Germany
Published on 16/04/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2•Updated 17:25 German airline group Lufthansa said on Thursday that it will shut down its CityLine regional subsidiary, saying higher jet fuel prices and a series of labour strikes had forced an acceleration of its strategic plans. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As a first, immediately effective step,…
Berlin offers free entry for tourists who help pick up litter Read the full article here
Germany’s intelligence agency warns of espionage and sabotage In March, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is said to have approached the defence industry to press for stricter security standards. 14/04/2026 Read the full article here
About 120,000 drones pledged by the UK, alongside additional funding for PURL and the Czech ammunition initiative, were announced at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Berlin on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 34th gathering of the group took place at Germany’s defence ministry, co-hosted by the German…
German pilots’ union announces further strikes at Lufthansa this week Read the full article here
Published on 13/04/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Union Berlin condemned sexist comments on social media after appointing Marie-Louise Eta as the first female head coach in Europe’s “big five” football leagues, pledging the club “has her back”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After the announcement of Eta’s appointment on Sunday, a series of critical…
Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral oil tax on diesel and petrol by around 17 cents per litre for two months in response to surging fuel prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vice Chancellor and Finance…
By Sertac Aktan with AP Published on 14/04/2026 – 15:25 GMT+2 Fatou is now the oldest gorilla living in captivity, worldwide, as she celebrated her 69th birthday in the Berlin zoo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For this special day, she was presented with a feast of cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce, an all-you-can-eat buffet.…
Published on 14/04/2026 – 18:29 GMT+2 The UK government gave the green light on Tuesday for German media group Axel Springer to buy the British daily newspaper The Telegraph, ending a drawn-out pursuit of the 170-year-old title. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Labour government’s Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in a statement…
Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral oil tax on diesel and petrol by around 17 cents per litre for two months in response to surging fuel prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vice Chancellor and Finance…
Park-goers in Germany’s capital Berlin were treated this past weekend to stunning pink cherry blossoms, as the Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World) hosted its annual Cherry Blossom Festival. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Many visitors snapped photos with the iconic blossoms, while the park offered a range of programmes across its…
A decades-long project to transform Germany’s former coal mines into a massive lake complex will reach completion this April – creating a watery landscape almost as large as Italy’s Lake Como. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Lake Sedlitz – the final addition to the 14,000 hectare Lusatian Lakeland – will be open for…
An Israeli restaurant in Munich was targeted in a suspected antisemitic attack overnight on Friday, with police looking into the unidentified perpetrators and their motive, authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Witnesses reported hearing three loud bangs around 0:45 am local time. According to police, unknown individuals threw pyrotechnic devices into the…
Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral oil tax on diesel and petrol by around 17 cents per litre for two months in response to surging fuel prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vice Chancellor and Finance…
By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews Published on 12/04/2026 – 18:20 GMT+2 “There is no point in carrying an animal that is too weak to swim out into deeper water. It’s like throwing a bird that has hit the windscreen into the air and hoping it will fly again. Then the bird dies somewhere…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has the lowest approval rating among 24 democratically elected world leaders, with just 19% of Germans saying they are satisfied with his work, according to US-based opinion research institute Morning Consult. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT French President Emmanuel Macron ranked second-lowest, with 18% approval and 75% disapproval, in…
According to the zoo and Guinness World Records, Fatou, the world’s oldest known gorilla, was born around 13 April 1957 and brought to Berlin Zoo in 1959, when she was still very young. She has lived far beyond the 35 to 40 years typically seen in the wild, underlining the…
Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral oil tax on diesel and petrol by around 17 cents per litre for two months in response to surging fuel prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vice Chancellor and Finance…
Published on 01/04/2026 – 11:46 GMT+2 Three men with alleged ties to a German extremist group that plotted to overthrow the government and kidnap a minister will go on trial in Munich on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The men are accused of backing the self-styled “United Patriots” group, part of Germany’s…
Published on 02/04/2026 – 12:25 GMT+2 Germany has revealed plans to set up a body to repatriate artworks and artifacts, and human remains acquired in a colonial context. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The anticipated ‘Coordination Council for Returns of Cultural Property and Human Remains from Colonial Contexts’ will include representatives from the…
360-metre giant: World’s tallest wind turbine being built in Germany Read the full article here
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