More College Graduates Emerge Without A High School Diploma
More and more people without a university entrance qualification are successfully completing higher‑education programmes. According to the Centre for University Development (CHE), 2024 is the first year in which the number of graduates who did not hold an Abitur surpassed 10,000. Since 2009, more than 104,000 professionally qualified individuals have earned a university…
March 24, 2026
German Startup Association Urges Looser Termination Rules for High Earner Employees as Cost of Errors Skyrocket
The chairwoman of the German Startup Association is urging a more flexible approach to employee protection for higher‑earning workers.In an interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (Tuesday edition), Verena Pausder said that “the costs of mistakes are too high in this country”. She illustrated the point with the example of startup founders…
March 24, 2026
DAX Starts in the Red, No Bottom in Sight
The German stock index, the DAX, opened the Tuesday trading day with losses. At 9:30 a.m. the index was calculated at about 22,560 points, down 0.4 % from the previous closing level. In the top of the market list were Zalando, BASF and FMC; at the bottom were Bayer, SAP and Heidelberg Materials. Consorsbank’s chief market analyst, Jochen Stanzl, said that the events in…
March 24, 2026
Röttgen Says Iran Now More Credible Than Trump After Postponed Ultimatum
Following Trump’s postponed ultimatum to Iran, CDU foreign‑affairs expert Norbert Röttgen criticized the U.S. president. When asked who he believes has more credibility in the alleged U.S.-Iran negotiations, Röttgen told RTL and ntv: “You probably have to answer that the Iranian side possesses more credibility”. Trump had claimed that talks were progressing…
March 24, 2026
EU Parliamentarians Push for European Sports Award Honoring Olympic and Paralympic Stars
In a cross‑party call, dozens of Members of the European Parliament urged the European Commission to create a European sporting award for outstanding Olympians and Paralympians. The letter, signed by 30 MEPs, addressed President Ursula von der Leyen and argued that recognising athletes in this way would highlight the unifying power of sport, strengthen European thought,…
March 24, 2026
Germany Reports 4 Million Workers Clocking Night Shifts in 2024
In 2024, nearly 4.0 million workers in Germany performed night shifts. That represents 9.3 percent of the 42.6 million employed individuals who worked at least occasionally between 23:00 and 06:00, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The share of night‑working employees differs markedly by gender and age. Among men, 11.7 percent worked at night, almost…
March 24, 2026
Berlin Police Launch Citywide Raids After September Power Attack
Following the attack on Berlin’s power grid in September 2025, the police conducted city‑wide searches on Tuesday morning. According to “Bild”, fifteen separate searches were carried out, with the goal of locating evidence. There were no arrests or detention orders issued. The arson attack on September 9 involved setting fire to two power pylons. The…
March 24, 2026
EVP Leader Manfred Weber Rejects AfD Collaboration Claims in European Parliament
Manfred Weber, the European People’s Party (EVP) vice‑chair and a CSU politician, sharply rejected claims that his party was cooperating with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the European Parliament.“The firewall is essential and it stands” he told the newspapers of Mediengruppe Bayern. “The AfD opposes everything I fight for politically”.…
March 24, 2026
EU Australia Agree Landmark Free Trade Deal in Canberra
After years of negotiations, the European Union and Australia have agreed on a free‑trade agreement. The final text was signed during a meeting in Canberra between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the EU Commission confirmed. At the same time, the parties announced a security and defence partnership. The deal…
March 24, 2026
7.6-Magnitude Seaquake Hits South Pacific Tuesday
In the South Pacific, a strong marine earthquake struck on Tuesday. Initially, geologists reported a magnitude of 7.6, a figure that is often revised later. The shaking occurred at 17:37 local time (05:37 German time). Its epicenter was 273 km north-northwest of Nukuʻalofa, Tonga’s capital, and 158 km west of Neiafu. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center,…
March 24, 2026
Union Urges EU to Expand Voluntary Chat Control for Monitoring Private Messaging
The Union is urging the SPD to allow an extension of the so‑called “voluntary chat surveillance” so that private communications can be monitored at the EU level. “From April, child protection will go to waste” warned the Union’s internal‑politics spokesman Alexander Throm in an interview with the “Tagesspiegel” (Tuesday edition).…
March 24, 2026
Steffen Krach Calls on SPD to Deliver Real Relief for Low and Middle Earners After Rhineland‑Palatinate Loss
After the Social Democrats lost the state election in Rhineland‑Palatinate, Berlin’s SPD candidate Steffen Krach has asked his national party to present concrete plans to relieve low‑ and middle‑income earners. “We will win votes again if people feel us in their daily lives as the party of social justice” Krach told the Tagesspiegel (Tuesday edition).…
