Kevin Kühnert Puts Red‑Red‑Green Coalition in Question Over Foreign Policy Obstacles
Former SPD general secretary Kevin Kühnert says that, at present, a red‑red‑green coalition at the federal level seems unlikely…
Germany’s Solar Boom Hits 4.8 Million Panels and 106,200 MW by 2025
More and more German companies and households are turning to solar power for electricity generation. By the end…
Rhineland Palatinate Race Heats Up with ARD Poll Showing Narrow CDU SPD Lead
The ARD poll suggests the outcome of the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election on 22 March could be very close.Using data…
Bundesrechnungshof Warns of Gigantic Shift‑Exchange Scam Targeting Federal Budget
President Kay Scheller of the Federal Court of Auditors warned the federal government that a new “gigantic shift factory”…
EU Court Bolsters Rights of Trans Individuals to Accurate ID Documents
The Court of Justice of the European Union has reinforced the rights of trans‑gender people by ruling that…
Former BND Vice President Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven Targeted in Signal Cyberattack
Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, the former vice‑president of Germany’s BND, was among those targeted in a cyberattack that compromised users…
German Transport Industry Warns Of Rising Consumer Prices Amid Fuel Cost Surge
German transport companies warn that the sharp rise in fuel prices will push consumer prices higher. Dirk Engelhardt, spokesperson…
US Markets Split as Dow Lags While Others Rally
US stock markets ended the day in a mixed state. At the closing of New York trade, the Dow…
German Booksellers Association Launches Sharp Critique Against Kultur Minister Weimer
After the latest controversy surrounding the German Booksellers’ Prize, the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (Chamber of Booksellers) reaffirmed…
Fuel Station Association Welcomes Daily Price Increase Cap Promising Greater Reliability
The German fuel‑station interest group (TIV) welcomed the federal government’s proposal that price hikes would be limited to…
US Inflation Holds Steady at 2.4% in February
The United States reported a February inflation rate of 2.4 %, unchanged from January, according to the U.S. statistical…
Cross‑Border Raids Target Right‑Wing Publishing Operations in Germany Poland and Spain
On Wednesday, security forces in Germany, Poland and Spain carried out raids aimed at suspected operators of a…
Germany Fuel Prices Soar as Oil Crisis Continues
Fuel prices at German service stations rose sharply in the second week after war broke out in the…
German Schools Reach 11.5 Million Students Marking Fourth Year of Rising Enrollment
In the 2025/2026 school year, roughly 11.5 million students were enrolled in Germany’s general, vocational, and health‑care schools. According…
German Inflation Holds Steady at 1.9 Percent in February 2026 According to Destatis
Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) confirmed the inflation rate for February 2026 at 1.9 %. An estimate had already been…
German Customs And Tobacco Industry Warn Of Growing Dark Market For Nicotine Products
The German Customs and Finance Union (BDZ) and the National Association of the Tobacco Industry and Novel Products…
Minister Weimer Cancels German Bookshop Prize Over Jury Debate
Cultural Minister Wolfram Weimer announced that the award ceremony for the German Booksellers’ Prize will be cancelled. He…
German Environment Minister Rejects EU President von der Leyen’s New Nuclear Strategy
Bundes Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) denounced EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s recent comments on nuclear power. “It speaks volumes…
German Institutes Slash Forecasts Amid Iran War Pressure
German economic research institutes-including the Ifo Institute, the Institute for Macroeconomics at the Hans Böckler Foundation (IMK), the Forschungsinstitut RWI Berlin, and…
CDU Calls for Competition Authority Action Against Fuel Pump Price Gouging
Deputy of the union parliamentary group, Sepp Müller (CDU), has called on the competition authority to step in…
Homeowners Shift to Buying E‑Scooters and E‑Bikes, Moving Past City Rentals
E‑scooters are no longer limited to city rentals; they are increasingly purchased. According to the Federal Statistical Office…
TIV Urges Gas Prices to Hit €2.50 as Oil Price Surges
The German roadside‑fuel interest group, the TIV, says it expects oil giants to immediately pass on the price…
Forsa Chief Manfred Güllner Says No New Green Wing Clash After Özdemir’s State‑Election Victory in Baden‑Württemberg
Forsa chief Manfred Güllner says that, following the election victory of Greens’ top candidate Cem Özdemir in Baden‑Württemberg, a fresh…
Merz Blasts Greens Over “Stormy” Campaign After Narrow CDU Loss in Baden-Württemberg
