Germany

In spite of the deteriorating Corona situation in Germany, lots of passengers are being counted these days at BER, the new airport for the Berlin Brandenburg region. There have not been more since the Corona crisis commenced.

Berlin has former Honorary Citizens it wishes it had never had, but also many who would have to be honored yesterday if they were not on the list yet. At least…

Today's 43rd edition of Christopher Street Day in Berlin was different, because of the Corona pandemic. But it turned out to be loud, cheerful and colorful…

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has been in a struggle for survival for years now. It has a star candidate for the upcoming elections, but Olaf Scholz cannot defeat his biggest opponent, namely his own party.

The Coronavirus has killed tens of thousands of people in Germany since it hit the country last year. More than three million Germans got infected. Now, the…

For the last time, Angela Merkel gave her traditional "summer press conference" in Berlin. She said the Coronavirus had reached an "alarming momentum" in…

At former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, portrait photos of 155 refugees from Kara Tepe camp on the Greek Island of Lesbos are being exhibited. The project is supposed to raise awareness for the situation asylum seekers in Greece are in.

There is bad news and more bad news: The bad news is that there will be rather bad traffic jams on Germany's Autobahn network next weekend. A week later, things…

Berlin and Washington just agreed to a deal which ends the long argument about the North Stream 2 natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. In return,…

In Berlin, the Seven Day Incidence has reached 21.8. Only two weeks ago, on July 6th, it had stood at 4.9. The city state is trying to get more people vaccinated.