The Latest Breaking News from Germany

Millions stolen in cash truck heist at fake roadworks

A methodically planned hold-up of a cash transporter that netted an armed gang millions of euros being ferried to Germany's central bank has police

The New Daily · Mar 6, 2023

Scholz says labor, climate challenges loom for Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country faces considerable challenges, but also opportunities, in the coming years as it seeks to transform toward a green economy with a shrinking workforce

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Germany And Italy Object To Proposed EU ICE Ban Over E-Fuels

Germany's opposition has delayed a key vote on an effective ban on combustion-engine cars that was supposed to take place on March 7.

InsideEVs · Mar 6, 2023

Germany and EU pursue talks on deal to ban combustion engines

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said talks were constructive with the European Union in resolving a dispute over plans to ban new combustion-engine cars in the bloc from 2035, after Berlin derailed the effort this past week.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023

EU Postpones ICE Ban Vote Due To German Concerns On Costs, Job Losses

Germany wants to minimize job losses and get assurances that e-fuels can be used in combustion-engine cars after the 2035 cut-off.

Motor1 · Mar 5, 2023

Want to properly plug the UK’s north-south divide? Look to Germany

Boosting spending power, increasing public funding for science and tech skills, R&D and infrastructure could work

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Germany also wants Switzerland's Leopard 1 tanks - Swiss newspaper

In addition to Leopard 2 tanks, German armaments company Rheinmetall wants to buy 96 Leopard 1 tanks from Swiss defence firm Ruag to send to Ukraine, the Swiss newspaper Tages- Anzeiger reported on Saturday.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2023

‘Very precarious’: Europe faces growing water crisis as winter drought worsens

Multiple governments warn of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

The United Nations mustn't be powerless

The first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a good opportunity to reflect on the war's global implications. In addition to untold human misery, Russia's aggression triggered a historic food and energy crisis and caused global inflation to spike, endangering the world's fragile economic recovery from Covid-19. But…

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2023

Germany’s Scholz announced tectonic policy shifts, but a year on, not much has budged

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden on Friday, with Ukraine the sole item on the agenda. This comes just over a year after Scholz’s momentous “Zeitenwende” speech in reaction to the Russian invasion, in which he vowed radical changes to Germany’s defence and…

France 24 · Mar 3, 2023