Culture news

Art world accusing German government of choking pro-Palestinian speech

Reaction has decried in large part from Berlin implementing a new funding clause that would not allow those critical of Israel to receive financial support from the city.

24 January 2024

Culture news

Berlin Film Festival reveals eclectic 2024 competition line-up

The 74th Berlin Film Festival runs from 15-25 February, and the freshly announced Competition line-up looks like cinephiles will be treated to a very strong edition.

22 January 2024

Earth News

German farmers' protest brings Berlin to a standstill

The protest caps off a week-long demonstration against a plan to cut farmers' fuel subsidies.

8 January 2024

World News

The week in pictures: Europe hit with extreme weather as Gaza rages on

The best photos from across Europe and beyond this week.

7 January 2024

Germany

Invisible poverty: homelessness is on the rise in Germany

Experts believe the government won't keep its promise to end homelessness in Berlin by 2030.

21 December 2023

Culture news

German cultural institutions turn on pro-Palestinian voices

Since the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel, which sparked the current Gaza offensive by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), pro-Palestine voices in Germany’s culture sector have been silenced.

20 December 2023

Germany

German court orders repeat of 2021 election in parts of Berlin

A German court has ruled that voters in a fifth of Berlin’s constituencies will have to return to the polls if they want to make their vote count in the 2021 national election.

19 December 2023

World News

Thousands of German restaurants may go under when VAT rises

"12,000 companies will not survive. They will either give up or go into insolvency," Ingrid Hartges of DEHOGA, the hotel and restaurant body, said.

18 December 2023

Culture news

Lupita Nyong'o named as Jury President for 2024 Berlin Film Festival

The Academy Award-winning and Tony nominated Kenyan-Mexican actor will head the 2024 jury

12 December 2023

Germany

Europe rallies against antisemitism

Throughout Europe, thousands of people have joined rallies to denounce antisemitism. Brussels and Berlin showed support towards the Jewish community on Sunday.

10 December 2023

Travel News

What’s the best - and worst - train station in Europe?

Travelling by train in 2024? These are the best stations for shops, services and waiting times.

7 December 2023

Travel News

German train drivers announce 24-hour strike: Can you get a refund?

The action is over working hours and pay.

7 December 2023

Germany

Leaders of Germany and Brazil push for EU-Mercosur trade pact

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told reporters in Berlin that they support the trade deal for the EU and Mercosur, comprised of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

5 December 2023

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European capitals are covered with snow for first time this winter

Residents of Stockholm and Berlin woke up to layers of snow.

29 November 2023

Germany

Berlin's zoo starts festive fun with a jungle-themed Christmas garden

The holiday season has begun in Berlin, and this year the zoo is celebrating by turning itself into a jungle-themed Christmas garden.

24 November 2023

Travel News

A driverless ‘magnetic levitation train’ is coming to Berlin

Berlin has announced plans for a sustainable 'maglev' train. Here's how it will work.

21 November 2023

Moments

London, Paris, Madrid: Escape the crowds at these Christmas gardens

Want to get in the Christmas spirit? Head to these festive light shows.

18 November 2023

Europe News

European Union 'vulnerable' unless it enlarges - Germany's Baerbock

Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has said the European Union must enlarge to avoid making everyone on the European continent more vulnerable.

2 November 2023

Germany

Israeli and Palestinian restaurant owners in Berlin unite despite war

Euronews speaks with the owners of Kanaan restaurant in Berlin who are on a mission to promote unity and peace in the face of the Israel-Hamas war.

30 October 2023

Germany

Berlin remembers victims of the Holocaust

Berlin remembers the victims of the Holocaust some 82 years after its first deportations devastated its Jewish community.

19 October 2023