Former German Foreign Minister Fischer Warns of Iran’s State Collapse Amid US Military Actions
Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, a member of the Greens, criticised the ongoing U.S. military deployment in Iran. Speaking to the newspaper “Handelsblatt”, he said President Trump had not fully considered the consequences. Although Washington pursues a regime‑change goal, it appears to have no plan for the post‑war period. Fischer, who served as…
March 6, 2026
Germany Keeps Trump Invitation Open After Warm Welcoming Visit
The German federal government keeps its invitation to Donald Trump in place.Deputy government spokesman Steffen Meyer told the dts news agency on Friday that the chancellor had already invited the U.S. president on his first visit last year. Meyer could not offer an update on a concrete date, explaining that such dates are normally announced only on the Friday before the…
March 6, 2026
German Minister Questions Expansion of Law Punishing Politician Insults Following Lübcke Murder
Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has voiced doubts about paragraph 188 of the German Criminal Code, the provision that imposes harsher penalties for insults directed at politicians. She stated that the 2021 expansion of the paragraph was a “direct reaction” to the murder of Walter Lübcke but stressed that authorities must continually assess whether…
March 6, 2026
DAX Tumbles Midday After Bright Start, Sentiment Remains Tense
The DAX slipped into negative territory on Friday after an initially positive start to the trading day. By around 12:30 p.m. local time the benchmark index had eased to roughly 23,750 points, about 0.3 percent below yesterday’s closing level. “Investors are increasingly worried about the rising crude‑oil prices” said Andreas Lipkow, chief market analyst at…
March 6, 2026
Left Party to Unlock Oil Reserves to Counter Rising German Fuel Prices
Faced with sharply rising gasoline and diesel prices in Germany, the Left party’s parliamentary faction has called for the possibility of drawing on the country’s strategic oil reserves. Janine Wissler, the deputy chair of the faction and its spokesperson for economic policy, told the Saturday editions of the Funke Media Group newspapers that “how the…
March 6, 2026
NRW Security Agency Classifies AfD Youth as Suspected Extremist Group
The law‑enforcement agency of North Rhein‑Westphalia’s interior ministry has labeled the new Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) youth group “Generation Deutschland North Rhein‑Westphalia” (GD NRW) as a right‑wing extremist suspect. On Friday the ministry said it had significant evidence that GD NRW is effectively a continuation of the dissolved…
March 6, 2026
German Federal Council Approves Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill
The Federal Council approved the Kritis umbrella law, which is intended to better protect critical infrastructure. On Friday, the chamber of states opted not to call for the mediation committee and, in a resolution, simply asked the federal government to revise the law in the future. The law obliges companies in ten strategically important sectors-including energy, food,…
March 6, 2026
Schulze Backing Taskforce to Tackle Fuel Price Surge
Sachsen‑Anhalt’s governor, Sven Schulze (CDU), welcomed the launch of a newly created federal task force formed by the governing coalition’s parliamentary groups to monitor fuel and gas prices. He said the move was appropriate, adding that the steep prices currently seen at service stations amount to “pure gouging” and can’t be justified by the…
March 6, 2026
Bundestag Approves Bold Reforms to Germany’s Hospital System
Germany’s federal parliament has advanced amendments to the hospital reform. On Friday the Bundestag, with the support of the Union and SPD, adopted the revised draft law. While reviewing the text, the Health Committee incorporated 46 amendment proposals from the coalition parties. These changes touch on a number of topics, including giving the Länder more influence…
March 6, 2026
DAX Climbs as Investors Track Oil Market
The DAX opened higher in Friday’s trading session. At about 09:30 German time the index was calculated at roughly 23,925 points, which is 0.5 % above yesterday’s closing level. Jochen Stanzl, chief market analyst at Consorsbank, said: “The fact that oil is trading in the upper‑fifth of its trading range and the DAX in the lower‑fifth is a clear sign that…
March 6, 2026
Germany Reports 130,000 New Large Enterprises in 2025, 7.6% Increase Over 2024
In 2025, Germans founded about 130,100 businesses that can be classified as having a larger economic importance based on their legal form and number of employees. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Friday, this represents a 7.6 % increase in new larger businesses compared with the previous year. At the same time, the number of full business closures…
March 6, 2026
German Solar and Gas Power Hit Record 438.2 Billion kWh in 2025, Up 1.4% From 2024
In 2025 Germany generated 438.2 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity that was fed into the grid. According to provisional figures released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Friday, this represents a 1.4 % increase over the previous year. Renewable sources accounted for 58.6 % of the electricity fed into the grid, a share that has remained above 50 %…
