Day: January 30, 2026
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Cologne Beats Wolfsburg 1 0 In Crucial Home Victory
On Friday evening, 1. FC Köln secured a significant home win in the Bundesliga, beating VfL Wolfsburg 1-0. Linton Maina scored…
U.S. Markets Slide as Gold Falls Below Resistance
U.S. stock markets dipped on Friday. At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was…
Hannover 96 Wins in Magdeburg While Nurnberg Draws in Nürnberg
On the 20th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nürnberg settled for a 1-1 draw against Preußen Münster, while Hannover 96…
Friday Eurojackpot Draw Reveals Winning Numbers 8 13 15 17 37 and Euro Numbers 3 7 on 30 January 2026
8, 13, 15, 17, 37, with the two Euro numbers being 3 and 7.. These figures are unverified. The odds of hitting the…
Van Aken Advocates Peaceful Defense: Berlin to Maintain Military Readiness While Rejecting Additional Arms Spending
Jan van Aken, chair of the Left Party, has called for a Bundesrepublik that is capable of a military…
German Federal Government Welcomes Syrian‑Kurdish Agreement to Foster Peaceful Integration and Stable, Inclusive Syria
The German government welcomed the agreement reached on Friday between the Syrian government and the Greek alliance Syria’s…
Rainer Temporarily Suspends EU Catch System for Illegal Fishing Orders National Fikon II Use
Minister Alois Rainer of the CSU has suspended the use of the EU’s “Catch” system and instructed the Federal…
December Import Prices Fall 2.3 Percent YoY Largest Drop Since March 2024
Import prices fell by 2.3 percent in December 2025 compared with December 2024, marking the largest year‑on‑year decline since March 2024 (-3.6 percent…
DAX Closes Week Higher Fueled By SAP and Adidas Gains
The German DAX finished the week higher, ending at 24,539 points at Xetra’s close, up 0.9 % from the…
Employment Falls Slightly in December as German Workforce Shrinks by 5,000
In December 2025, about 45.9 million people who reside in Germany (domestic concept) were employed. According to provisional calculations from…
Only One in Four Choose Part‑Time Work in 2024 as Personal Desire Tops Reasons
The reasons behind working part‑time are varied and differ between men and women. In 2024 the most common…
CDU Blasts Green Party Petition to Constitutional Court as Sabotage
The Union slammed the Greens’ Bundestag faction for filing a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court, calling it…
Greens Urge Stronger Climate Measures Following Court Ruling Criticizing Government Plan
During the hearing of the Federal Administrative Court’s 2023 ruling on the coalition government’s climate‑protection plan, Green Party…
Germany’s Unemployment Surges 177,000 From December, Exceeding 3 Million Amid Seasonal Trend
The number of people without work in Germany rose by 92,000 in January 2026 compared with January 2025. Against the…
Unemployment climbs in Lower Saxony and Bremen as seasonality kicks in
In January the number of people out of work rose in both Lower Saxony and Bremen compared with the…
Health Minister Warken Supports Higher Tobacco Tax to Reduce Smoking and Increase Health Literacy
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) stressed that a higher tobacco tax would help curb smoking. “It’s undisputed…
Thuringia Faces Rising Unemployment in January
Unemployment in Thuringia climbed in January. The Federal Employment Agency reported that 74,146 people were registered as unemployed…
DAX Remains Bullish Into Noon As Adidas Drives Gains
The DAX remained in positive territory on Friday after a robust start to the session. By about 12:30 p.m.…
German Inflation Spike Hits 2.1 Percent in January 2026
The annual rise in consumer prices in Germany picked up again in January 2026. The statistical office announced that…
Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh as New Fed Chairman
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he has nominated former Federal Reserve Board member Kevin Warsh…
Stuttgart Faces Celtic in Europa League Play‑Off Showdown
VfB Stuttgart will face Celtic Glasgow in the Europa League play‑offs, according to the draw held in Nyon…
Merkz to Speak on Human Rights as He Visits Saudi Qatar and UAE
