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Brussels terrorist shot by police, dies from his wounds
Est. 3minBelgian police on Tuesday (17 October) shot and wounded a 45-year-old Tunisian who killed two Swedish citizens in Brussels on Monday. RTBF later announced that he died from his wounds.
Poland revives German war reparations demand
Est. 2minEight years after the end of the Second World War, Poland renounced its claim to reparations from Germany. But its parliament is ignoring that and is once again calling on Berlin to pay up. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Bavaria to welcome Trump if elected
Est. 2minIf Donald Trump wins the US presidential election this week, Bavarian leader Horst Seehofer would welcome the Republican candidate, warning that Germany cannot “behave like it is the whole world’s headmaster”. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Stiglitz: The ‘easiest way would be for Germany to leave Europe’
Est. 2minJoseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, has blasted Germany's austerity measures and the management of the eurozone. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Luxembourg foreign minister wants Hungary out of EU
Est. 3minLuxembourg's foreign minister, Jean Asselborn, has called for Hungary to be thrown out of the European Union. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Schulz: Will he stay or will he go?
Est. 4minMartin Schulz is supposed to give up the European Parliament presidency in January, under an agreement brokered between the two biggest political groups. But a change of plans is afoot. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Turkey repeals airbase ban on visits by German politicians
Est. 2minGermany's lawmakers will once again be able to visit troops stationed at an airbase in Turkey, after Ankara softened its stance against Berlin. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Austria threatens non-compliant Hungary with legal action
Est. 3minAustria has threatened Hungary with legal action if the Central European country does not start abiding by EU refugee laws. Budapest remains unmoved. EURACTIV Germany reports.
German army starts training refugees
Est. 2minGermany’s defence minister and employment agency, with the help of the country’s armed forces, are trialling a new strategy for getting young refugees onto the labour market. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Dieselgate: Former Commissioner on the defensive
Est. 3minFormer European Commissioner Günter Verheugen has claimed that there was no evidence of emissions test manipulation up to 2010, as he moved to defend himself against accusations of collusion with the car industry. EURACTIV Germany reports.
SPD chief backs Schulz’s quest to stay in office
Est. 2minGerman Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) wants his party colleague Martin Schulz to continue in his role as a European Parliament president, contrary to a previous informal agreement. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Merkel ‘looking forward’ to meeting new PM May
Est. 2minGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) does not want to put incoming British Prime Minister Theresa May under any undue pressure when it comes to Brexit. EURACTIV Germany reports.
New €50 note will not end forgeries, says German police chief
Est. 2minThe chairman of the German police union, Rainer Wendt, has warned that the new €50 note will not be completely safe from forgers. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Germany tells Belgium to take two nuclear reactors offline
Est. 2minGermany has called upon the Belgian government to take two of its nuclear reactors temporarily offline, as there are "open safety concerns", according to its environment minister. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Berlin set to insist on home-grown ECB president
Est. 3minCSU politicians want the next president of the European Central Bank (ECB) to be German, as Berlin grows increasingly exasperated with the bank's policies. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Bundesbank unsure about phasing out €500 notes
Est. 2minGermany's central bank has cast doubt on what impact abolishing the €500 note would have on money laundering and the financing of terrorism. EURACTIV Germany reports.
More doubts over Greece’s Schengen-future
Est. 3minGreece should be excluded from Schengen if no solution is found to the refugee dilemma soon, said the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) economic council.
German minister asks for half a billion to create jobs for refugees
Est. 2minFederal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Andrea Nahles has called for €450 million to help integrate refugees into the labour market. EURACTIV Germany reports.
‘Anti-Merkel’ plan proposed by party chairwoman
Est. 3minAngela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's Vice-Chairwoman, Julia Klöckner, has called for border centres, and a daily cap on refugee numbers. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Germany accepted twice as many refugees as Visegrad group
Est. 2minLast year, Eastern European member states admitted less than half the number of refugees than Germany took in, despite the 11 countries having a combined population that eclipses that of the Bundesrepublik. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Further setback for Germany’s planned coal phase out
Est. 4minGermany's Minister for Energy, Sigmar Gabriel, remains cautious on the subject of the country's planned phase-out of coal, receiving backing from his SPD colleagues. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Merkel’s ‘open door policy’ under serious threat
Est. 4minAs Germany continues to grapple wth the refugee crisis, Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has urged countries of origin to take back rejected asylum seekers, or have their development aid cut. Other senior figures have called for a limit on numbers to be introduced. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Berlin seeks to spark e-mobility with €5,000 incentive
Est. 2minThe German government has floated the idea of providing incentives for people to buy electric cars. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Sigmar Gabriel has proposed the initiative so that companies warm to the idea of buying electric car fleets. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Berlin warns of Paris-style attacks in Germany
Est. 4minAccording to German media, the goverment has warned that attacks such as those carried out in Paris could happen in Germany. EURACTIV Germany reports.