‘I left the UK and moved to Germany — there’s no reason to stay’
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Iran war threatens to delay large offshore wind projects in EU and UK
Industry fears strait of Hormuz closure could disrupt shipping of crucial parts for UK and German North Sea projects• Business …
Whale stranded in Baltic will die unless helped to move soon, say experts
German rescue teams have been trying to ease the humpback’s path back into deeper waters without successA 10-metre-long humpback whale …
Death, power and paranoia: painting that shocked German society finally returns to Berlin
Mors Imperator caused a scandal in 1887 amid fears it mocked the German kaiser – more than 100 years later …
Spain expected to adopt emergency tax cuts to counter impact of US
VAT tax on fuels will reportedly drop from 21% to 10%, as Ursula von der Leyen suggests EU may move …
HelloFresh hit by sales slump as people lose appetite for meal kits
German food delivery firm’s share price has plummeted by 93% since 2021 boom during Covid lockdownsHelloFresh has reported a sharp …
Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships
PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of …
European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz
Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warshipsMiddle …
European takeover battle hots up with UniCredit’s ‘unfriendly attack’ on Commerzbank
Milan-based bank plans to up its near-30% stake in German lender to trigger formal talks despite strong opposition from BerlinTwo …
Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96
Habermas’s political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to surviveThe influential German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen …
Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025
Greenhouse gases dropped just 0.1% last year as environment minister criticises lack of improvementGreenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again …
Germany's governing CDU, SPD watch latest regional election
Voters are set to go to the polls in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany's wine-growing region and home of Donald Trump's ancestors. It's …
Germany's finance minister rejects money-misuse accusations
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has begun to make use of billions in new debt intended to help revive Germany's economy. …
Racism in Germany widespread, but more subtle than before
Racism and discrimination are pervasive in Germany. Xenophobic and derogatory views remain rampant. To coincide with the International Day Against …
Germany's Merz distances himself from Trump
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has changed his tune and voiced criticism of the US President Donald Trump and his war on …
Germany's Climate Protection measures are barely on target
Germany has managed to meet its climate target for 2025. But only just. Environment Minister Schneider is calling for greater …
German Catholic Church consecrates first bishop from India
Religious brother Joshy George Pottackal, born in India, is to become the first auxiliary bishop of non-European heritage. The diversity …
Instagram accounts trivialize the Holocaust
In Instagram posts, Nazi perpetrators are glorified, while their war crimes and role in the Holocaust are omitted. Victims' organizations …
The BKA, 'Germany's FBI', turns 75
Founded in 1951, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was dominated for decades by men with Nazi pasts. Today, the …
Germany's Greens: More than leftist, woke ecologists?
Cem Özdemir won the election in Baden-Württemberg partly by abandoning many of his Green Party's core issues. His party is …