Germany

The German government will buy a 40% stake in tankmaker KNDS. The deal is as much about control in the critical defense sector as it is about the Franco-German relationship.

Delayed, unreliable and forced into long detours due to construction: Germany no longer sets the pace when it comes to rail travel — and this is unlikely to change anytime soon. The company is mired in a deep crisis.

A new report by legal experts has found that efforts to ban Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could be successful — but there would be political dangers to such a move.

Germany is one of few European countries that still has an exclusively “opt-in” choice for organ donation — despite long waiting lists for organs. Now, parliament is debating a change.

Insults, discrimination, violence, deaths: Experts warn of growing anti-Muslim racism in Germany — and criticize policymakers.

Technology companies are shaping how news is presented and digested, leaving media outlets little option but to comply. At DW’s Global Media Forum in Bonn, participants discussed how to resist and adapt.

Never before has a June been as hot in Germany as in 2026. This has consequences not only for people and nature, but also for businesses. Heat reduces productivity and causes illness, while cooling is expensive.

A 33-point plan to reform Germany’s pension system has drawn praise and criticism in almost equal measure. Centrist politicians have called it a good compromise, but opposition parties on the left and right are unhappy.

Ten years after the referendum, the two countries are strengthening their ties once again. The stability of these ties is now being put to the test with Keir Starmer to be replaced as prime minister.

The socialist Left Party has seen its membership soar and is especially popular with young female voters. Could it soon come to power in the city state of Berlin?