Business

Germany turns on Brussels as Chinese car sales on track to exceed 1m

Germany's finance minister demanded tougher EU tariffs on Chinese carmakers during a visit to Volkswagen's crisis-hit headquarters, as Chinese brands head toward selling more than a million cars on the continent in 2026.

17 September 2026

Europe News

France, Germany struggle to get their act together on European defence

As the EU faces immense pressure to invest in defence and manage its own security, deep-rooted strategic divisions between France and Germany are surfacing, preventing an effective European approach.

14 September 2026

Europe News

Oktoberfest 2026: All the rules visitors need to know

Visitors are reminded to follow the rules while enjoying the event as it is meant to be, with a hearty "Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!"

13 September 2026

Europe News

German police bodycam captures arrest of suspected power saboteur

Police in North Rhine-Westphalia have released bodycam footage showing the arrest of alleged power saboteur Daniel V., with officers drawing their weapons as new details emerge in the case.

12 September 2026

Art

Night vision: Maurizio Cattelan's artistic alternative opens in Berlin

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has brought his provocative and often unsettling work to Berlin for his first major solo exhibition in Germany exploring power, violence, death, faith and uncertainty.

11 September 2026

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Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Night’ exhibition opens in Berlin

Maurizio Cattelan's Night exhibition opens in Berlin, featuring his Hitler sculpture, an exhausted horse and works exploring power and doubt.

10 September 2026

Europe Today

Merz has done 'very poorly' on communication, says former spokesman

Béla Anda, chief spokesman for the federal government under Gerhard Schröder, says it will be “very hard” for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to regain control after the AfD’s landslide victory in regional elections.

10 September 2026

Europe News

Germany's Merz accuses far-right AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'

The AfD, which fell three seats short of an absolute majority, in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt said it was now in talks with other groups and MPs in an effort to form a state government.

9 September 2026

Europe News

Sabotage, espionage and disinformation: Hybrid threats to Germany rise

Sabotage, espionage, disinformation and drone attacks: hybrid threats are on the rise and hitting Germany on multiple fronts. But how can a country protect itself against attacks that are hard to detect and even harder to fend off?

9 September 2026

Europe Today

Ceuta cries out for EU help, Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats

Ceuta's mayor Juan Jesús Vivas has requested greater European support for the continuing crisis in the Spanish enclave after 80.000 crossed the border illegally last month. Meanwhile, the Hungarian government has decided to expel 10 Russian diplomats over "unacceptable" activities.

9 September 2026

Economy

German exports fall for first time in five months, deepening recovery fears

Germany's export engine is sputtering. Shipments fell in July for the first time in five months, as weaker demand from China and the eurozone outweighed a rebound in US trade.

8 September 2026

Europe News

Rethinking drone warfare: Germany's military needs more than new tech

Ukraine is relying on hundreds of thousands of drones in the war and constantly upgrading its systems. The Bundeswehr is also rearming, but still has ground to make up in procurement, training and adaptation.

8 September 2026

Europe News

AfD surge in Germany exposes deep divisions on the Italian right

A landslide win for Germany's AfD has forced Italy's right-wing leaders into the open, revealing sharply different views on Russia, Ukraine and how far the political mainstream should go in engaging with Europe's rising far right.

8 September 2026

Europe News

AfD win exposes France’s far-right divide

France’s far-right responded in markedly different ways to the AfD’s sweeping victory in Germany’s regional elections, with the National Rally (RN) maintaining a conspicuous silence on Monday while Éric Zemmour’s Reconquête openly celebrated the result.

7 September 2026

Europe News

Germany's far-right surge rattles Europe's political foundations

AfD's landslide win in Saxony-Anhalt could be the prelude to far-right forces governing alone across Europe. Germany's 'grand coalition' model, and the centrist alliance underpinning EU politics, are starting to crack.

7 September 2026

Economy

Could an AfD victory put Germany’s economic recovery at risk?

AfD’s historic Saxony-Anhalt victory adds a potential new political risk to Germany’s fragile recovery, raising fears that fragmentation in Berlin could delay reforms needed to sustain growth.

7 September 2026

Europe News

Germany's Merz under pressure after far-right election triumph

The ballot box triumph put the pro-Trump and Moscow-friendly AfD, officially listed as "right-wing extremist" by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, within reach of running its first-ever state government.

7 September 2026

Europe News

AfD's historic win splits European opinion

Alternative for Germany's landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt has drawn celebration from Europe's populist right and sharp condemnation from Poland's prime minister.

7 September 2026

Europe News

Germany seeks to quash Gaza genocide case at top UN court

The court could either side with Germany and throw out the case completely or rule against Berlin, meaning the case would then be considered "on the merits" in more detail.

7 September 2026

Europe Today

AfD makes history in Germany, Mladić's funeral tests Serbia's EU bid

The far-right AfD party won the regional elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Meanwhile, the burial of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade today, after the EU warned against any glorification of him, is testing Serbia's EU bid.

7 September 2026