Bundestag Approves Divisive Geas Reform Stirring National Debate
The federal parliament approved the controversial Geas reform, receiving the necessary majorities on Friday. The package introduces new…
Deutsche Bundesbank Reports Sharp Decline in Counterfeit Currency
The German Bundesbank reports a drop in counterfeiting activity.In 2025, nearly 68 000 counterfeit euro banknotes were identified in…
Health Minister Nina Warken Rejects Doctors’ Criticism Of Pharmacy Reform Ahead Of Bundestag Debate
Shortly before the first Bundestag debate on the pharmacy reform, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) dismissed criticism…
US Markets Split as Nasdaq 100 Struggles on Thursday
U.S. markets were mixed on Thursday. By the close in New York, the Dow had settled at 49,499 points,…
Industry Groups Slam Proposed Cuts to Small Solar Panel Subsidies
The proposals of Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) to sharply cut subsidies for solar power have drawn sharp criticism…
Claudia Roth Demands Autonomy for Cultural Institutions Amid Berlinale Criticism of Weimer
Claudia Roth, the former German federal cultural minister, sharply criticized the approach of her successor, independent political official…
German Aerospace Alliance Warns of Escalating Chinese Aircraft Competition After Airbus Order
In response to the Airbus order coming from China, the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) strongly warned about…
Germany Shifts 20 Criminals to Kabul via Charter Flight After New Taliban Deal
German security authorities began expelling offenders to Afghanistan by charter flight on Thursday, marking the first use of…
Corporate Giants Leverage Tax Breaks to Ship Big Wealth to Underage Beneficiaries
The tax relief that exempts significant amounts of corporate wealth from inheritance and gift tax largely benefits minors,…
Health Minister Warken Stays Against Ending Phone Sick Notes Despite Party Call
Despite the decision made at the CDU party conference, Health Minister Nina Warken has no current plans to…
Modi Declares AI a Public Good Not a Corporate Asset
The Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is calling for artificial intelligence to be treated as a public good…
Nabu Slams Planned Building Energy Act Reform as Threat to Climate Protection
The Nature Conservation Federation (Nabu) has criticized the draft points presented by the black‑red coalition government for a…
Atalanta Beats Dortmund 4 1 to Secure Champions League Last 16 Spot
Atalanta secured a place in the Champions League round of 16 after a 4‑1 home win over Borussia…
Climate Activist Luisa Neubauer Calls New Heating Law a Heating Horror
Climate activist Luisa Neubauer has blasted the draft provisions of the revised Building Energy Act as totally inadequate. “The…
Schwerdtner Urges Stricter Controls on German Arms Companies and Drone Manufacturers
Ines Schwerdtner, the chairwoman of Germany’s Left Party, called for an expansion of controls over the defense sector on…
German Greens Applaud New Government Plan Targeting Organized Crime
The German Green Party in the Bundestag welcomed the federal government’s new action plan to tackle organized crime.…
DBB Chief Volker Geyer Rejects Civil Servants’ Inclusion in Statutory Pension Scheme
Volker Geyer, president of the Association of Civil Servants (DBB), has dismissed the idea that civil servants should be…
DAX Kicks Off Tuesday with Losses as Caution Dominates
On Tuesday morning the DAX slipped into trading. At about 9:30 a.m. the index was around 24,935 points, roughly…
Linken Leader Urges Merz to Rally China for Ukraine Peace Talks
Linken leader Jan van Aken has urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to persuade China to join peace talks between Ukraine…
China Revenue Share for DAX Companies Falls From 18.6% to 14.9% in Four Years
For many publicly listed German companies, the former boom market of China has turned into a problem. The…
German Industry Group Demands Transparency From Chinese Export Controls and Calls to Cut Dependence
The chief executive of the BDI, Tanja Gönner, called for increased transparency and reliability in China’s export‑control regime and…
Transatlantic Coordinator Sets Conditions For New US Trade Deal, Demanding Tariff Protection
Metin Hakverdi, the German government’s Transatlantic Coordinator, has outlined strict conditions for any new trade agreement with the…
Germany and Canada Move Toward 12-Submarine Deal with Norway
An apparent trade deal is emerging between Canada and Germany. The German federal government, together with Norway, is…
Bas Bars Pension at 70 for Current Legislature
Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD) said that a pension at age 70 will not be introduced during the current legislature.…
Bundeswehr Spock Radar Satellite System Costs Surge Pre Launch