After the CDU’s narrow defeat in Baden‑Württemberg’s state election, Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly targeted the Green Party. He said…
German Frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen Set to Continue Med Unifil Mission Despite Middle East War Readiness Stays High
The German frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen continues its deployment in the Mediterranean as part of the UN Mission Unifil, regardless of the war…
Green Youth Fires Six Demands at Baden-Württemberg Governor Cem Özdemir After Election Win
After Cem Özdemir won the Baden-Württemberg state election, the Green Youth asked the newly appointed premier to clarify…
Berlin Attorney General Drops Case Against Spahn Over Mask Purchases
The General Prosecutor’s Office in Berlin has dropped the criminal case against Bundestag faction leader Jens Spahn (CDU) concerning…
Prosecutor Files Murder Charges Over Eight‑Year‑Old’s Deadly Death in Güstrow
In the case of the violent death of eight‑year‑old Fabian from Güstrow, prosecutors have filed charges against the…
SPD Leadership Resists Karin Prien for President Amid Push for First Female Head
Within the top ranks of the SPD there are reservations about a potential bid for the presidency by…
German Economic Institute Urges Compensation Tariffs Against China to Counter Unfair Competition
In the effort to counter the growing dominance of the Chinese economy, the Institute for German Economic Research…
Merz Urges Youth to Save Early for Retirement Critics Call for Pension Reform
Opposition politicians have criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s appeal to young people to start saving early for retirement.In a Monday…
Greens Advance Ahead of CDU in Baden-Württemberg State Election Polls
00 forecasts by ARD and ZDF..On average they are projected at 31.8 percent, followed by the CDU at 29.8 percent.…
KSC Secures Late Draw Against Dresden in 3-3 Thriller
On the final day of the 25th round of the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC played a 3-3 draw against…
Baden-Württemberg Early Voting Sees 41% Turnout, Up from 31% in 2021
At the state election in Baden-Württemberg, about 41 % of eligible voters had cast their ballots in a polling…
Bundestag Won’t Let SPD‑Green Set Pace of Pension and Health Reforms
When it comes to the planned pension and health reforms, the German Bundestag does not want its pace…
Swiss Reject Drastic Cut to Broadcasting Fee in Referendum
Swiss voters rejected a proposal to sharply cut the radio‑and television licence fee. Early estimates from the GfS…
Iran’s Expert Council Picks New Supreme Leader After Khamenei’s Sudden Death
The Iranian experts council appears to have elected a successor for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to…
Dortmund Beats Koln 2-1 in Bundesliga Clash
The 25th round of the Bundesliga finished Saturday evening with a 2‑1 victory for Borussia Dortmund over 1. FC Köln.Dortmund…
TUI Sees Surge in Japan And Hawaii Bookings After Iran Conflict Sparks Travel Shift
After the war began in the Gulf region, TUI, the largest German tour operator, has seen the first…
German Left Leader Demands Secure Escape Routes for Iranian Refugees as War Escalates
Heidi Reichinnek, the leader of the Left Party’s parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, is urging the federal…
Russell Clinches Pole for Melbourne Season Opener Shining Start for Mercedes
18..518. The Mercedes driver’s time reinforced the team’s favourite‑role. Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed the front row for Mercedes…
Majority of Germans Support Five-Year Delay of Climate Targets
A majority of Germans are calling for a five‑year postponement of the country’s climate‑neutrality goal. According to a…
Asylum Authority Chief Champions Cuts to Integration Courses
Hans‑Eckhard Sommer, the head of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), has publicly declared that integration courses…
Südekum Urges Delay of Fuel Rebates Despite Price Surge
Despite the continued rise in fuel prices caused by the conflict in Iran, Jens Südekum, an economist and economic…
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…
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…
Bayaz Urges Stronger Interagency Coordination to Combat Cum‑Ex Fincrime
The finance minister of Baden‑Württemberg, Danyal Bayaz of the Greens, has called for tighter coordination of authorities as…
Hormuz Blockade Directly and Indirectly Strikes EU Imports
A blockade of shipping traffic not only hampers the flow of oil, gas and other raw materials but…
58% of Germans Say US‑Israel Attack on Iran Not Justified
Most Germans regard the United States and Israel’s last‑week strike on Iran as unwarranted. A poll by Infratest…
