Germany

Commerzbank swings to worse-than-expected Q1 loss as pandemic bites

Germany's Commerzbank said on Wednesday it swung to a loss in the first quarter, as the lender undergoes restructuring and dealt with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The bank…

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Photo Story: Border between Austria and Germany to reopen completely from 15 June

The border between Austria and Germany will be completely opened from 15 June, Austria’s tourism minister, Elisabeth Köstinger, has told the country’s public service broadcaster, ORF. The German chancellor, Angela…

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Germany to strive to help European Union neighbours revive their economies

Germany must help its European Union neighbours revive their economies after the coronavirus crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel told a meeting of lawmakers from her conservative bloc on Tuesday, according to…

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Germany to invest €750 million on coronavirus vaccine

The German Government has today announced a major funding effort, estimated to reach 750 million euro to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine. The big chunk of this funding is…

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EPA’s Eye in The Sky: Kempen, Germany

An aerial picture taken by a drone shows colourful rainbows painted on the cobbles in front of houses in the old town of Kempen, Germany. In the old town of…

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Henkel sees virus boost to cleaning products

German consumer goods group Henkel reported a big jump in first quarter sales of laundry detergents and household cleaners on Monday, but a fall in adhesives and in beauty care…

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Germany infection rate rises after lockdown eased

Coronavirus infections in Germany are rising, just days after the country eased its lockdown restrictions. The Robert Koch Institute for disease control announced the country's COVID-19 reproduction rate, or R,…

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Malta’s non-resident Ambassador to Finland resigns after comparing Angela Merkel to Hitler

Malta's Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs confirmed the resignation of Mr Michael Zammit Tabona, who served as Malta’s politically appointed Ambassador (non-resident) to Finland over the past six years. Zammit…

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Germany’s infection quota increases beyond one, days after easing restraints

Germany's coronavirus infection quota has jumped beyond one, just days after federal and regional authorities eased restraints. Keeping the patient ‘reproduction rate' down is decisive, say epidemiologists, DW reports. On Wednesday, as…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky:Grevenbroich, Germany

An aerial picture taken with a drone shows blooming tulips on a field in Grevenbroich, Germany. Tulip fields can be admired all over the Rhine district of Neuss. The tulips…

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Germany sees increased risk of hard Brexit

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations…

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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 168,551

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,251 to 168,551, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reported death toll…

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Merkel, Trump agree in phone call to keep memory of WW2 horrors alive

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday marked the end of World War Two in Europe 75 years ago, a German government…

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Lufthansa negotiating a 9 billion euro bailout programme

Lufthansa is negotiating a 9 billion euro ($9.71 billion) bailout with Germany's economic stabilisation fund to ensure its future, the airline said on Thursday. The "stabilisation package" includes a non-voting…

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German industry expects unprecedented collapse in production

Germany’s mighty industrial sector, hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is expecting an unprecedented collapse in production, the Ifo institute said on Thursday, as it announced its index for this hit…

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Merkel’s chief of staff says pandemic to last at least for rest of year

The chief of staff to German chancellor Angela Merkel has said the coronavirus pandemic will last for at least the rest of the year. “We are not living after the…

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‘Kraftwerk’ founder Florian Schneider dies aged 73

The co-founder of electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider, has died at the age of 73 from cancer, the managers of the group announced. The band, which he set up…

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Germany reopens shops, Bundesliga to start mid-May

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany's goal of slowing the spread of coronavirus has been achieved, so all shops can be reopened as lockdown restrictions are eased. Bundesliga football has…

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German court rules ECB bond-buying programme as legal, wants re-assurances on cost-benefit analysis

Germany’s top constitutional court has ruled the European Central Bank's vast debt purchasing programme as legal, but ordered the German Government to ensure that the ECB has carried out a…

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Lufthansa hopeful of securing government bailout

Lufthansa is hopeful its bailout talks with the German government can be concluded soon, the airline’s board told staff in a letter seen by Reuters, adding that it is also…

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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 793

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 793 to 162,496, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll…

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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases reach 161,703

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. On Friday, several demonstrations…

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Photo Story – May Day in Berlin

Police detain a man during a protest on May Day in the district Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany, 01 May 2020. In the late 19th century, May Day was chosen as…

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Caterpillar to close three of its German production sites

The Caterpillar logo seen at the Caterpillar plant in Dortmund, Germany, 30 April 2020. The US construction machinery group Caterpillar is closing three of its German production sites, affecting Dortmund,…

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Germany reports 1,478 new coronavirus cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen by 1,478 to 159,119, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. According to the tally,…

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German government bans Hezbollah

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Thursday banned Hezbollah activities in the country, his ministry spokesman said on Twitter. He also confirmed that "police measures are underway in several federal…

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Germany extends ban for worldwide travel until 14 June

Germany has taken cautious steps to ease its coronavirus lockdown, allowing small shops to reopen last week. But in a blow to its tourism sector, its warning against worldwide travel…

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Photo Story: Face mask vending machine in Berlin

Cotton face protection masks on display in a vending machine with a slogan reading 'masks here' at a subway station in Berlin, Germany. Due to the ongoing pandemic of the…

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75th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp commemorated

Bavaria's state premier Markus Soeder attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Nazi concentration camp memorial site in Dachau near Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 29 April 2020. On 29 April…

