Ukraine National leaders gather in Berlin for Ukraine ‘Marshall Plan’ The conference, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the European Commission, will not involve concrete pledges of cash towards the estimated €750 billion reconstruction cost. 25/10/2022
Germany Two ex-German soldiers convicted over Yemen war mercenary plan The men had tried to recruit soldiers for a paramilitary unit and were found guilty of forming a terrorist organisation. 24/10/2022
Culture news German climate activists throw mashed potatoes on Monet painting Climate protesters have thrown mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting at Potsdam’s Barberini Museum, to protest fossil fuel extraction. 24/10/2022
Euronews Witness Rising temperatures see beetles and fire ravage European forests A combination of record-high temperatures and drought saw France lose some 65,000 hectares of forest this summer to rampaging wildfires. These same conditions saw the Bark beetle flourish, devouring a staggering 11,000 hectares, one-quarter, of the Franconian Forest in Germany. 20/10/2022
Germany Fire ravages Ukrainian refugee shelter in Germany Investigators think the fire was arson after a swastika was found to have been painted on the door. 20/10/2022
Germany German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia The head of the BSI agency, Arne Schönbohm, was dismissed after allegations appeared linking him to a security agency founded by a former Russian intelligence agent. 18/10/2022
Germany Scholz advocates for a future 36-member EU 'of free and equal people' The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke at the Congress of the Party of European Socialists in Berlin, calling for more military autonomy of the EU and expansion reforms 16/10/2022
Russia Ukraine advancing, Zelenskyy says as Minsk mulls joining Russia's war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a confident address to the Ukrainian people, but tensions on the Belarus border continue to grow. 15/10/2022
Lithuania Lithuania wants German troops 'for marriage, not one night stand' Some 3,000 German soldiers have been assigned to protect Lithuania but for the time being they'll remain in Germany. 14/10/2022
Europe News Fifteen European countries unite to boost air defence capabilities Fifteen European countries have united to boost air defence capabilities. 13/10/2022
Germany Pawnbrokers the winners as economic reality bites in Germany "We have never seen such an increase," said German pawnbroker Nikolaus Bode 13/10/2022
Europe News EU still split on gas cap as Germany and the Netherlands oppose The European Commission will work over the weekend to ensure broader support for the gas cap before making a formal proposal. 12/10/2022
Europe News German suspect in McCann case charged with 5 unrelated sexual offences The five other charges range from rape to sexual abuse of children. 11/10/2022
Europe News Germany struggles to find housing for more than one million refugees The number of asylum-seekers from other countries has meanwhile jumped by a third compared to last year. 11/10/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Key developments you need to know today These are the latest developments in the Ukraine war you need to know today. 10/10/2022
Germany Scholz's Social Democrats projected to win state vote in Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left party won a German state election Sunday, projections showed. 09/10/2022
World News NATO 'needs to do more' against Putin: German defence minister "One thing is certain: the current situation means we need to do more together," German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said while visiting NATO troops in Lithuania. 09/10/2022
Germany 'Sabotage' disrupts train travel in northern Germany Trains in northern Germany were interrupted for nearly 3 hours on Saturday morning, while strikes in the UK have halted 80% of services. 08/10/2022
Europe News Germany faces EU scrutiny over €200 billion scheme to curb gas prices EU officials worry the massive borrowing could have a negative impact on fair competition in the single market. 04/10/2022
Germany Merkel wins award for Germany's open door policy to refugees "By helping more than one million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela Merkel has shown great moral and political courage." 04/10/2022