Bundestag Approves Wolf as Legal Game Animal – New Hunting Law Status Granted
The German Bundestag voted to add the wolf to the Federal Hunting Act as a “huntable species”. The…
Linke Demands Return Of 9 Euro Ticket Amid Rising Fuel Prices
Sören Pellmann, the chair of the Left’s parliamentary group in the Bundestag, said to RTL and ntv that the…
SPD Calls on Antitrust Office to Investigate Fuel Price Hike Amid Iran Crisis
SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf has urged the Federal Cartel Office to investigate the recent price hikes for gas,…
German Districts Stand Ready as Middle East Tensions Surge – Preparing for a Potential Iranian Refugee Wave
Faced with the escalation of the Middle East conflict, questions have arisen about whether German states and municipalities…
Tech Elite Frame AI as Salvation, Religious Overtones Exposed
In Heidelberg, religious studies scholar Inken Prohl argues that the futuristic visions of tech elites concerning artificial intelligence contain…
Germany Cabinet Nominates Gabriel Felbermayr as New Economic Expert for National Development Review
The German federal government has proposed appointing Gabriel Felbermayr to the Advisory Council on the Economic Outlook. On Wednesday…
Leonardo Positions for FCAS Failure, Targets Airbus in New Jet Alliance
Leonardo, the Italian defence company, is preparing for a scenario in which the German‑French Future Combat Air System…
Tuttle Remains Berlinale Director as Festival Continues Under Her Guidance
Tricia Tuttle will remain the Intendant of the Berlinale, the Rheinische Post reports. The decision was reached during…
NATO Intercepts Iranian Missile Over Eastern Mediterranean
A ballistic missile launched from Iran, on a trajectory toward Turkish airspace, was intercepted by NATO air‑defence forces…
Ifo President Fuest Calls Tank Discount Harmful to Economy
Clemens Fuest, president of the Ifo institute, criticised a government intervention at the fuel pump. “A petrol discount would…
Reduced Restaurant VAT to 7 Percent Not Felt by Customers as Prices Stay Steady
Two months after the German government lowered the VAT rate for restaurants from 19 % to 7 %, the expected…
German SMEs Show Renewed Spirit for Innovation
In the period from 2022 to 2024, 41 percent – equivalent to 1.6 million firms – reported making at least…
German Hospitals See 50% Surge in Endometriosis Admissions Over a Decade
The number of inpatient treatments for endometriosis in Germany rose 50.1 % over a decade. In 2014 there were…
Auto Industry Business Outlook Improves Again In February
The business climate in Germany’s auto industry continued to improve in February. The Ifo business climate indicator rose…
Iran Plays Its Cards Effectively Threatening Global Economy If Hormuz Strait Blocked Amid War Escalation
Security expert Peter Neumann warns that global economic fallout could follow if the conflict escalates after Iran blocks the…
CDU Edge Over Greens in Baden-Württemberg Poll As Election Looms
In a new Insa poll released by “Bild” in its Wednesday edition, just four days before the state…
Trump Receives Copy of Historic Prussian Trade Deal From Chancellor Merz During White House Visit
During his visit to the White House, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) presented U.S. President Donald Trump with another gift. Merz…
Merz Meets Trump Over Megatrade Deal Talks
According to U.S. President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) had spoken with him about a number of “very…
Muscat Begins First Evacuation Flights Today for Vulnerable People Officials Report
Evacuation flights for people who need special protection from Muscat, Oman are scheduled to depart on Wednesday, Foreign…
TUI CEO Acknowledges No Push for Gulf Tourism Safety Rating Before Iran Conflict
The CEO of the travel company Tui, Sebastian Ebel, made it clear that the tour operators had not pressured…
DAX Slumps as Iran Conflict Focus Drives Market Down
The DAX opened the trading day on Tuesday with sharp losses. By 9:30 am the index stood at about…
Felbermayr Hopes Iran Regime Shift Boosts German Growth Amid War‑Related Supply Woes
German economist and appointed economic adviser Gabriel Felbermayr warned that the war in Iran would have short‑term negative effects…
German Government Persists On Hardline Against Afghans Amid Legal Challenges And Taliban Crackdowns
Despite a surge of lawsuits filed by Afghans in German courts and the Taliban’s tightening of penalties against…
Survey Shows Narrow Majority Back EU’s Harder Stance in US Customs Dispute
In the ongoing tariff dispute with the United States, a slim majority of Germans favor a forceful response…
Klingbeil Tightens Market Watch Amid Middle East War Unrest
Due to turmoil in international financial and commodity markets sparked by the Middle‑East conflict, German Finance Minister Lars…
Germany Opens Reporting Line for Iranian Citizens Threatened by Homeland Intelligence
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has opened a special reporting point for Iranian…
Gas Prices Surge 25 % After Middle East Tensions as EU Spot Hits 48 Euros per MWh
After the escalation in the Middle East, gas prices surged by roughly 25 % on Monday. At noon, European…
German Gas Station Association Warns of Long Queues Amid Escalating Iran Conflict
The gas‑station trade association is bracing for queues at pumps over the coming days and weeks because of…
SPD Accuses Gas Stations Of Nickel And Dime Over Iran War Fuel Price Hikes
The SPD says that the rapid rise in fuel prices at gas stations-attributable to the Iran war-is unjustified.…
German States Hold Back on New Secondary Asylum Centers Despite Parliament’s Push
So far, many German states have reacted with great caution to the possibility that the Bundestag created on…
Intelligence Oversight Chief Warns of Iran Retaliation as Middle East War Threatens European Security
In Germany, concern is growing that the war in the Middle East could spill over into Europe’s security…
Germany Fears Iran-Backed Terror Attacks on Jewish and Israeli Facilities After Khamenei’s Killing
Following the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Felix Klein, the German government’s anti‑racism ombudsman, warned of potential terrorist…
Germany Seizes Control of Rosneft German Subsidiaries Under New Export Law
The federal government has ordered a trustee arrangement for the German Rosneft subsidiaries Rosneft Deutschland GmbH (RDG) and…
German Government Informed Ahead Of Military Strike On Iran
The German federal government said it had been alerted in advance about the recent Israeli military attacks on…
Verdi Warning Strike Stalls Public Transport Nationwide
Across almost all of Germany, a warning strike called by the union Verdi began early on Friday morning…
ZDF’s New Political Barometer Stays Steady With Minimal Change
The latest ZDF Politbarometer shows hardly any change since the last poll three weeks ago. If this Sunday…
US Markets Fall Sharply While Netflix Shares Leap
The U.S. stock markets fell sharply on Friday. By the close in New York the Dow was at 48,978…
DAX Opens Steady Ahead of Unemployment and Inflation Releases
The German market opened a little lower on Friday morning. By 9:30 a.m., the DAX was calculated at…
DAX rallies as Heidelberg Materials forecast disappoints
The DAX finished higher Thursday, closing at 25,289 points – a rise of 0.5 % from the previous day’s…
Hamburg Berlin High‑Speed Line Slows After Corridor Overhaul
Deutsche Bahn’s high-speed trains on the Hamburg‑to‑Berlin corridor are now traveling slower than they did before the recent months‑long…
DAX Increments Slightly Higher As Market Remains Modestly Optimistic
The DAX moved modestly into positive territory by mid‑afternoon after a very cautious start to the trading day.…
Green Youth Spokeswoman Demands Greater Citizen Engagement from Her Party in East Germany
Ahead of the upcoming state elections in Saxony‑Anhalt and Mecklenburg‑Western Pomerania, Henriette Held – the spokesperson for the…
DAX Opens Slightly Lower Despite Nvidia’s Strong Numbers
The DAX opened the trading day on Thursday with a modest decline. By about 9:30 a.m., the index…
Deputy Speaker Urges Asset Freezes on Iran Elite and Calls for New Sanctions
Omid Nouripour, the deputy chair of the German Bundestag and a member of the Greens, called for new sanctions…
Music School Teacher Transition Rule Extended to 2027 While Coalition Seeks Legal Clarity
The black‑red coalition still needs time to arrive at a final solution for the uncertain legal status of…
U.S. Stocks Rise as Oil and Gold Climb
The U.S. markets finished higher on Wednesday. At the close of New York trading, the Dow Jones Industrial…
German Industry Races to Reclaim Chip Domination Amid New Crisis
Industry in Germany is struggling again to secure chips. Noureddine Seddiki, head of the Frankfurt electronics broker “Sand and…
Wednesday 25 February 2026 German Lotto Numbers Unveiled
The numbers drawn during the Wednesday evening broadcast of “6 aus 49” by the German Lotto and Toto…
DAX Squeezes Gains as Investors Stay Cautious
The DAX moved up into the green zone after a modestly friendly start to the day. By about…
Municipalities Demand Clarity on Germany’s Heat Transition Plans
After the coalition between the Union and the SPD settled on the key points for the Building Modernisation…
Weimer Orders Tuttle Out of Berlinale Amid Anti‑Semitic Fallout
German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer appears to be taking action following an alleged antisemitic incident at the Berlinale. According…