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The combined 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 MedTech market is worth appr. €80bn. With world-class research networks & leading medical clusters, it is one of the world's most dynamic health innovation hubs.

This offers great opportunities for 🇬🇧 firms, some of which we explored at a joint 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 event.
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
On this year's Remembrance Sunday, staff from the Embassy paid tribute to the fallen. The German Military Army Attaché laid a wreath at Botley War Cemetery. At Brookwood Military Cemetery, the German Navy Attaché laid a wreath at the American Centennial Remembrance Day Ceremony.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The UK's former Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has received the Bundeswehr's highest award, the Gold Cross of Honour.

Sir Radakin was presented the award by Germany's Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer, in recognition of his dedication towards strengthening 🇬🇧🇩🇪 friendship.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Tifos in Germany are next-level... 🤯

To mark their club's 125th anniversary, 1. FC Kaiserslautern fans displayed this gigantic choreography on the weekend. @fck.de
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Berlin Wall, which divided Berlin and Europe for 28 years, fell on 9 November 1989.
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Today, Germany remembers the November pogroms of 1938.

87 years ago, Jews were targeted in a wave of orchestrated violence in Germany. Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed. Many Jews were murdered.

These acts of terror paved the way for the Holocaust.
#NeverForget
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Deutschland-Ticket provides unlimited travel on regional public transport across Germany for a low monthly fee (currently €58/month).

The German parliament has voted to secure ticket’s funding until at least the end of 2030.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Berlin Zoo's baby pygmy hippopotamus took a first dive in a pool with its mother, Nala yesterday.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Last night's Beaver supermoon seen in Hanover, Germany.
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Germany's World Cup kit is giving us déjà vu 🤩
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Germany is helping to combat inhumane cross-Channel people-smuggling.

The German Government has today proposed to Parliament an extension of criminal liability under the Residence Act to include people-smuggling into the UK.

This is a direct result of the 🇩🇪🇬🇧 #KensingtonTreaty.
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The small German town Pulsnitz in Saxony is famous for its Pfefferkuchen, a type of Christmas cookie, similar to gingerbread.

Since 1558 local Pfefferkuchen makers have been baking there and 8 bakeries owned by families for many generations now preserve & carry on the old craft.
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Less than one month to go!

HM King Charles III will welcome German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender to the UK for the first German State Visit in 27 years from 3–5 December.

It will be the fifth German State Visit to the UK since 1958.
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Is 3 November too early to put up your Christmas tree?

Frankfurt am Main erected their 31m-tall tree today, but with around 40,000 lights to go up, they've got their work cut out to get everything ready for the opening of their Christmas market on 24 November! 🎄 @frankfurt.de
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Germany are Forklift World Champions! 🥳🎉

At the Forklift World Champions, the StaplerCup, Germany clinched all 3 titles:

🏆 Team World Champion
🏆 Women's World Champion (Swetlana Lattermann)
🏆 Men's World Champion (Benjamin Danker)

This is the moment Team Germany sealed victory:
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today is Reformation Day in parts of 🇩🇪.

In 1517 theologian Martin Luther is said to have nailed his theses to the doors of Wittenberg Church. This is considered the start of Protestantism.

The 500th anniversary of Reformation in 2017 was marked with a Playmobil figure of Luther.
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Germany and the UK have signed a major contract for next-gen bridging equipment, further building upon the #KensingtonTreaty and the Trinity House Agreement on Defence.

The upgraded M3 bridges will be operated by the UK-German Amphibious Engineer Battalion, stationed in Minden.
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
20 years ago today, Dresden's Frauenkirche was reconsecrated after years of reconstruction.

Last Sunday, Coventry's Bishop Sophie Jelley gave a sermon marking 🇬🇧🇩🇪 reconciliation 80 years after the Frauenkirche was destroyed.

Dresden and Coventry have been twinned since 1959.
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Presenting my credentials to His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace was a huge honour and great privilege. It was a fantastic day to celebrate the special 🇬🇧🇩🇪 ties, the historic #KensingtonTreaty and look ahead to the upcoming State Visit of German President Steinmeier.
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Today I had the immense privilege and honour to present my credentials to His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.
October 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A world record was set in Essen on Friday, when 1,170 fans played the board game Catan simultaneously for two hours.

The event was held as part of the world's largest trade fair for board games: Spiel Essen.

Catan has sold over 45m copies in 100+ countries in the past 30 years.
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Munich votes JA to host the Summer Olympics 🗳️✅

Over two-thirds of voters have backed the city to pursue hosting the Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044 in a referendum.

Germany's Olympic body will choose which city it will put forward to host Germany's bid next year.
October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The eyes and ears of the Navy underwater: P-8A Poseidon, equipped with modern sensors, radar and sonar technology.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Defence Secretary John Healey on why maritime patrol aircraft are important to the 🇬🇧 and 🇩🇪 following their meeting this week.
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Germany stands for the multilateral system and international law - in the spirit of respect, justice & peace.

That's why we are running for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2027-28.

Today we celebrate 80 years of the United Nations - Happy Birthday! #BetterTogether
October 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
A year after the 🇩🇪🇬🇧 Trinity House Agreement was signed, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and UK Defence Secretary John Healey met at RAF Lossiemouth to further deepen UK-German defence cooperation.
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM