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Germany's Bundestag elections are coming up, and the conservative 'Union' parties have not picked their candidate for Chancellor. The decision is supposed to be taken soon. In the eyes of many, there can only be one answer to the candidate question: Markus Söder.

On April 19th, 2021, the German Greens will announce the name of their first candidate for Chancellor. It will have to be the party's co-chairperson Annalena…

Located in south-eastern Saxony, close to the Czech and Polish borders, Pirna is at least 780 years old. Its medieval buildings, including the 'Sunshine Palace'…

In Berlin, the U-Bahn train lines U1 and U3 are back in business. It took the public transport provider BVG a year to renovate an overhead railway that connects the German capital's Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain boroughs.

The Eichmann case is directly connected to the darkest chapter in the history of Germany and of mankind. Sixty years ago, the young state of Israel brought the…

In Berlin, the radical left is preparing its 'Revolutionary May 1st Protest'. Yet again, the city has to rely on its Police Department. Each year, the German…

In 1980, Franz Josef Strauss, the late chairman of the CSU, became candidate for Chancellor for the conservative 'Union'. In order to get there, he blackmailed his friends in Bonn. Forty-one years later, it will likely be the CSU's turn again. No blackmailing is necessary or intended this time.

In Germany, the next general elections are coming up in September. Forming any government coalition without the Greens will likely prove to be impossible. What…

All countries are weird in some ways, including Germany. But all countries reveal very positive aspects too, including Germany. And all countries on this planet…

Starting on Wednesday, new shopping rules will apply in Berlin, if the Senate does not throw them overboard again before they even kick in. The new unfitting term is "Test & Meet". Before, it was "Click & Meet". In both cases, the main purpose was to meet as few people as possible.