According to a confidential draft from the German Finance Ministry sent to the Bundestag’s budget committee – reported…
Dozens Killed in Mexican Unrest After Cartel Boss Murder
After the death of cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho” dozens of people were killed amid severe…
EU Parliament Delays US Customs Deal Vote, Halts Implementation
The European Parliament has again postponed the implementation of the trade agreement between the United States and the…
Coalition Reaches Deal on GEAS Reform and Wage Loyalty Law Ahead of Bundestag Vote
the reform of the Common European Asylum System (GEAS) and the Tarifloyalty Act.. Reports from coalition insiders say…
Ulrike Malmendier Ousted from Economic Role Term Not Renewed
The term of Ulrike Malmendier as economic expert is apparently not being renewed. According to the “Handelsblatt”-reporting the…
EU Halts Ratification of US Trade Deal Amid Ongoing Negotiations
Bloomberg reports that the European Union appears to intend to halt, at least for the time being, the…
German Government Praises Sports Funding Despite Olympic Medal Decline
The German federal government still considers the nation’s sports funding to be “well positioned” even though the Olympic…
Klingbeil Advisor Warns of Investment Stagnation Despite New Special Fund
Despite the new Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (SVIK), economist Jens Südekum warns of a long‑term stagnation…
German Foreign Minister Shocked By Hungary’s Blockade Of EU Aid For Ukraine
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) expressed surprise at Hungary’s recent blockade of EU aid to Ukraine. Speaking before consultations…
SPD Demands Halt of EU‑US Customs Deal After Trump’s Tariff Rollout
The parliamentary manager of the SPD Bundestag faction, Dirk Wiese, has called for a suspension of the ratification process…
Stuttgart Saves Late Point With 3‑3 Draw in Heidenheim VAR Drama
Heidenheim and Stuttgart finished the 23rd round of the Bundesliga with a 3‑3 draw. In the first half,…
European Parliament Chair Demands US Commit to Keep Tariff Caps in Customs Deal
The chairman of the European Parliament’s Trade Committee, Bernd Lange of the SPD, has made the approval of the…
St Pauli Triumphs Over Bremen In Bundesliga Kellerduell
FC St Pauli won the 23rd matchday of the Bundesliga, taking a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen in the North‑German…
Airbus Builds German Factory to Produce Up to 100 SATCOM Bw 4 Satellites
Airbus is positioning itself for Germany’s largest ever space undertaking, the Bundeswehr’s SATCOMBw 4 constellation, which could cost up…
SPD Backing Dobrindt’s Plan to Fast-Track Asylum Seekers Into Jobs
The SPD backs Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s plan to place asylum seekers in work more quickly. “Work is…
Steffen Bilger Declares CDU and CSU More United Than Ever After Stuttgart Congress
Following the CDU party conference in Stuttgart, Steffen Bilger – the parliamentary manager of the Union faction in…
SPD Fast‑Track Social Media Ban for Under‑14s in Bundestag After CDU’s Decision
Following the CDU party conference’s decision to prohibit social‑media use for children under 14, the SPD is pushing…
Two Thirds of Germans Say They Would Vote the Same Party a Year After the 2025 Bundestag Election
A year after the German federal election, most citizens would still choose the same party as they did…
Trump Raises Tariff to 15% Amid Supreme Court Fallout
After a U.S. court ruling struck down the tariffs President Donald Trump had imposed, he announced a new, higher…
SPD Fires Back at CDU’s Debt‑Brake Stance
The CDU party conference’s decision to reject further loosening of the debt brake has met sharp opposition from…
Klingbeil Says US Trade War Continues Despite Supreme Court Ruling
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) does not expect the Supreme Court’s customs ruling to permanently ease the trade dispute…
Germany Raises Ukrainian Solidarity Flags a Day Early Ahead of 4th Anniversary and Funerary for Former Bundestag President Rita Süssmuth
The German Interior Ministry has, for the first time, decided that the federal solidarity flagging of the Ukrainian…
German Government Declines Deep Dive into Digital Dependencies in Federal Administration
The German federal government has decided not to conduct a comprehensive assessment of digital dependencies within the federal…
Bas Visits Workers Only Twice With In-Plant Visits Since May
Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas, who entered office in May, has held only two on‑site visits to companies since then. According…
Malmendier Threatens to Exit Economics Advisory Council
Economist Ulrike Malmendier faces a potential removal from the Advisory Council, colloquially known as the Wirtschaftsweise. Her term on…
Angela Merkel Olaf Scholz Attend State Funeral for Former Bundestag President Rita Süssmuth
