Bremen
city in the Bremen federated state, Germany
Photo: Klaus Grünberg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- yesterday
Sebastian Lege leaves ZDF for RTL, accusing broadcaster of blocking new formats
ZDF says the contract of TV chef Sebastian Lege ends on 31 December 2026 at his own request, while he accuses the broadcaster of rejecting his ideas. From 2027 he works exclusively for the RTL Group.
- yesterday
Germany beat Japan 2:1 in Bremen, Bühl scoring the winner in the 73rd minute
Klara Bühl scored in the 73rd minute to give Germany's women a 2:1 friendly win over Japan, after Momoko Tanikawa had put Japan ahead in the first half and Linda Dallmann had equalised.
- 5d ago
Füllkrug rescues Werder Bremen 2-2 draw at Dortmund with stoppage-time header
Borussia Dortmund dropped their first league points of the season after leading 2-0, as Ludovit Reis and Niclas Füllkrug scored in the final four minutes of normal time and stoppage time at Signal Iduna Park.
- 6d ago
Deutsche Bahn cuts planned rail corridor renovations to 13 through 2031
Only 13 of 21 planned corridor renovations will go ahead between 2027 and 2031, the transport ministry and Deutsche Bahn said on Friday. The completion date for the full programme is now open, and northwest routes, Bremen-Hamburg and the German side of the Berlin-Szczecin line face later works.
- 6d ago
Ryanair cuts 700,000 German winter seats and closes its Berlin base
Ryanair will offer about 700,000 fewer seats in Germany in its 2026/27 winter schedule, a 10% drop. Its seven-aircraft base at Berlin Brandenburg airport closes on 24 October.
- Oct 6
Environmental group report finds diesel still powers 70% of city buses in Germany
A review of municipal transport by Deutsche Umwelthilfe shows that only three of Germany's largest cities had electrified more than half of their bus fleets as of December 2025.
- Oct 4
Giulia Gwinn ruled out of Germany squad after ankle injury in Bayern Munich win
Germany captain Giulia Gwinn will miss international matches against Australia and Japan after injuring her left ankle during Bayern Munich's 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Oct 2
Twente defeats Werder Bremen 7-0 in friendly as Daniel Thioune cancels day off
FC Twente routed Werder Bremen 7-0 in a closed-doors friendly match at De Grolsch Veste on Friday, prompting Bremen head coach Daniel Thioune to cancel the squad's scheduled weekend rest.
- Oct 2
Germany selects five new Excellence universities and consortia for 2027 funding
Three universities and two regional alliances in Germany won funding of up to 28 million euros annually starting in January 2027 following a three-year review in Bonn.
- Oct 2
Steinmeier warns against political extremism as Germany marks 36 years of unity in Bremen
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the defense of democracy in Bremen as 400,000 people gathered for the central German Unity Day celebrations.
- Oct 1
Saxony-Anhalt records Germany's highest average age at 48.4 years
Demographic data from the Federal Statistical Office places Saxony-Anhalt at an average age of 48.4 years, leading all German states as eastern regions continue to age faster than the national average of 45.0 years.
- Oct 1
Markus Pilawa steps down as Werder Bremen squad planner after four months
Werder Bremen squad planner Markus Pilawa has resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons after four months in office, prompting the Bundesliga club to redistribute duties internally.
- Oct 1
Bremen court sentences man to life in prison for murdering former partner in front of children
The Bremen Regional Court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to life imprisonment with special gravity of guilt for fatally stabbing his 30-year-old ex-partner outside her home in October 2025.
- Sep 30
Werder Bremen and Dawid Kownacki terminate contract by mutual agreement
SV Werder Bremen and Polish forward Dawid Kownacki have parted ways with immediate effect after agreeing to end his deal. The decision leaves the 29-year-old free to sign with a new club outside standard transfer windows.
- Sep 26
German coalition deadlocked over care insurance reform ahead of cabinet review
Negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD stalled on 29 September 2026 over proposed cuts to statutory care insurance and rising nursing home costs.
- Sep 20
Werder Bremen beat Augsburg 3-2 after Mitchell Weiser scores stoppage-time winner
Werder Bremen overcame a two-goal deficit at the Weserstadion on Saturday as Mitchell Weiser marked his home comeback from a 14-month injury with a 92nd-minute winning goal against FC Augsburg.
- Sep 20
Vending machines in northern Germany offer seeds, art, live bait and concrete 24/7
Automated dispensers across Lower Saxony and Bremen provide specialised goods around the clock, ranging from four-euro art pieces to live fishing bait and on-demand concrete.
- Sep 17
Germany arrests Iraqi national suspected of planning Islamic State attack on Bremen church
Federal police detained 24-year-old Gailan Al-M. in Brandenburg after investigators found he obtained a firearm and scouted a church in Bremen as an initial target for the Islamic State.
- Sep 14
Saxony leads German education ranking as report notes rising qualification deficits
The 2026 Bildungsmonitor placed Saxony and Bavaria at the top of Germany's 16 federal states on Monday, while identifying a nationwide drop in basic skills and a 18.8% rate of adults lacking professional qualifications.
- Sep 13
Hamburg coalition seeks federal ban on artificial electric vehicle engine sounds
Hamburg's SPD and Green coalition has proposed a parliamentary motion to outlaw artificial high-speed engine sounds in electric cars across Germany while retaining mandatory low-speed pedestrian warning alerts.
