BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Sixty women, including artists, researchers and politicians, have called on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to address real public safety concerns, after he suggested “daughters” feel unsafe because of migrants. “We are happy to talk about safety for daughters, i.e. women,” the women write in the open letter published on Tuesday. “However,…
MUNICH (CONVERSEER) – German flagship carrier Lufthansa has scrapped a number of European connections and domestic flights in its 2026 summer schedule in a bid to cut costs, the airline group said on Tuesday. Lufthansa will no longer fly between Frankfurt and Toulouse, France, as well as Munich and the Estonian capital Tallinn, according to…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and US chip manufacturer Nvidia are planning to build a large data centre in Munich, the Bavarian government said on Tuesday. Around 10,000 computing units will be used in the project in the Bavarian capital, according to the state Economy Ministry. Telekom initially did not respond…
By Angelika Resenhoeft, dpa FRANKFURT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A German court on Tuesday found a police officer guilty of failing to investigate a suspected stabbing attack, which came months before the suspect would go on to kill two people in the southern city of Aschaffenburg. After a woman was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend last…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than 28,000 households in Germany still have no or little access to high-speed mobile internet, according to a new study released on Tuesday. Around 2% of Germany is considered “white spots,” meaning areas where coverage is below the LTE standard, according to the study by the Ministry for Digitalisation and…
By John Bagratuni, dpa MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The big public support of Munich’s Olympic plans is a huge boost for the whole of German sports and their own ambitions, rival candidates said on Monday. “The clear yes from Munich is a clear signal to sport and politics – we want the Games and we…
By Jana Glose, dpa DORTMUND (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac is considering giving Serhou Guirassy a break for Tuesday’s German Cup match at Eintracht Frankfurt and beyond because the forward has not scored in weeks. Guirassy scored his four Bundesliga goals in the first three matches until mid-September and has since only…
JERUSALEM (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Education Minister Karin Prien on Monday visited the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, paying her respects to the victims of the Holocaust. Prien, the first openly Jewish minister in Germany’s post-war history, said it is a “matter of respect” for every German minister to visit the memorial. The experience was…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Business sentiment in Germany improved in October, a leading economic institute said on Monday. The ifo Institute’s business climate index rose by 0.7 points to 88.4 points, beating expectations. While the 9,000 companies surveyed reported a downturn in their current economic situation, their assessment of future expectations rose significantly. “Companies remain…
BEIJING (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The German government does not expect the postponement of Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s trip to Beijing to have any major impact on cooperation with China. Deputy government spokesman Steffen Meyer said on Monday that he did not see “the postponement as having any major impact on the German government’s future policy.”…
