A woman holds money in her hand in front of a full shopping basket of groceries. Patrick Pleul/dpa Preliminary June inflation figures for Germany released on Monday showed inflation easing again, with prices 2.2% higher than the same month last year. That is a decline from the 2.4% figure for May, according to preliminary figures […]
Germany achieved a new record for renewable energy generation, covering some 58% of its electricity consumption in the first half of 2024 with wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. This is the result of projections by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of […]
Spain set up a Euro 2024 quarter-final against hosts Germany but only after overcoming an early scare to beat Georgia 4-1. The tournament debutants took a shock lead when Robin Le Normand turned the ball into his own net in the 18th minute but Rodri levelled six minutes before the break and Fabian Ruiz put […]
Germany overcame Denmark and adverse weather conditions that saw play suspended to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. Second-half goals from Kai Havertz – a penalty after Denmark had an effort ruled out by VAR for offside moments earlier – and Jamal Musiala gave the hosts a 2-0 win and a place against Spain or […]
A crucial railway route between Hanover in northern Germany and the city of Minden in the western state of North Rhine Westphalia, which was closed for hours due to a lightning strike, has been reopened, a railway spokesman told dpa on Sunday morning. During the closure, trains were diverted via Bremen, causing significant disruptions, German […]
A German court has sentenced two men to several years in prison in the first trial of members of the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah in Germany. Judge Petra Wende-Spors from the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg said that it had been proved in court that Hezbollah was a terrorist organization abroad in the criminal […]
The number of unemployed people in Germany rose to 2.727 million in June, an increase of some 4,000 over the previous month, data showed on Friday. The unemployment rate in June remained unchanged from May at 5.8%, the Federal Employment Agency said. Compared to a year ago, there were 172,00 more people unemployed. The number […]
The leaders of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have signed a joint letter calling for the European Union to provide more funding for Ukrainian refugees on their respective territories. “The refugees actually reside predominantly and in large numbers in just a few member states,” the letter says. “Our countries’ capacities are strained: more than […]
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government on Wednesday launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of terrorist acts. Under the law, a single comment on social media could provide grounds for kicking people out. The measure approved by the Cabinet was pledged by Chancellor Olaf Scholz following a knife attack last […]
New data reveals there was a decline last year in the frequency of working from home in Germany, but that remote and hybrid work practices have become firmly entrenched in sectors of Europe’s biggest economy more than four years on from the pandemic. The Federal Statistical Office said on Wednesday that 23.5% of all employed […]
Germany’s Federal Association of Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) said on Tuesday that it documented 4,782 incidents that it deemed anti-Semitic last year – the most ever recorded by the group and an 83% rise over 2022. The association said the sharp rise came amid attacks and hostilities toward Jews in Germany following the […]
Germany is making a further €19 million ($20 million) available for humanitarian aid for the people in the Gaza Strip, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced on Tuesday in Jerusalem. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the World Food Programme are bringing “flour and rice to starving […]