Germany’s Green minister turns on Chancellor amid coalition cash row
Robert Habeck, Germany's climate action and economic affairs minister, has turned on Chancellor Olaf Scholz amid an ongoing spending scandal.
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Germans face energy-bill spike after subsidy funding ruled illegal
German citizens face a severe spike in their electricity bills this winter after a ruling by the country's Federal Constitutional Court
German police and intelligence raid 54 Islamist sites across the country
Police and intelligence agencies searched 54 premises around Germany this morning linked to the Islamic Centre of Hamburg, gathering evidence about suspected links…
Belgians and Germans pay the EU’s highest electricity bills
Households in Belgium and Germany pay twice as much for electricity as Poland, a German government research body says.
German government on the ropes after devastating budget ruling
Berlin faces a hole in the budget of up to 60 billion euros and potentially a total stop of the so-called "energiewende", the ongoing transition by Germany to a…
Germany’s Scholz agrees on tougher migration policy with state leaders
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who seeks to reduce the number of asylum seekers and stem support for the far-right, agreed on a tougher migration policy and new funding…
Germany’s CDU demands halt to immigrant naturalisation reform
Germany's centre-right opposition party is demanding that the government halt its reform of the naturalisation process for immigrants.
Siemens Energy needs billions of state support as wind division tanks
The German industrial multinational Siemens is in dire need of cash as a result of bad investments in sustainable energy.
Police injured and 174 arrested after pro-Palestine riot hits German capital
An illegal pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin turned ugly, resulting in dozens of police officers being injured and 174 protestors arrested on October 18.
German police arrest members of Reichsbürger group accused of coup plot
German police conducted raids and arrested members of a far-right group that had sought to violently overthrow Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and kidnap the…
Germany to fire up ‘brown coal’ power plants over energy shortage fears
Germany will reactivate a number of its "brown coal" power plants in the hopes of staving off winter energy shortages, media in the country is reporting.
AfD MEP denounces ‘schizophrenic’ German media allegations
A senior MEP within Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has denounced one of the country's major media outlets as acting in a "schizophrenic" manner…
Merkel cannot ‘understand’ how Germans could vote AfD
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she cannot "understand" how people could vote for the country's populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party.
Germany mulls reintroduction of border controls with Poland and Czechia
Just three weeks ahead of Poland’s general election on October 15, both Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and its interior minister Nancy Faeser have signalled…
Germany demolishes strict climate rules for housing
In a major concession to its housing industry, the progressive government in Germany has decided to drop tougher "climate efficiency" demands for new homes.
Germany announces new package of tanks, rockets and ammo for Ukraine
Germany has announced a new package of weapons for Ukraine consisting of tanks, ammunition and other military equipment.
China enraged after German minister calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’
German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has labelled Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator”, much to the outrage of the Chinese government.
Statue of Merkel on horseback collapses after two years
A statue of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on horseback has collapsed under its own weight. The 2.70 metre high, 1.
Germany suspends deal to accept migrants from Italy
Germany is no longer accepting refugees from Italy on the grounds that Italy is not respecting the Dublin III Regulation on returnees, thereby suspending its participation…
German government to push through controversial heat-pump law without parliament’s input
Germany's coalition government is to push through its controversial heat-pump bill without consulting the German Parliament.
Germany starts dismantling wind farm to make room for lignite coal mine
A wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to make room for the expansion of a lignite coal mine, angering climate activists.
‘All evidence’ suggests Ukraine blew up Nord Stream pipelines
"All the evidence points to Kyiv" regarding the destruction of Germany's Nord Stream gas pipelines, a joint investigation has reportedly found.
Poland says German claims it had waived its reparations rights is incorrect
Poland’s deputy foreign affairs minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk has claimed his country did not waive its reparation rights in 1953 over the Second World War -…
German citizenship reforms would ‘result in Turkish applicants surge’
Germany is going to be overwhelmed by Turkish migrants rushing for naturalisation should the country's government reform its citizenship law, according to critics…
German judge handed suspended jail sentence over school mask-mandate opposition
A judge in Germany has been handed a suspended two-year jail sentence as a result of his opposition to school COVID-mask mandates in the country.
Minister slams own intelligence services for ‘failing to predict’ invasion of Ukraine
A senior German minister has lashed out at his own intelligence services for failing to foresee Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Germany’s Cabinet approves bill to legalise cannabis
On August 16, Germany's Cabinet approved a controversial bill to legalise the recreational use and cultivation of marijuana under what would be among the most progressive…
Germany’s security service goes after its own ex-leader
Hans-Georg Maaßenn, the former head of Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), is now in the sights of his own organisation.
German MP arrested in Turkey
The Turkish Government arrested and detained a member of the German Parliament, or Bundestag, German media has reported.
Deploy German police in the Mediterranean to save migrants, Greens demand
Members of the German Green party are calling on the country's government to deploy police in the Mediterranean to save drowning migrants.