At the state‑mourning ceremony for former Bundestag president Rita Süßmuth on Tuesday, leading German politicians will gather alongside constitutional authorities.…
Steinbrück Blames Ministers for Lack of State Reform Vision Calls for Revamp of Germanys Core Systems amid Security and Economic Pressures
Former SPD finance minister and co‑founder of the Initiative for a Functional State, Peer Steinbrück, has called on the…
Retail Rents in City Centers Rise 6% Across 16 Major German Cities
The study from the Institute of German Economics (IW), still unpublished but reported in the Saturday edition of…
Banaszak Rejects Fischer’s Claims, Calls European Nuclear Debate Fearmongering
Green Party leader Felix Banaszak dismisses the public debates over a European nuclear bomb as pure fear‑mongering. In a…
Forsa Founder Manfred Güllner Announces Exit From Daily Operations
Manfred Güllner is set to step away from the day‑to‑day operations of Forsa, the market‑and‑opinion‑research institute he founded in…
Broadcasting Fee Set to Rise to €18.64 a Month from 2027
According to the dts news agency, the Commission on determining the financial requirements of ARD and ZDF recommends…
Spahn Revives Upward Promise at CDU Party Conference
Jens Spahn, chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, highlighted the special significance of the CDU federal…
Producer Prices in January Drop 3 Percent From Same Month Last Year
Producer prices for industrial goods fell 3.0 % in January 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. Destatis…
China Reigns as Germany’s Top Trade Partner with €251.8 Billion Trade Volume in 2025
Germany’s foreign‑trade turnover with China reached €251.8 billion in 2025, making China the country’s top trading partner for the…
Politicians Slam Cyber Risks at Autobahn German Highway Company
After a confidential report from the Federal Court of Auditors highlighted IT shortcomings at the state‑owned Autobahn GmbH,…
Schwerdtner Challenges CDU Incompatibility Vote Against the Left
Before the Stuttgart party conference of the CDU began, the chairwoman of the Left Party, Ines Schwerdtner, challenged the…
German Hospitality Revenue Declines 2.1% in Real Terms in 2025—Still Up 1.4% Nominally
The German statistical office (Destatis) released preliminary figures on Thursday showing that the hospitality sector in Germany generated…
U.S. Grants Glyphosat Production a Protective Shield Status
The U.S. government has granted special status to the herbicide glyphosate, which is produced and sold by Bayer.…
BSI Confirms No Lasting Impact After Deutsche Bahn Cyberattack
According to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the cyberattack on Deutsche Bahn has no further impacts. BSI…
Bundestag President Calls for Proper Use of Tax Funds Amid AfD Allegations
The President of the German Bundestag, Julia Klöckner, warned that, in view of the accusations against the AfD, parliamentarians…
Germany’s Environment Minister Boosts Free CO2 Allowances to Ease Chemical Industry Costs
Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) has announced that he will grant the chemical industry a larger share of…
Green Youth Blames Party for Weak Response to Racism Ahead of Hanau Remembrance Day
On the sixth anniversary of the Hanau shooting, the Green Youth has criticised the parent party for not…
North Rhine-Westphalia Sticks With Controversial Fictional Partner Income for Civil Servants
The debate over civil servant salaries in North Rhine‑Westphalia (NRW) centers on the use of a fictitious partner income,…
EU Arms Keep Flowing to Russia via Third Countries Despite Sanctions
A new study by the Ifo Institute and Econpol Europe, released this Thursday, shows that EU‑originated military goods…
Streeck Urges Tougher Social Media Measures to Shield Kids from Harmful Content
At the CDU federal convention, Hendrik Streeck, the federal commissioner for drugs and addiction, voiced his latest position on…
German Development Minister urges action from Trump Peace Council before inaugural meeting
The German federal government made an urgent appeal to Donald Trump’s new “Peace Council” before its first meeting,…
DAX Soars On Wednesday While Chemical Shares Take a Setback
On Wednesday the DAX posted a clear gain. By the close of Xetra trading the index stood at…
Voigt Calls for Empathy Over Policy in Social Reform Debate Ahead of CDU Party Congress
Shortly before the CDU’s annual party conference, Thuringian Minister President Mario Voigt urged his party to adopt a more…
German GPs Slam e-Patient Record as Practically Unusable
Markus Beier, the national chairman of the German General Practitioners Association, offered a stark assessment of the electronic…
Serbia Open to Giving Up Veto Rights for EU Membership
Serbia has indicated that it would consider giving up the right to veto on the condition that it…
CCC Rejects Age Verification as Teen Social Media Ban Sparks Debate
