Europe

Ford workers in Germany’s Cologne strike over planned job cuts

May 14, 2025

Workers at US carmaker Ford’s plants in the western German city of Cologne started their first ever strike on Wednesday, as union IG Metall pushes back against planned job cuts. [..]

Europe

New chief operating officer appointed at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

May 14, 2025

In a meeting on 7 May 2025, the Supervisory Board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) appointed István Szabó as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) at BER Airport. He [..]

Europe

Internet audio calls, videos overtake mobile network usage in Germany

May 13, 2025

Mobile phone usage has changed dramatically in Germany in recent years, with official figures showing that online conversations via video and audio have overtaken phone calls. The Bonn-based Federal Network [..]

Europe

Nord Stream 2 operator given go-ahead to find new investors

May 11, 2025

By Christiane Oelrich, dpa. The Nord Stream 2 project was intended to bring natural gas from Russia to Germany. The highly indebted Russian pipeline operator Nord Stream 2 can continue [..]

Europe

Germany criticized by neighbours as police step up border checks

May 9, 2025

Police in Germany on Thursday stepped up border checks, drawing criticism from the country’s neighbours. A spokesman for the federal police in the southern state of Bavaria said more checks [..]

Europe

New German Chancellor Merz leaves for first trip to Paris, Warsaw

May 7, 2025

By Michael Fischer, Michael Evers and Doris Heimann, dpa. The day after his dramatic election in parliament as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz set off on the first trip abroad of [..]

Europe

Volocopter delays air taxi passenger plans to 2026 after takeover

May 7, 2025

German air taxi developer Volocopter has pushed back its plans to launch passenger services to 2026 following its acquisition by Chinese group Wanfeng, the company recently told dpa. Berlin (dpa) [..]

Europe

Lufthansa boss justifies company’s strategy against union critics

May 7, 2025

Lufthansa chief Carsten Spohr on Tuesday defended the group’s cost-cutting measures against criticism from unions, describing the establimshmet of new airlines outside the parent company as a “strategic necessity.” Carriers [..]

Europe

Germany’s Merz elected chancellor on second try after historic defeat

May 7, 2025

By dpa correspondents. German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as the country’s new chancellor on Tuesday, hours after suffering a humiliating defeat in a first round of [..]

Culture, Europe

“Flow” wins 2025 LUX Audience Award

May 5, 2025

The film “Flow”, directed by Latvian Gints Zilbalodis, was awarded the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony on Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels. “Flow“, a Latvian, French [..]

Europe

Germans back new coalition plan to cut payments to Ukrainian refugees

May 2, 2025

A large majority of Germans back plans by the incoming coalition government to cut payments to newly arriving Ukrainian refugees, according to a YouGov opinion poll commissioned by dpa and [..]

Europe

German gunmaker Heckler & Koch enters drone defence business

May 1, 2025

By Wolf von Dewitz, dpa. Germany’s largest manufacturer of small arms, Heckler & Koch, is entering the drone defence business, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday. Stuttgart (dpa) – [..]

Europe

Share of women in German supervisory boards doubled since 2015

April 30, 2025

The proportion of women in top management and supervisory boards at Germany’s largest companies has reached record levels, according to a new analysis by the organization Women in Supervisory Boards [..]

Europe

Eurowings launches new routes

April 30, 2025

Eurowings is bringing a breath of fresh air to its summer flight schedule and connecting BER (Berlin Brandenburg Airport) with four exciting new destinations. With Jerez de la Frontera and [..]

Europe

Deutsche Bank backs state guarantees for arms industry loans

April 29, 2025

Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing has called for state-backed guarantees for bank loans to arms companies, arguing that public funds should be efficiently combined with private capital to finance [..]

Europe

EU prefers mutually acceptable solution with US on tariffs – Dombrovskis

April 28, 2025

The European Union (EU) prefers to reach a mutually acceptable solution with the United States on tariffs before the end of the 90-day partial tariff pause, EU Economic Affairs Commissioner [..]

