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Joachim Bottieau and Ono Shohei shine in Dusseldorf

Belgium’s Joachim Bottieau produced a stunning performance to outclass local favourite Sven Maresch in the under 81 kilo final at the Dusseldorf

20/02/2016

Germany

66th Berlin Film Festival: "Fuocoammare" wins golden bear for best film

20/02/2016

Germany

Actor Gerard Depardieu speaks about 'Saint Amour' and Russia

Actor Gerard Depardieu speaks about 'Saint Amour' and Russia

20/02/2016

Germany

Germany rethinks Middle East arms deals

Germany doubled the amount of arms it exported last year to eight billion euros, despite the government having a stated policy of reducing it. With

19/02/2016

World News

Migrants: Germany not happy with Austria's quota

Reaction to Austrian plans to introduce daily limits for arriving migrants

19/02/2016

World News

And also...Putin shirt prompts dressing down, Iran: females banned from watching beach volleyball game, Online game battles Zika virus

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the

19/02/2016

Cinema

'Goat' and 'Road to Istanbul' latest Panorama offerings in Berlin

Nick Jonas stars in Goat' about the darker side of US student fraternities, and 'Road to Istanbul' charts the human dimension of parents seeking their daughter, a recruit to Islamic State in Syria.

19/02/2016

Cinema

Israeli-Palestinian hip-hop takedown 'Junction 48' storms Berlin

The Berlinale's Panorama programme gives us 'Junction 48' focused on a mixed Jewish-Arab crime-ridden ghetto outside Tel Aviv.

19/02/2016

Sport

Beckenbauer sanctioned by FIFA over failure to cooperate

FIFA’s ethics committee has warned and fined Germany’s World Cup-winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer for stonewalling an investigation. The

17/02/2016

Germany

Train controller admits responsibility for Bad Aibling crash

A train area controller has admitted responsibility for a rail crash near Bad Aibling, Bavaria, which killed 11 men, aged 24-59, and wounded dozens

16/02/2016

Germany

Cologne sex attacks: Prosecutor issues clarification

The majority arrested are from Algeria and Morocco and not Syria or Iraq.

16/02/2016

Cinema

'Crosscurrent' cinematic poetry on the Yangtze River

'Crosscurrent' by Chinese director Yang Chao finally gets the red carpet treatment in Berlin.

16/02/2016

Germany

'Alone in Berlin', a story of resistance to the Nazis, at Berlin Film Festival

Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson play a German couple who start a campaign to resist the Nazis in 'Alone in Berlin' directed by Vincent Pérez and shown at the Berlin Film Festival.

16/02/2016

Germany

Germany's ruling coalition clashes over refugee integration

Germany’s ruling coalition is clashing over how best to integrate the more than one million refugees the country has welcomed in recent months. The

15/02/2016

Cinema

'Greetings from Fukushima': award-winning drama about broken dreams and broken lives

German film 'Greetings from Fukushima' - a drama about the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster raises questions about loss and the parallels with the current refugee crisis in Europe.

15/02/2016

Germany

'24 Weeks' abortion drama is screened in Berlin

'24 Weeks' - a movie for lovers of German cinema at the Berlin film festival, but where are all the other German films in the competition and why so few female film directors?

15/02/2016

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Ai Weiwei's refugees reminder during Berlin Film Festival

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s latest installation has seen life jackets left by migrants on Greek beaches being hung from a Berlin concert hall. His

14/02/2016

Germany

French night at the Berlin Film Festival as Huppert dazzles again

Honours on the Saturday of the Berlin Film Festival went to France; Isabelle Huppert and young director and screenwriter Mia Hansen-Løve, who has the

14/02/2016

Cinema

Shift of focus: Refugees take the spotlight at the Berlin Film Festival

With a spotlight on the refugee crisis, the Berlin Film Festival is making an extra effort to welcome refugees, some of whom will even be taken behind the scenes.

12/02/2016

Germany

Positive reactions to Syria ceasefire deal, but challenges lie ahead

Delegates in Munich have welcomed the agreement to cease hostilities in Syria. But challenges still lie ahead, as European Union Foreign Policy Chief

12/02/2016