Germany
- yesterday
SPD leaders push to expel Gerhard Schröder after his visit to Putin's birthday
Robin Mesarosch and Sebastian Roloff, the SPD chiefs of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, back excluding the former chancellor, while Greens co-chair Franziska Brantner demands new proceedings. The SPD Upper Palatinate district has adopted a motion calling for the same step.
- yesterday
Neuer error gives Augsburg the fastest Bundesliga goal in a 2-2 draw with Bayern
Robin Fellhauer scored eight seconds into Augsburg's match against Bayern Munich after a Manuel Neuer error at kickoff. Bayern fought back twice to draw 2-2 in Augsburg on Saturday.
- 2d ago
Ireland proposes 8% cut to EU's 2028-2034 budget, Germany says no basis for deal
Ireland's EU presidency wants €141 billion cut from the Commission's proposed 2028-2034 budget, a plan Germany and other net payers say falls short. Leaders take up the proposal in Brussels on 15 and 16 October.
- 2d ago
French astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Earth after record 235 days in orbit
Two days after splashing down off California, French astronaut Sophie Adenot made her first public appearance in Cologne, where she described her return as a mix of emotions and physical challenges.
- 2d ago
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.
- 2d 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.
- 2d ago
German online sales of Temu, Shein and AliExpress fall 35.5% after EU parcel duties
Temu, Shein and AliExpress generated 566 million euros in Germany in the third quarter, the German E-Commerce and Distance Selling Association (BEVH) reported on Friday, after the EU removed its duty-free threshold for small parcels from outside the bloc.
- 2d ago
US sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
Washington's measures would ban transactions with the court, and the EU, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland have pledged to help it withstand them. The sanctions take effect only after a six-month delay.
- 2d ago
SPD, Linke and Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern agree to start coalition talks
Negotiators recommended coalition talks on Friday, nearly three weeks after the 20 September state election in which the AfD came first with 38.2% of the vote.
- 3d ago
AfD politician Tillschneider blocked from Halle synagogue memorial by human chain
Activists linked arms at the synagogue entrance in Halle on Friday, and the AfD politician left after a lengthy discussion while police mediated. The incident came on the seventh anniversary of the 2019 attack that killed two people.
- 3d ago
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.
- 3d ago
German regulator BaFin fines Volkswagen 1.2 million euros over late forecast disclosure
The fine concerns a 2023 outlook that was well above market expectations but was published only as a press release instead of an ad hoc notice. Volkswagen can file an appeal against the penalty notice.
- 3d ago
BMW withdraws leasing car offer for AfD parliament president in Saxony-Anhalt
BMW has withdrawn a leasing offer for a company car for Tobias Rausch, elected this week as president of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament. The AfD has asked Elon Musk for a Tesla as a replacement.
- 3d ago
EU gas storage at 72% on 1 October, with winter supply depending on LNG imports
ENTSOG says the EU can meet winter gas demand, but storage stands at 72% and could fall well below 30% if LNG deliveries stay limited.
- 3d ago
Gunman kills two officials during weapons inspection in Bavaria, arrested after police raid
A 60-year-old German man who shot dead two Neumarkt district officials during a weapons check was arrested at 02:20 on Friday after more than 12 hours of siege and a special forces raid.
- 3d ago
Germany backs EU approval of Tesla FSD after Tesla agrees to drop 'full self-driving' name
Berlin will push for EU approval of Tesla's FSD system in Germany under the new name Tesla Assisted Driving, while France opposes it and eight countries have already approved it.
- 3d ago
Iran reportedly eyes US air bases Ramstein and Spangdahlem in Germany
Western intelligence officials cited by WirtschaftsWoche say Iranian services are looking at the Ramstein and Spangdahlem bases, two US installations that support operations against Iran. The Israeli warning reportedly came about three weeks before the reports.
- 3d ago
France and Germany say joint MGCS tank project continues after Paris claims Berlin quit
Defence ministers Boris Pistorius and Catherine Vautrin said on Friday that the Main Ground Combat System is not dead, a day after France's chief of defence staff said Germany had decided to quit it.
- 3d ago
Gen Z art buyers outspend older collectors, Art Basel and UBS survey finds
The survey of 3,100 high-net-worth collectors in ten markets found Gen Z buyers account for almost half of purchases above $1 million. Family remains the main entry point, and more collectors now use AI tools to research their purchases.
- 3d 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.
