Day: March 17, 2026
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Arsenal Secure Champions League Quarterfinal Spot With 2-0 Win Over Leverkusen
Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen guarantees them a place in the Champions League quarter‑finals. Mikel Arteta’s side dominated the…
German Shipping Association Urges Diplomatic Solution Over Hormuz Strait Military Action
German shipping companies are intensifying pressure on the federal government for a diplomatic solution amid discussions of a…
DAX Starts in the Red as Oil Spike Fuels Rising Rate Anxiety
The German stock index began Tuesday morning on the downside. At about 9:30 a.m., the DAX was quoted…
EU Guarantees Funding for Repair of Ukraine’s Druschba Pipeline
The EU has pledged its support for repairing the Druzhba pipeline in Ukraine. This announcement came after talks…
Germany Says Iran Regime Change Unlikely Just Three Weeks After Israel‑Hamas War
The German federal government says a regime change in Iran is unlikely within roughly three weeks of the…
Germany and France Seek Solution for FCAS Joint Fighter Project Ahead of Brussels Summit
Before the meeting in Brussels between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and France’s president Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, their foreign…
US Markets Climb in Green Territory as Tech Shares Surge
U.S. equity markets added to an early‑season rally on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 46,993…
Eurojackpot Tuesday 17 March 2026 Draw Reveals Winning Numbers
On the Tuesday evening Eurojackpot draw, the winning numbers were announced as 12, 13, 16, 17, 37, with…
Frankfurt Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Fatal SWAT Raid
The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court rejected a request for a judicial review connected to a deadly special police…
German Government Plans Massive Air Tax Cut by Mid-Year
The German federal government plans to lower the air‑traffic tax to the level it was in May 2024. According…
Merz Discusses Middle East Conflict With Azerbaijan President
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) spoke by phone with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday. In the conversation, the two…
German Armed Forces’ Personnel Rises, Positive Trend Continues into February 2026
In February 2026 the Bundeswehr recorded a positive trend in its personnel numbers. By the end of the month,…
NRW Cabinet Approves First Anti-Discrimination Law in German Mainland
The North Rhine‑Westphalia state cabinet has adopted the first anti‑discrimination law for a German mainland state. According to…
UAE Ambassador Declares Nation in State of Self‑Defense
The UAE’s ambassador to Germany, Ahmed Alattar, told the “Handelsblatt” that his country is currently in a “state of…
EU Interior Commissioner Demands Greater European Independence in Security
EU internal affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner is calling for greater European autonomy in both internal and external security. He…
Woidke Criticizes SPD Over Worker Trust Loss saying “We Made Mistakes”
Brandenburg’s premier, Dietmar Woidke of the SPD, has criticized his own party sharply. He told the “Welt” on a…
DAX Climbs on Tuesday with Insurance and Energy Stocks Leading Gains
On Tuesday the DAX finished the trading day at 23,731 points, up 0.7 % from the day before. Andreas…
Deutsche Bank Settles Cum-Ex Tax Dispute With Treasury and Partner Banks
Deutsche Bank has reached settlements with the tax authority and other banks concerning the tax‑refund claims for several Cum‑Ex…
Commerzbank Works Council Sharpens Criticism Against Orcel in Takeover Skirmish
The Commerzbank works council is raising the bar in its fight over a takeover with Unicredit chief Andrea…
DB CEO Evelyn Palla Admits Faults in Railway Overhaul
Evelyn Palla, the chairwoman of Deutsche Bahn AG, admitted that the current railway‑network rehabilitation programme has managed to cut disruptions…
Cabinet Delays New Building Modernisation Law to Post Easter
The cabinet’s decision on the draft of the so‑called “Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz” (GMG), which had previously been known as the…
Union and AfD Remain Even After Both Gain One Point in New YouGov Survey
In the YouGov survey released on Tuesday, both the CDU/CSU and the AfD now stand at 26 %, each…
Germany Opposes Market Interventions to Cut Energy Prices
The German federal government is wary of market interventions to lower energy prices ahead of the upcoming European…
Young Union Leader Demands Stricter Oversight of Finance Minister Over Special Fund Misuse
Faced with new data indicating the misuse of the special fund, Johannes Winkel, chair of the Young Union (JU),…
Röwekamp Pushes EU Aspides Expansion into Strait of Hormuz
The chairman of the Bundestag Defence Committee, Thomas Röwekamp (CDU), suggested expanding the EU’s existing “Aspides” mission during…
Left Party Calls for Surplus Profit Tax on Oil Giants to Fund 9‑Euro Ticket and Energy Crisis Cash
The Left party (Die Linke) has filed an application with the Bundestag calling on the federal government to draft…
German Chancellor Merz Meets EU Parliament President Metsola in Berlin
On Tuesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, for an inaugural visit to…
