A 24-hour strike at key German airports on Monday left over half a million passengers stranded, with over 1,000 flight cancellations, as workers demand higher wages and better conditions.
Berlin’s airport has cancelled all flights for Monday in anticipation of a labour union strike, which is expected to affect over half a million travellers and disrupt thousands of flights at 11 airports across Germany.
Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz and the SPD have wrapped up preliminary coalition talks, pledging stricter migration controls and economic reforms. Merz aims to finalise the deal by Easter, stressing Europe must strengthen itself amid shifting U.S. policies under Donald Trump.
Germany’s Bundestag will debate major infrastructure spending and defence funding reforms from 13 March, with a vote set for 18 March. Key parties negotiate over debt rule changes and a €500 billion fund.
Germany announced on Tuesday that it is stopping new development aid to Rwanda and reviewing its existing commitments, citing concerns over Rwanda’s role in the conflict in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Germany’s conservatives and Social Democrats announced plans on Tuesday to create a €500 billion fund for infrastructure and adjust borrowing rules to allow for a major increase in defence spending.
Sweden’s defence and aviation company Saab has secured a 1.7 billion crown (approximately $159 million) contract from Germany to modernise and maintain the Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles for a ten-year period extending to 2035.
In a disturbing incident on Monday, a vehicle reportedly drove into a crowd of pedestrians in Mannheim, leaving several injured and potentially claiming at least one life, according to eyewitnesses and local media reports.
At least two people were injured when several shots were fired near the state courthouse in Bielefeld in western Germany on Wednesday afternoon, police reported.
Airport workers' strikes in Greece and Germany on February 27 and February 28 push airlines to cancel and modify thousands of flights. Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced that some flights to be cancelled due to massive strikes.
Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has ruled out a swift reform of the country’s debt brake and expressed caution over the possibility of securing parliamentary approval for a large-scale military spending boost.
Berlin, February 24, 2025 – Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, declared on Monday that he would work to ensure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Germany without facing arrest under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.
Berlin, February 17, 2025 – Following Sunday's general election, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is working to establish a new coalition government within eight weeks, according to local media reports.
Germany’s election victory by Friedrich Merz’s CDU party drew swift international reactions, with leaders voicing their views on the outcome and its impact on Europe.
Germany heads to the polls today after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, with conservatives leading in surveys.
Germans head to the polls in a national election expected to return Friedrich Merz’s conservatives to power while giving the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) its best-ever result, marking a significant rightward shift in Europe’s largest economy.
German police have arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial on Friday evening. The attack, which left one man seriously injured, comes just days before a pivotal national election.
Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz warned that the U.S. risks long-term political instability, casting doubt on its role in Germany’s 70th NATO membership anniversary in May.
Germany’s conservative CDU and its Bavarian CSU sister party lead the polls ahead of the February 23 election. Their campaign manifesto focuses on tax cuts, stricter migration controls, expanded defense, and pro-business reforms.
A car crashed into a crowd in Munich, leaving at least 28 people injured. Two of the injured are in serious condition.
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