Germany evacuates some citizens from its embassy in Beirut, Captain Alexandra Popp retires from the national football team, renewable energy production continues to grow and more news on Tuesday.
With the US Presidential election just around the corner, diplomats and politicians in Germany are eagerly waiting to see which candidate they will deal with for the next four years. Here’s what a Harris victory would mean for Germany.
Sunday marked one year until Germany is scheduled to have its next federal elections – normally held on the last Sunday in September every four years. However, early elections have happened before – and with the current government so unpopular – could they happen again?
German inflation slowed in September to its lowest level since early 2021, official data showed Monday, sliding further below the European Central Bank’s two-percent target rate.
German road regulations require drivers to use winter tyres when temperatures drop to freezing or below. Failing to do so could get you an €80 fine and a new rule comes into force on October 2024.
Following the collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, experts say a number of other motorway bridges across the country present a risk. Western Germany in particular has a high number of bridges in ‘unsatisfactory’ condition.
Doctors fear practices could be overwhelmed by flu patients, a wave of resignations continues among the Green party’s youth arm, some of Germany’s road bridges are in questionable condition and more news on Monday.
A Syrian suspect has been arrested after fires broke out at two apartment blocks and a van was rammed into shops in the western Germany city of Essen, police said Sunday.
Germany said Saturday it would withdraw diplomats’ families and reduce staffing at its missions in Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel.
Auto giant Volkswagen cut its 2024 forecasts Friday, as it battles a deep crisis that it has warned could prompt the closure of factories in Germany for the first time.