watch: Visitors step behind Iron Curtain with VR tour of East Berlin

This virtual reality tour begins near the infamous Checkpoint Charlie border station between East and West Berlin.

World News

Calls for 'upskirting' to be made illegal in Germany

'Upskirting' is not illegal in Germany and campaigners there want that to change and for it to become a criminal offence, like in the UK.

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