Frankfurt
most populated city of Hesse, Germany
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- 9h ago
Frankfurt beat Cologne 1-0 with Ebnoutalib's 77th-minute goal, ending a home drought
Noel Aseko set up the goal, which came in front of 59,600 spectators at the Deutsche Bank Park on Friday, 16 October, and lifts Frankfurt to eight points.
- 14h ago
Ten children and teenagers suspected after a boy is beaten outside a Frankfurt (Oder) school
Police in Frankfurt (Oder) are investigating ten children and teenagers aged 13 to 15 over a filmed attack on a boy outside a secondary school on Wednesday, 14 October 2026.
- 16h ago
Eurowings examines short-time work and cuts flights as kerosene costs surge
The Lufthansa subsidiary is talking to the Federal Employment Agency about short-time work for winter. It has already dropped its first Dubai flights from Cologne and Stuttgart as kerosene costs run almost 250 million euros over budget this year.
- 16h ago
Plus Ultra financier Simon Leendert Verhoeven denies laundering the 53 million euro rescue
Dutch financier Simon Leendert Verhoeven, described as the financial brain of the Plus Ultra case, told Judge José Luis Calama at the Audiencia Nacional that he did not know about the state rescue and that he lent the airline 2.1 million euros.
- 2d ago
ECB clears UniCredit to exceed 30% of Commerzbank with no upper limit
The approval lets UniCredit raise its Commerzbank holding without a ceiling. About 50% of voting rights are expected once the remaining regulatory steps are completed toward the end of the year.
- 2d ago
Lagarde could be named World Economic Forum chair on 2 November, bringing forward her ECB exit
The World Economic Forum board meets on 2 November and could elect Christine Lagarde as chair, which would bring forward her departure from the European Central Bank ahead of its October 2027 term end.
- 2d ago
Feijóo backs Pablo Hernández de Cos for ECB presidency as Spain heads to a November vote
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain's opposition People's Party, has publicly endorsed former Bank of Spain governor Pablo Hernández de Cos to succeed Christine Lagarde at the European Central Bank, a backing that sits alongside support from the Sánchez government.
- 2d ago
German asking rents climb 1.2% in third quarter, the steepest rise since early 2025
Asking rents for newly listed flats in Germany rose 1.2% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, excluding inflation. Berlin and Düsseldorf posted the largest gains among the eight biggest cities, while existing flats outpaced new builds.
- 2d ago
Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake wins early praise ahead of November launch
Early hands-on previews of Nintendo's Switch 2 remake praise its visuals and controls, while sources give two different launch dates in November.
- 2d ago
Frankfurt airport kerosene shortage: Lufthansa has pilots tank extra fuel abroad
According to Bild, Lufthansa has told pilots to carry more fuel than their routes need, so aircraft need less refuelling at Frankfurt. Lufthansa cites reduced pipeline capacity, and a low Rhine water level is also named as a strain on supply.
- 4d ago
Deutsche Bahn's December timetable adds faster Hamburg to Munich trains, but keeps fares stable
The new timetable takes effect on 13 December 2026, and tickets go on sale from Wednesday, 14 October. Hamburg to Munich ICE-Sprinters will run three times daily in each direction, cutting 20 minutes from the journey.
- 5d ago
EU ministers shift exchange supervision to ESMA, Poland's GPW stays under KNF
EU finance ministers agreed on Friday, 9 October, to give the European Securities and Markets Authority direct supervision of the largest exchanges, clearing houses and depositories. Poland's finance ministry says the Warsaw Stock Exchange and KDPW remain under the Polish KNF.
- Oct 10
Ragebait is Germany's Jugendwort des Jahres 2026 after narrow online vote
Langenscheidt named the English loanword the winner at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Saturday, with 36.5% of the online vote ahead of Peak (33.8%) and Crashout (29.7%).
- Oct 10
Pedestrian killed by PKP Intercity train in Koło, halting Poznań-Warsaw rail line
A PKP Intercity train struck and killed a pedestrian on Friday evening in Koło, and rail traffic on the Poznań-Warsaw line was halted from 20:00 with replacement buses ordered.
- Oct 10
EU regulators set 16 November deadline for UniCredit's Commerzbank takeover review
The European Commission has set 16 November as its deadline for deciding on UniCredit's takeover of Commerzbank, after UniCredit's offer period lifted its stake to 47.59% of the German bank's capital.
- Oct 9
EU finance ministers agree scaled-back plan to centralise stock exchange supervision at ESMA
Finance ministers in Luxembourg exempted Deutsche Börse and smaller venues from direct ESMA oversight, cutting the Commission's original perimeter. Belgium abstained from the vote.
- Oct 9
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.
- Oct 9
ECB policymakers dampen rate hike bets as Schnabel successor race opens
Euro zone finance ministers opened the process to replace Isabel Schnabel, who leaves the ECB on January 3, 2027, while several ECB policymakers said they are in no rush to raise rates again.
- Oct 8
Cologne court strikes down order forcing Deutsche Bahn to free rail capacity for Italo
The Cologne Administrative Court ruled on Thursday that a Bundesnetzagentur order on competitor capacity is unlawful, and the decision cannot be appealed. The order had been meant to ease Italo's planned entry into German long-distance rail in 2028.
- Oct 8
Four teenagers die as car overtaking near Biesenthal hits mopeds
A 61-year-old driver overtaking several vehicles on a rural road struck three oncoming mopeds on Wednesday evening, killing four people aged 14 to 19. Police are investigating him for negligent homicide.
