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Homelessness in Germany exceeds 500,000, affects diverse groups, and requires rapid, targeted assistance, especially during winter.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Homelessness in Germany exceeds 500,000, affects diverse groups, and requires rapid, targeted assistance, especially during winter.
Germany's business community is divided over whether to engage with the far-right AfD, balancing debate against risks of legitimizing extremist positions.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Germany's business community is divided over whether to engage with the far-right AfD, balancing debate against risks of legitimizing extremist positions.
Tesla will run free direct shuttle trains from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Giga Berlin beginning January 4 to encourage rail commuting among factory employees.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Tesla will run free direct shuttle trains from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Giga Berlin beginning January 4 to encourage rail commuting among factory employees.
Open-source software underpins most applications, so securing and maintaining its foundations is essential for national and European technological sovereignty.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Open-source software underpins most applications, so securing and maintaining its foundations is essential for national and European technological sovereignty.
AfD members in Giessen will vote to form a new youth wing after the Young Alternative was labeled far-right extremist; police probe shooting, possible bombing.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
AfD members in Giessen will vote to form a new youth wing after the Young Alternative was labeled far-right extremist; police probe shooting, possible bombing.
The far-right AfD will launch a new youth wing in Giessen amid large planned protests and heavy police deployment after disbanding the extremist Junge Alternative.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The far-right AfD will launch a new youth wing in Giessen amid large planned protests and heavy police deployment after disbanding the extremist Junge Alternative.
Up to 6,000 Airbus A320-family aircraft require a software upgrade after a technical malfunction linked to intense solar radiation, causing flight cancellations and delays.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Up to 6,000 Airbus A320-family aircraft require a software upgrade after a technical malfunction linked to intense solar radiation, causing flight cancellations and delays.
Germany risks becoming globally uncompetitive unless it fully embraces AI-driven modernization across factories, supply chains, and industrial infrastructure.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Germany risks becoming globally uncompetitive unless it fully embraces AI-driven modernization across factories, supply chains, and industrial infrastructure.
German lawmakers approved a 524 billion-euro 2026 budget amid intense pension reform fights and a government push to seek a delay to the EU's 2035 combustion-engine ban.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
German lawmakers approved a 524 billion-euro 2026 budget amid intense pension reform fights and a government push to seek a delay to the EU's 2035 combustion-engine ban.
Chancellor Merz defends pension reforms to keep pensions at 48% of average income until 2031 despite CDU youth opposition over future costs.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Chancellor Merz defends pension reforms to keep pensions at 48% of average income until 2031 despite CDU youth opposition over future costs.
Handmade Moravian stars from Herrnhut symbolize the Star of Bethlehem and have been produced for over 180 years, featured widely across Germany during Advent.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Handmade Moravian stars from Herrnhut symbolize the Star of Bethlehem and have been produced for over 180 years, featured widely across Germany during Advent.
Germany's engineering reputation is eroding amid persistent infrastructure failures, bureaucratic inertia, planning fiascos, and slow digitization, prompting a search for external lessons and reforms.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Germany's engineering reputation is eroding amid persistent infrastructure failures, bureaucratic inertia, planning fiascos, and slow digitization, prompting a search for external lessons and reforms.
Wacker Chemie will cut 1,500 jobs, nearly 10% of its workforce, to save over €300 million annually amid energy, regulatory and competitive pressures.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wacker Chemie will cut 1,500 jobs, nearly 10% of its workforce, to save over €300 million annually amid energy, regulatory and competitive pressures.
Several European countries retain or have reinstated compulsory military conscription with varying durations, gender rules, selection methods, and reserve obligations.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Several European countries retain or have reinstated compulsory military conscription with varying durations, gender rules, selection methods, and reserve obligations.
A U72 tram derailed in south Düsseldorf due to a signal-box technical fault, injuring 13 people and causing major service disruptions and road closures.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A U72 tram derailed in south Düsseldorf due to a signal-box technical fault, injuring 13 people and causing major service disruptions and road closures.
Germany will raise care workers' minimum wages in July 2026 and July 2027 and move to legally enshrine care-specific minimum wages.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Germany will raise care workers' minimum wages in July 2026 and July 2027 and move to legally enshrine care-specific minimum wages.
Chancellor Merz defended Culture and Media Commissioner Wolfram Weimer amid allegations he profited from hosting a pay-to-access Ludwig Erhard Summit attended by ministers.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Chancellor Merz defended Culture and Media Commissioner Wolfram Weimer amid allegations he profited from hosting a pay-to-access Ludwig Erhard Summit attended by ministers.
Two Russian drones crossed into Romanian airspace by day; one returned to Ukraine and one crashed unarmed near Puiesti about 70 miles from Ukraine.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Two Russian drones crossed into Romanian airspace by day; one returned to Ukraine and one crashed unarmed near Puiesti about 70 miles from Ukraine.
Bavaria has outlawed hotel occupancy taxes, and its Constitutional Court confirmed cities cannot collect them despite a differing federal ruling.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Bavaria has outlawed hotel occupancy taxes, and its Constitutional Court confirmed cities cannot collect them despite a differing federal ruling.
Foreign residents in Germany face persistent outsider status and suffer consequences from increasingly hard-line immigration policies despite efforts to integrate.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Foreign residents in Germany face persistent outsider status and suffer consequences from increasingly hard-line immigration policies despite efforts to integrate.
Germany allocates 41% of its public budget to social security — among the highest in Europe — with large pension and health shares and comparatively low education funding.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Germany allocates 41% of its public budget to social security — among the highest in Europe — with large pension and health shares and comparatively low education funding.
Munich Airport installed an electric bus depot with 50 120 kW chargers for 37 zero-emission buses, expandable to 72.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Munich Airport installed an electric bus depot with 50 120 kW chargers for 37 zero-emission buses, expandable to 72.
Borders must not be changed by force; Europe must uphold territorial integrity, hold war criminals accountable, and pressure Russia financially until justice is achieved.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Borders must not be changed by force; Europe must uphold territorial integrity, hold war criminals accountable, and pressure Russia financially until justice is achieved.
Saxony will halve integration funding from €6 million to €3 million in 2026, severely reducing support for refugees and integration projects.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Saxony will halve integration funding from €6 million to €3 million in 2026, severely reducing support for refugees and integration projects.
AI poses risks to democratic information, bias, and authoritarian abuse while offering opportunities to enhance citizen engagement, participatory governance, and political responsiveness.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
AI poses risks to democratic information, bias, and authoritarian abuse while offering opportunities to enhance citizen engagement, participatory governance, and political responsiveness.