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) will address human‑rights issues during his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and…
CL Playoff Draw: Dortmund Faces Atalanta While Leverkusen Meets Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund will face Atalanta Bergamo in the Champions League play‑offs, while Bayer Leverkusen has been drawn against…
FCB Sport Director Confirms Goretzka Will Leave Bayern Munich this Summer
Leon Goretzka will leave FC Bayern Munich in the summer. The club’s sporting director, Christoph Freund, confirmed the decision on…
East Germany Ombudsman Criticizes Söder, Threatens to Rattle Federal Solidarity
The Federal government’s East Commissioner, Elisabeth Kaiser (SPD), has sharply criticized Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder (CSU) amid the ongoing dispute…
SPD Pushes Decriminalizing Ride Without Ticket in Public Transit – Poverty Should Not Be Punished
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has called for the criminal law to be amended so that travelling on…
Bosch Faces Steep Profit Drop Operating Earnings Halve to 1.7 Billion Euros
In 2025, automotive supplier Bosch reported a sharp drop in its operating profit. The company announced on Friday…
South German States Form Three Lions Alliance to Strengthen Federal Council Collaboration
Prime ministers from Bavaria and Hesse, together with the CDU leader of Baden-Württemberg, announced the creation of a…
January Inflation Rises Again as Country Data Suggests Higher Cost of Living
Germany’s overall annual inflation rate, which stood at 1.8 % in December, appears to have risen again in January,…
Hamburg Unemployment Climbs to 97,264, Highest January Level Since 2006
Hamburg’s unemployment figure rose to 97,264 in January, the most jobless people in the city for a January…
GDP Grows 0.3 Percent in Q4 2025 Driven by Private and Public Spending
Germany’s gross domestic product grew 0.3 % in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the third quarter when…
DAX Rises to a Strong Start Ahead of GDP Inflation Data
The German DAX opened the Friday trading day on a positive note. At about 9:30 am the index was…
Verdi Calls for Nationwide Municipal Transport Strikes Monday
Verdi, the service‑sector union, announced on Friday that it is calling for a nationwide strike on Monday among…
Debt‑Brake Reform Commission Stalled Over Key Point Disagreement
The commission established by the red‑black coalition to overhaul the debt brake has made very slow progress to…
NRW Proposes Preemptive Purchase Rights for Cities to Combat Derelict Buildings and Social Fraud
North Rhine‑Westphalia intends to support municipalities in the fight against derelict properties by filing a resolution in the…
German Government Faces Uncertain Costs for New Gas Power Plants, EU Deal Leaves Consumers in Limbo
After reaching a framework agreement with the European Commission on building new gas power plants, it remains unclear…
Sachsen-Anhalt Churches Brace for Bankruptcy as AfD’s Possible Takeover Threatens State Funding
If the AfD comes to power in Saxony‑Anhalt after the September state election, churches in the region warn…
CDU Women Push Mandatory Military Service Questionnaire for All Women
The women’s Union is calling for an expansion of the new armed‑services questionnaire and for it to be…
Transport Minister Snieder Says Military Aid Unnecessary for German Rail Winter Service
Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) says that the German army’s help with Deutsche Bahn’s winter operations is unnecessary.…
Medico International Warns of New Syrian Civil War Amid Kurdish‑North Offensive
In light of the Syrian government’s offensive in the Kurdish‑controlled northeast, the aid organisation Medico International has warned…
German Justice Minister Rejects Palantir Deployment Across Federal Security Agencies
Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has declined to allow the use of Palantir software by Germany’s federal security…
Young Union Sets Deadline for CDU to Reinstate Conscription
The Junge Union has set a deadline for the CDU to re‑introduce conscription. In a proposal submitted for…
EU Cautions Over Long Covid Research Fund of 500 Million Euros
Florian Müller, the research‑policy spokesperson for the CDU faction in the Bundestag, cautioned that the 500‑million‑euro funding for…