Culture news

Berlin's Komische Oper continues renovations despite budget cuts

Berlin's Komische Oper renovations are likely to continue as city of Berlin slashes culture budget by 10%. Director Philip Bröking says that the upcoming budget cuts are extremely painful and, for many, difficult to implement.

20 December 2024

Europe News

German defence minister says he wants to grow armed forces further

As threats to Western Europe grow more pressing, the German military has been having difficulty attracting enough recruits.

19 December 2024

Cinema

Is Germany’s Israel-Gaza stance threatening 2025’s Berlinale?

In a recent interview, Tricia Tuttle, the new head of the Berlin Film Festival, says that the German position on the Israel-Gaza conflict is ‘putting artists off’ the festival.

16 December 2024

Travel News

High-speed Paris-Berlin daily train service debuts

The route is the first directly linking the two capitals' city centres.

13 December 2024

Economy

Germany's Bundesbank warns of economic stagnation as trade war looms

The fortune of the eurozone’s largest economy is gloomy, especially with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House.

13 December 2024

Europe News

Shmyhal calls on Germany to help pave the way for refugees' return

Ukrainian prime minister Denis Shmyhal urged Germany to help create safe conditions for the return of Ukrainian refugees to their homeland.

11 December 2024

Germany

Scholz draws line at German peacekeeping troops in Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed not to send peacekeeping troops into a demilitarised zone in Ukraine if a ceasefire were to be agreed between Kyiv and Moscow.

4 December 2024

Europe News

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicks off election campaign

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has positioned the Social Democratic Party as the only one for the people, heavily criticising CDU, who are currently leading the polls.

30 November 2024

Culture news

Berlin announces huge €130 million cuts to culture budget

Germany’s government has confirmed huge cuts to the culture budget in Berlin.

27 November 2024

Lifestyle

Mulled wine and drag shows: Berlin’s LGBTQ Christmas market opens

The annual LGBTQ Christmas market has opened for the fifth time in the German capital. According to organisers, it's a “safe Christmas space” for queer people to enjoy mulled wine and live performances.

27 November 2024

Culture news

Nan Goldin condemns war in Gaza at Berlin exhibition opening

“Are you afraid to hear this, Germany?” the photographer asked in her fiery speech, which drew support from the crowd but criticism from some German cultural leaders.

25 November 2024

Europe News

Ukrainians in Berlin ask Russians to share blame for 'Putin's war'

Russian opposition figures organised a march to the Russian embassy in Berlin to mark 1,000 days of the war in Ukraine — and some of the city's Ukrainian residents had mixed feelings.

20 November 2024

Europe News

Germany's Olaf Scholz faces pressure to drop re-election campaign

Members of the German chancellor's Social Democratic Party are increasingly speculating that Scholz's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, is a more popular choice to lead the country.

20 November 2024

Art

Techno-inspired Xmas lights show opens in Berlin's industrial district

Magical illuminated Christmas trees, mist, and a pulsing techno beat set the stage for Dark Matter Winterlights 24, an edgy Christmas light exhibition in Berlin inspired by the city’s club scene.

20 November 2024

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No Comment. Toni, Berlin's pygmy hippo star, hunts for treats

The Berlin Zoo has shared a video of Toni, a baby dwarf hippopotamus, diving for treats alongside his mother Debbie.

19 November 2024

Europe News

Russian opposition figures march against Putin in Berlin

Prominent Russian opposition figures led a march of at least 1,000 people in central Berlin on Sunday, against President Putin and his war in Ukraine

17 November 2024

Europe News

Germany's Chancellor willing to hold confidence vote this year

The so-called 'Traffic Light Coalition' – made up of Scholz’s Social Democrats, the liberal FDP and the Greens – collapsed on 6 November after Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner.

11 November 2024

Germany

Tens of thousands celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago

Germany's capital hosted open-air concerts, art installations and official events commemorating one of the country's most historic days in the 20th century.

9 November 2024

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Art installation marks Berlin Wall's 35th anniversary

Germany commemorated the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a stunning art installation in Berlin.

8 November 2024

Europe News

What does the German government break down mean for Europe?

The German government's collapse, which came just hours after US President Donald Trump was elected for a second time, has sent shockwaves throughout Europe. But what does it mean for the rest of the EU?

7 November 2024