Survey: Majority Want Oil Embargo Against Russia Held While 36 % Germans Support Trade Restart
Thirty‑six percent of Germans say they would like to allow the export of Russian oil again overall, while…
Union Gains AfD Edge While Greens Fall Behind SPD After Baden-Württemberg Election
In the week following the Baden‑Württemberg state election, Forsa’s weekly survey for RTL and ntv shows a noticeable…
Investors Push Vonovia CEO for Stock Correction Ahead of DAX Annual Report
Just before Von Iowa is set to release its annual figures, institutional investors and shareholder representatives pushed the new…
DAX Bounces into Green After Weak Start as ZEW Index Falls as Expected
The German market turned positive by lunchtime after a sluggish morning. Around 12:30 p.m. the DAX stood at 23 630…
Ministry Rejects Covering Health Insurance Costs for Basic Income Recipients
In talks to curb spending in statutory health insurance, the Labour Ministry led by Bärbel Bas has apparently dismissed…
Israel Kills Iran Security Chief Ali Laridschani
Israel reports that it killed the influential Iranian senior official Ali Laridschani. Defence Minister Israel Katz said on…
Germany’s Economy Minister Katherina Reiche to Wrap Up Fuel Price Package by Early April Amid Accusations of Oil Industry Price Hikes
Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche (CDU) has criticised the petroleum industry amid sharply rising fuel prices. “It…
German Economy Outlook Sours Sharply in ZEW Survey After Middle East War
The ZEW survey on German economic expectations for March 2026 showed a severe deterioration because of the Middle East war.…
SPD VICE SPEAKER SLAMS OIL INDUSTRY AT FUEL PRICE TASKFORCE
SPD deputy faction leader Armand Zorn criticized the representatives of the petroleum industry as “unacceptable and contradictory” during the…
Germany Launches Nationwide Raid on Alleged Right‑Wing Terror Group ‘Last Defense Wave’
On Tuesday morning, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office carried out additional raids on alleged members of the far‑right extremist…
Warken Praises Revisions to Maternity Care Agreement
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) welcomed the revisions to the disputed midwives‑assistance contract.Speaking to the “Rheinische Post”…
Taliban report over 400 casualties after Pakistani attack on Kabul
A Pakistani strike on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has killed roughly 400 people, the Taliban claim, with about 250…
European Court of Justice Finds Church Exit Alone Does Not Justify Termination
A Catholic organisation cannot simply terminate an employee because the person has left the Church. The European Court…
AfD Demands Return of German Gold Reserves While SPD Accuses Panic‑Mongering
The AfD is demanding that the German government bring all German gold reserves overseas back to Germany. The…
Verdi Warns Unicredit Over Commerzbank Merge Employees Face Massive Cuts
Verdi warns that a takeover of Commerzbank by the Italian banking giant Unicredit could have severe repercussions for…
Number of Maternity Clinics in Germany Halved Since Unification
Since German reunification, the number of hospitals that keep maternity wards has been cut in half. In 1991…
Germany Twin Births Slip to Lowest Level Since 1997
Births of twins, triplets, or higher‑order multiples are already rare, and in Germany they have become even less…
Ifo Reveals 95% of 2025 New Government Debt Misused, Not for Infrastructure Projects
According to calculations by the Ifo Institute, the German government used 95 % of the new debt issued in…
Two People Fatally Shot in Raunheim Bistro Night
In the south‑German district of Groß‑Gerau, near Raunheim, two people were shot dead inside a bistro during the…
German Gas Storage Operators Safe Through Winter But Alarmed for 2026‑27 Heating Season Focus on Summer Refill
German gas storage operators are confident that there will be no shortage for the remainder of the current…
Taxpayer Group Demands Gasoline VAT Only on Net Price Excluding CO2 Fees
The Association of Taxpayers (Bund der Steuerzahler, BdSt) is urging the German federal government to change the way…
German Rail Network Repair Backlog Hits 136.5 Billion Euros
The need for repair and renewal across the German railway network continues to expand. According to “Tagesspiegel Background”…
SPD Threatens to Delay EU Decisions Made With Far‑Right Factions
The SPD warns that it will try to delay and weaken EU Parliament decisions that were adopted together…
Bavaria PM Söder to tap EU funds for nuclear comeback
Markus Söder, the Minister-President of Bavaria and a member of the CSU, said that the state will also tap…
Insa Ranks Cem Özdemir as Germany’s Second Most Popular Politician
Following the Baden-Württemberg state election, winning candidate Cem Özdemir of the Greens has risen to become the second‑most popular…
Steinmeier Calls German Democracy Under Greatest Threat Since Decades Urges Patriotic Defense
Bundespräsident Frank‑Walter Steinmeier says that Germany’s democracy is now as threatened as it has not been for decades…
German Social Association Welcomes Coalition Fuel Price Taskforce Calls for Measures to Protect Low‑to‑Middle Incomes
The Sozialverband Deutschland (SoVD) welcomed the “fuel‑price taskforce” created by the governing coalition and called for measures to…