Germany
Official Berlin: People in Serbia have the right to assemble without arbitrary arrests
"In our opinion, dialogue in the whole society is now important," stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany regarding the protests in Serbia
Tax
A man bit a dog: Billionaires paid taxes!
The family of multi-billionaire Heinz Hermann Thiele paid four billion euros in inheritance tax in Bavaria - because they did not perform tax-evading tricks in time
Germany
Hitler's return to Germany
The authorities are worried: more and more young people in Germany are becoming radicalized. In many East German regions, Hitler and the swastika are no longer a provocation – for example in Dessau
Germany
A German company is responsible for the technology at Thompson's concert
A German company is in charge of the technology at Thompson's upcoming concert in Zagreb - despite Thompson's connections with German neo-Nazis, writes the "Korektiv" portal.
Bundeswehr
Germany: Adultery with the wife of a fellow soldier is a disciplinary offence
The marriage may have been on the verge of dissolution, but for the Bundeswehr, loyalty to one's comrade was still strong. The Federal Administrative Court has decided that German soldiers can be punished for committing adultery with the wives of their comrades
Environmental protection
"Tesla" and the Jadra Valley: "Electric cars are a fraud"
What do the town of Greenheide near Berlin and the Jadar river valley in western Serbia have in common? Those two toponyms have become symbols of the fight against the exploitation of nature and man, all in the name of green transformation
Germany
Fear of the Russians: Germany is preparing tanks and bunkers
The Germans prepare subway stations for bunkers, install additional sirens and appeal to citizens to prepare supplies. Because, they say, the Russians could strike in a few years, and Germany has spent too many decades on the sunny side of the world and has forgotten what the danger of war is.
German government
No more German citizenship in three years
The German government has announced a new series of legal changes that significantly tighten conditions for refugees and immigrants. The suspension of family reunification for some refugees and the abolition of accelerated citizenship signal the end of a more liberal migration era
Oktoberfest
Beer is more expensive at Oktoberfest
Since 2004, beer prices at the festival have roughly doubled, as 20 years ago a liter cost between 6,70 and 7,10 euros
Germany
A man was detained for "stealing" his own car
A German citizen's car was stolen in Romania, which he reported to the Romanian police and insurance. A few weeks later, with the help of GPS, he saw that his car was in Dortmund
In the Wolf's Lair
The woman who allegedly tasted food for Hitler
The bestseller of the writer Rosela Postorino "In the Wolf's Den", which was also published in Serbia, got its film version. It is the story of a woman who had to taste food before it was served to Adolf Hitler
Immigrants in Germany
Mass deportations from Germany: Serbs in the top five in terms of the number of expelled
Serbs are among the five most frequently deported peoples from Germany, and the number of expelled people could increase further. The new government is announcing even tougher measures
Bundeswehr
What are five thousand German soldiers doing in Lithuania?
For the first time in its history, Germany is permanently stationing a complete brigade outside its borders - and that on NATO's eastern flank. In Lithuania, only thirty kilometers from the border with Belarus, the 45th Armored Brigade of the Bundeswehr was formed.
German right-wingers
Soul mates of the progressives: The specter of the right is circling Europe
No parliamentary party in Germany wants any cooperation with the right-wing Alternative for Germany. In some other countries of the European Union, right-wing parties are not so isolated at all
Weapon
Who has the strongest army in Europe?
Germany and other European countries announce that they will invest as much as five percent of BPD in the army. Who are the continent's biggest military powers, where are their strengths and weaknesses?
Returns from borders
Germany closes its borders: The new asylum policy has caused a lot of criticism
After deciding to turn migrants back already at the border, Germany has symbolically closed a chapter opened in 2015. In an attempt to stop the "unbearable pressure" on the system, Berlin is ignoring criticism from Brussels and its own coalition
End of World War II
The soldier who fought the Nazis: Fascism is back again
When he entered the Kaufering camp in 1945, George Lightman was looking for only one face - the face of his father. Instead, he found an inferno: corpses, ashes, and the silence of horror. That image haunts him even today, as he bears witness to his own losses and warns of the return of ideas that once brought the world to the edge of the abyss.
Analyze
Friedrich Mertz became chancellor after all - with a historic slap in the face
Christian Democratic leader Friedrich Mertz won the chancellor's chair - but without celebration. The secret ballot revealed deep cracks in the coalition and caused a political earthquake in Berlin
Germany
A historic slap in the face for Friedrich Merz: Someone undermined the coalition
A shock vote in the Bundestag left Friedrich Merz without a chancellorial majority in the first ballot, although all MPs from the future ruling coalition were present
Germany
Almost 200 police officers suspected of extremism
They express right-wing extremists or are prone to conspiracy theories: almost 200 German police officers are officially suspected of extremism - and the number could be even higher
History
Sport in Nazi Germany: Ideology and Propaganda
What importance did sport have for the Nazis? Why did they change their attitude towards the Olympics and what sporting opportunities did Jews have in the Third Reich?
Germany
AfD is an extreme right-wing party - What does Europe say?
One sensitive decision, a Shakespearean problem or a road to a political impasse? The classification of the AfD as a confirmed right-wing extremist party causes mixed reactions from the European media
Germany
AfD officially declared an extreme right-wing party
The German Office for the Protection of the Constitutional Order has officially designated Alternative for Germany as an extreme right-wing organization. This restarts the story of AfD's ban
A grand coalition
Germany gets a new government: the SPD supported the coalition with the Christian Democrats
Despite internal divisions and criticism over tougher migration measures, most SPD members supported the coalition deal with the Christian Democrats. The agreement opens the door to the formation of a government headed by Friedrich Mertz, and Lars Klingbeil should take over the positions of vice chancellor and finance minister.
Germany
More expensive alcohol, less problems?
Critics say that in Germany orange juice is constantly increasing in price, but that vodka has a stable price. And that alcohol is so cheap that it leads to drunkenness and traffic accidents
Arms
More bombs, tanks and planes: The world has never invested so much money in war
Global military expenditures reached a new high in 2024. And Germany invested significantly more money in weapons and the army
Opiates and drugs
DW: How did the "flood" of cocaine in Europe come about?
Throughout Europe, there is more and more cocaine - through which channels and how does this drug reach European soil?