Europe

Climate crisis seen as low priority for German employees, study finds

April 28, 2025

Concern about the climate crisis plays only a minor role for employees in Germany, according to a study published on Saturday. The survey found that only about one in ten [..]

Europe

German business sentiment improves despite US trade war

April 25, 2025

Sentiment among German businesses improved in April despite the new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, according to a survey by a leading German economic institute published Thursday. The [..]

Europe

Cash-loving Germans in favour of keeping it as payment option

April 24, 2025

Most people in Germany cannot imagine a future without cash, according to a study carried out on behalf of the country’s central bank published on Tuesday. Most people in Germany [..]

Europe

German president: world has lost a modest ‘man of peace’

April 22, 2025

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier honoured the late Pope Francis as a “man of peace” in a letter of condolence issued shortly after the death of the pontiff. “In Francis, the [..]

Europe

German police union calls for weapons ban on all public transport

April 20, 2025

A major German police union has called for a countrywide ban on the carrying of weapons in public transport and related facilities, including all railway stations. Andreas Rosskopf, head of [..]

Europe

European Commission issues proposed list of safe countries of origin

April 18, 2025

The European Commission has proposed the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin to accelerate asylum procedures across the European Union. On Wednesday, the commission announced that [..]

Europe

Germans spend more than €7 billion on their pets in 2024

April 18, 2025

People in Germany spent more than €7 billion ($7.9 billion) on pet supplies last year, the German Pet Trade and Industry Association (ZZF) and the Pet Supplies Industry Association (IVH) [..]

Europe

Friedrich Merz set to be elected Germany’s next chancellor on May 6

April 16, 2025

Two and a half months after Germany’s parliamentary election, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is due to be elected as the country’s next chancellor on May 6, parliament said on Monday. [..]

Europe

EU ministers back possible German Taurus missile delivery to Kiev

April 15, 2025

By Katharina Redanz, dpa. Luxembourg (dpa) – European officials have responded positively to comments by Germany’s next chancellor Friedrich Merz that he intends to send long-range Taurus cruise missiles to [..]

Europe

Condor is expanding its presence at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

April 12, 2025

Condor is significantly increasing its flight offerings from BER in the 2025/2026 winter flight schedule. From 3 November, the German airline will connect Berlin Brandenburg with Dubai twice a day [..]

Culture, Europe

Two major Yoko Ono exhibitions set to open in Berlin

April 10, 2025

Two exhibitions showcasing the work of Japanese artist Yoko Ono are set to open in Berlin on Friday. The 92-year-old multimedia artist has gained legions of fans across the world [..]

Europe

Germany’s Volkswagen hit by US tariffs, EU rules in first quarter

April 10, 2025

By Frank Johannsen, dpa and Stefan Heider, dpa-AFX. Volkswagen reported a drop in preliminary first-quarter profit on Wednesday, with operating earnings falling to €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion) from €4.6 billion [..]

Europe

Reporters Without Borders: Attacks on media in Germany double in 2024

April 9, 2025

Attacks on journalists and media professionals in Germany more than doubled in the past year, an analysis by the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) showed on Tuesday. In [..]

Europe

BER records 1.95 million passengers in March

April 8, 2025

In March 2025, 1.95 million people travelled through Berlin Brandenburg Airport. In March 2024, there were 1.92 million passengers, according to traffic report figures. The busiest day of the month [..]

Europe

Former German foreign minister suggests Canada should be part of EU

April 6, 2025

The former German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel has proposed offering Canada partial membership in the European Union. The former German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel has proposed offering Canada partial membership [..]

Europe

Hundreds demonstrate against Tesla boss Musk in Berlin

April 6, 2025

Hundreds of people protested against US billionaire Elon Musk in front of a Tesla showroom in Berlin on Saturday. Hundreds of people protested against US billionaire Elon Musk in front [..]

Europe

“Game changer”: German military invests in combat drones

April 4, 2025

The German military plans to invest in combat drones, sources in the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Contracts are to be signed in the coming days, the sources said, adding [..]

Europe

Germany’s Nordex bags 472MW wind-turbine order for Finnish projects

April 2, 2025

Swedish renewable energy company OX2 has placed two orders with Nordex SE to supply a total of 70 N175/6.X wind turbines for projects in Finland, the German wind-turbine manufacturer said [..]

Europe

Microsoft showcases AI-powered virtual assistant at Hanover trade fair

April 2, 2025

Microsoft is showcasing cutting-edge AI-powered virtual assistants at Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industry event for machinery and electronic technology. Microsoft’s innovations being showcased at the trade fair include the [..]

Europe

Study decodes access to Berlin techno clubs

March 30, 2025

An international team of researchers has scientifically analysed how clubs select their visitors. Why the selection process begins before the evening starts and why sometimes you still don’t get in. [..]

Europe

TikTok online shop to open in Germany from Monday

March 28, 2025

TikTok users in Germany will be able to shop via the video app from Monday, the company has announced. While the mobile app has been available in Germany for a [..]

Europe

German parties go into next round of coalition talks on Friday

March 27, 2025

Lead negotiators for Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc are to resume talks with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Friday with the aim of forming a viable coalition, the three parties [..]

Europe

German intelligence officers warn of hybrid threat from Russia, China

March 25, 2025

Foreign powers including Russia and China are actively recruiting agents in the private sector to carry out sabotage in Germany, intelligence officials warned on Tuesday. At an annual security conference [..]

Europe

German authorities raise charges against climate activist group

March 25, 2025

Munich prosecutors said on Monday that charges of forming a criminal association have been laid against five members of the former Last Generation (Letzte Generation) climate activist group. A prosecutors’ [..]

Europe

German AI boss: “Drone wall” on NATO eastern flank possible in a year

March 23, 2025

By Carsten Hoffmann, dpa. German defence company Helsing is calling for the swift establishment of an effective conventional deterrent on NATO’s eastern flank using new types of combat drones. “A [..]

Europe

Ammongas delivers the first truckload of biogenic CO2 to e-methanol facility in Denmark

March 21, 2025

Ammongas has delivering its first truckload of biogenic CO₂ from Tønder Biogas. The CO₂ will be used for European Energy’s Power-to-X facility in Kassø, where it will play a key [..]

Europe

German real estate giant Vonovia targets recovery amid market rebound

March 19, 2025

Germany’s largest residential real estate company, Vonovia, is aiming to return to growth after as the broader housing market rebounds following a sharp downturn. “We are emerging from the crisis [..]

Europe

Apple rightly subject to monitoring over competition – German court

March 19, 2025

By Jacqueline Melcher, dpa. Tech major Apple holds major significance across markets and is rightly subject to stricter monitoring over competition concerns, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on [..]

Europe

Germany’s central bank says accessing cash is becoming tougher

March 17, 2025

Germany’s supply of cash remains secure, despite the removal of thousands of ATMs and the closure of bank branches, but the future looks less certain, the German central bank said [..]

Europe

Thousands demonstrate for more investment in German industry

March 17, 2025

Thousands of industrial workers demonstrated in several German cities on Saturday, during a nationwide day of action organized by the union IG Metall. They were calling for measures to strengthen [..]

Europe

Volkswagen delays profitability target for core brand by three years

March 14, 2025

By Frank Johannsen, dpa. German car manufacturer Volkswagen announced on Thursday that it is extending the timeline for achieving its planned cost reductions for its core brand. The target of [..]

Europe

Survey shows German public feels less safe after series of attacks

March 14, 2025

Recent acts of violence in Germany that have made international headlines and shocked the nation have left their mark on society, a survey commissioned by dpa and published on Thursday [..]

Europe

As Europe rearms, German weapons maker Rheinmetall plans expansion

March 13, 2025

By Wolf von Dewitz, dpa. Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest defence contractor, plans to continue expanding its workforce as major military orders continue to pour in from Germany and other countries looking [..]

Europe

With the ID. EVERY1, Volkswagen is providing a preview of an entry-level electric model

March 13, 2025

Since the Beetle, Volkswagen has been enabling affordable mobility for millions of people with compact and likeable cars. With the ID. EVERY1 concept car, the German car manufacturer is now [..]