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Germany expected to extend travel warning for tourist trips abroad to mid-June

The German cabinet will on Wednesday extend a travel warning for all tourism trips abroad until at least June 14, magazine Der Spiegel reported, saying that a Foreign Ministry document…

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Four people hurt in stabbing near Frankfurt

Four people were injured in a stabbing incident in the German city of Hanau on Tuesday evening, police said, adding that officers had detained two suspects. German magazine Focus…

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Germany reports 202 more deaths

Germany on Wednesday reported 1,304 more cases of the novel coronavirus while the number of deaths rose by 202 compared to the previous day, data from the Robert Koch Institute…

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Germany’s death toll increases to 5,913 as mandatory mask wearing comes into force

The number of persons infected by coronavirus in Germany increased by another 1,144 to 156,337, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases published this morning. The…

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Photo Story: Face masks offered to travelers in Germany

An employee (R) of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsbund (RMV) regional public transport network wearing protective gloves offers face masks to travellers at the central railway station in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 27 April…

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Photo Story: Bluebells in Germany

A girl takes photos of bluebells blooming slightly earlier this year in Germany, resulting in a sea of blue in a little grove in Baal near Hueckelhoven, Germany. Photo: EPA-EFE/SASCHA…

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Caution urged in lifting of lockdown in Germany

Germany’s economy minister urged the country’s 16 federal states on Monday to go slowly in lifting coronavirus restrictions to avoid the outbreak spreading further and being forced to backtrack later.…

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Germany reports 110 more deaths

The number of Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 1,018 to 155,193, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The death toll rose by 110…

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Countries should not run to reopen tourism destinations too early – German foreign minister

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday urged European countries not to reopen tourism destinations too early, or risk another wave of coronavirus contagion. “A European race to see who…

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Germany warns coronavirus crisis won’t make Brexit easier

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the coronavirus crisis would not make Brexit negotiations easier, adding that Berlin would use its EU presidency in the second half of the year…

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Merkel warns ‘still at the beginning’ of COVID-19 crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the coronavirus pandemic is "still at the beginning" and has warned her country: "We will be living with this virus for a long time."…

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World Medical Association criticizes German decision to make public wear face masks

The president of the World Medical Association, a federation of national medical associations, has criticized the decision taken by all German states to require residents to wear face masks in…

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Germany cautions it will be months before coronavirus vaccine is ready

Health Minister Jens Spahn said that it would take months to get any vaccine for coronavirus ready after Germany’s vaccines regulator approved live human testing of a potential vaccine against…

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Face masks to be made compulsory across Germany

All of Germany's states have announced plans to make face masks compulsory to combat the spread of coronavirus. Bremen became the final federal region to back the measures, with its…

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Germany approves first human trials for vaccine

A clinical test of a Covid-19 vaccine has been approved in Germany, the country’s Federal Institute for Vaccines has said. In the first part of the trial, 200 healthy people…

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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 145,694

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,237 to 145,694, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday, marking a second consecutive day of new…

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Germany to replace Tornados with Eurofighter and F-18

A Eurofighter parked under a German flag in the hangar at the Tactical Air Force Squadron 31 'Boelcke' at Noervenich near Cologne, Germany. The German defence ministry on 21 April…

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Oktoberfest cancelled due to coronavirus fears

The Oktoberfest, the world's biggest folk festival which attracts over six million visitors from around the world each year, has been cancelled. Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder and Munich mayor…

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German soldiers test PEPP-PT smart phone app

A handout photo made available by German Armed Forces Bundeswehr shows soldiers during a test of a smart phone app using Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT) at the Julius Leber…

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Germany starts opening up

Germany takes its first steps back towards normality on Monday, with smaller shops in some regions opening up for the first time in a month after politicians declared the coronavirus…

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Daily number of patients who recovered in Germany higher than new reported infections

The coronavirus outbreak in Germany has become manageable again as the number of patients who have recovered has been higher than the number of new infections every day this week,…

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Germany’s coronavirus outbreak “manageable again”

The coronavirus outbreak in Germany has become manageable again as the number of patients who have made a recovery has been higher than the number of new infections every day…

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Cardboard cut-outs replace supporters at empty soccer stadium in Germany

Cardboard cut-outs showing supporters of German Bundesliga's football club Borussia Moenchengladbach are installed on the stands at Borussia Park stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany, 16 April 2020. Supporters of Borussia Moenchengladbach…

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Photo Story: The streets of hope and social distancing in Kempen

Colourful rainbows are painted on the cobbles in front of houses in the old town of Kempen, Germany. In the old town of the Lower Rhine city Kempen, residents have…

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Photo Story: Marriage in times of coronavirus

Wedding dresses designer Kaska Hass fixes a nose-mouth mask on a manikin at the 'Kaska Hass Contemporary Couture' studio in Berlin, Germany. The studio which on regular days creates wedding…

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Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 2,866, deaths by 315

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 2,866 to 130,450, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday, meaning the number of new infections rose…

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Partial opening of shops and schools in Germany

Germany has achieved a “fragile intermediate success” in its the fight against the coronavirus and will take small steps out of lockdown with the partial reopening of shops next week…

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Photo Story: Tulips bloom in Germany

Tulips bloom on a field in Grevenbroich, Germany. Tulip fields can be admired all over the Rhine district of Neuss. The tulips grow on about 100 hectares. The district offers…

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