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has taken a clear stand against setting an age limit for using social‑media…
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon, Dies
The well‑known American civil‑rights activist Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84, his family announced on Tuesday.…
Greens Lawmaker Calls for Joint Review of AfD Ban After Lower Saxony Designates Party as Extremist
Following the elevation of the AfD in Lower Saxony by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution…
BSW General Secretary Calls Pension Age 70 Debate a Scandal
Oliver Ruhnert, Secretary General of the BSW, sharply denounced the current proposals to raise the statutory retirement age and…
Trittin and Künast back Merkel for German presidency while Greens imagine her leading the country
Members of Germany’s Green party have begun to picture former chancellor Angela Merkel as a possible Bundespräsidentin (president). “A…
Howard Carpendale Urges Aspiring Musicians to Learn Basketball as AI Wipes Out Music Careers
Singer Howard Carpendale warns that a career in the music industry is almost impossible today because of artificial intelligence.…
DIW President Anticipates 21% VAT Hike As German Coalition Squeeze Finances
According to Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), German citizens should brace themselves…
Kremlin Denies European Accusations About Navalny Death
The Kremlin rejected the European declaration regarding the death of Putin critic Alexei Navalny. “We do not accept…
Dobrindt Extends German Border Checks Six More Months, Intensifies Security Across All Borders
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) will continue the checks at all German land borders. According to “Bild”,…
Greens Push for Stronger Bundestag Security to Stop Extremism and Espionage
Irene Mihalic, the first parliamentary managing director of the Greens’ Bundestag faction, urged swift action to pass a…
Leipzig and Wolfsburg Tie 2-2 in Bundesliga Match
On the final day of the 22nd match‑day in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig and RB Wolfsburg finished in a…
Judit Polgár Urges Support for Girls in Chess, Hopes New Netflix Doc Inspires Future Stars
Chess icon Judit Polgár says she hopes a new Netflix documentary about her career will inspire more girls…
Schalke Reclaims Top Spot With 2-1 Win Over Kiel
After the 22nd matchday of the 2. Bundesliga, FC Schalke 04 won 2 - 1 at Holstein Kiel, reclaiming the league’s top spot.…
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien Pushes Rapid Election Law Reform While Debating Parity Independently
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) is pressing for a rapid reform of the electoral law, saying it is “essential for…
Rising Poverty Hits Germany’s Single Parents and Lone Residents
More and more single parents and people living alone in Germany are now living at or below the…
Stuttgart Clinches 3 1 Home Win Over Cologne
On the night of the 22nd Bundesliga matchday, VfB Stuttgart secured a 3‑1 home victory over 1. FC Köln. The hosts…
SPD Sticks to Caution After Rubio Speech at Munich Security Conference
After U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the Munich Security Conference, the SPD now sees only limited…
Rubio Calls for US‑Europe Unity at Munich Security Conference Despite Past Mistakes
At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for stronger ties with Europe, framing his…
German Auditor General Criticizes Military Procurement Office Structures in Sharp Review
The president of the Federal Court of Auditors, Kay Scheller, has issued a sharp rebuke of the structures…
US Stocks Edge Higher as Inflation Rate Surprises with Substantial Decline
U.S. markets ticked higher on Friday after the sharp decline seen the day before. At the close in…
Eurojackpot Friday 13 February 2026 Winning Numbers Drawn Tonight
The Eurojackpot draw held on Friday evening produced the numbers 1, 21, 44, 45, 46, with the two…
DAX Climbs After US Inflation Data Ends Week on Higher Note
The DAX finished the week higher, closing at 24,915 points by the end of Xetra trading-a gain of…
Spahn Calls for Sharp Increase in Retirement Age as Germany Faces Aging Workforce
Jens Spahn, the CDU’s parliamentary group leader, says the retirement age is expected to rise sharply. “If you reach…
German Environmental Group Files Enforcement Petition to Safeguard Groundwater
The German Environment Aid (Deutsche Umwelthilfe, DUH) has filed an enforcement action against the federal government to compel…
Karin Prien Keeps Her Options Open as German Presidential Race Heats Up
Rumours about who will run for Germany’s presidency keep returning to the name Karin Prien. The deputy chairwoman of…
Police Union Demands More Police Presence in Trains to Boost Safety
Amid growing concerns about safety in trains and stations, the Police Union (GdP) is asking Deutsche Bahn to deploy…