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A fake construction zone sign that warns of a "debt brake" set up in fron of the Reichstag with a German flag flying on the background

Fact check: Does lifting debt brake defy an oath of office?

Germany's former finance minister said suspending the country's debt brake would violate his oath. It's not that simple.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2024
Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz speaking to each other in the Bundestag. Archive image from 2023.

Germany: Scholz open to new talks with CDU leader Merz

An ally said the chancellor would be willing to speak with the CDU head — after handling urgent Bundestag business.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2024
Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure to clear the way for an election fast.

Scholz pressured to call no-confidence vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure to clear the way for an election fast.
PoliticsNovember 8, 202402:28 min
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, speaks with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center right, as he arrives for the European Political Community (EPC) Summit

EU reels from Trump win, German Cabinet's fall

Just when the European Union needs leadership most, Germany's governing coalition has imploded — and a wild ride awaits.
PoliticsNovember 8, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wearing a yellow helmet

German government crisis: Businesses demand economic fixes

After the collapse of Germany's governing coalition, calls are mounting for rapid action to shore up the ailing economy.
BusinessNovember 7, 2024
Robert Habeck and Olaf Scholz looking grim

Political wrangling starts after German coalition collapse

German Chancellor Scholz wants to continue heading a minority government of Social Democrats and Greens. Will it work?
PoliticsNovember 7, 2024
Nach Ampel-Aus | Bundespräsident Steinmeier übergibt Entlassungsurkunde an Lindner

Germany's governing coalition collapses: What now?

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, of the Social Democratic party, has called for a confidence-vote in January.
PoliticsNovember 7, 202402:47 min
Olaf Scholz addressing the media on Wednesday evening (November 6, 2024)

German Chancellor Scholz runs out of patience with coalition

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz displayed unusual fervor in explaining why he sacked his FDP coalition partner.
PoliticsNovember 7, 2024
Robert Habeck, Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner on their way to a joint press conference (file photo)

What's behind Germany's coalition government collapse?

Chancellor Scholz's announcement of a confidence vote could trigger an early parliamentary election by the end of March.
PoliticsNovember 7, 202408:08 min
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (R) during a joint press conference

Germany's coalition government collapses over ailing economy

Divisions over how to save Germany's feeble economy have led to the collapse of its government.
PoliticsNovember 7, 202402:03 min
left to right: Christian Lindner, Olaf Scholz, Robert Habeck

Germany's coalition government falls apart — how it happened

Germany's first three-way coalition government is now history. DW details what brought the country to this point.
PoliticsNovember 6, 2024
Left to right: Robert Habeck, Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner

German government descends into crisis mode

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is trying to hold his government together, but his partners seem unable to stop infighting.
PoliticsNovember 4, 2024
An outside view of the chancellor's office, with the heads of Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) just visible

Why Germany's coalition government is under threat

The FDP finance minister has triggered a dispute that observers say is backing his coalition partners into a corner.
PoliticsNovember 4, 202401:16 min
Lagos resident Afam Ugah wears a "Trump 2024" baseball cap as he speaks to DW.

US election: Why Donald Trump is so popular in Nigeria

Many religious, socially conservative Nigerians are hoping Donald Trump will return to the White House after November 5.
PoliticsOctober 31, 202403:05 min
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The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

From fraud scandals to even more sinister crimes: This week's show looks at the rise of false prophets across Africa.
SocietyOctober 16, 202426:03 min
Germany's Laura Freigang and Giulia Gwinn in action against Austria in July.

Germany's new era starts with Freigang as the big hope

New coach Christian Wück has had to ring the changes in his first squad given the impending exits of three top stars.
SportsOctober 15, 2024
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Israel reportedly hits Christian-majority area of Lebanon

What's behind the attack on Aito? DW's Mohamad Chreyteh reports from Beirut.
ConflictsOctober 14, 202403:07 min
A man uses Tap to Pay on his phone

A cashless society — dream or reality?

Can cash be completely abolished? And how resilient is digital money when a crisis arises?
BusinessOctober 4, 202405:25 min
Olaf Scholz (right), Robert Habeck (middle), and Christian Lindner (left) sitting in Germany's parliament

Can the German government survive its 'ultimatum autumn'?

Whatever the issue, the German government coalition is at odds. But now coalition partner FDP has issued an ultimatum.
PoliticsSeptember 30, 2024
Thadäus König, the newly elected president of the State Parliament of Thuringia

Germany: Thuringia lawmakers pick CDU speaker, rejecting AfD

The Thuringia parliament has chosen a member of the mainstream center-right CDU as its new speaker.
PoliticsSeptember 28, 2024
An e-truck being charged

Charging into the future with e-trucks

Daimler’s new battery electric truck is clean and quiet, and has plenty of range.
Cars and TransportationSeptember 20, 202404:24 min
Friedrich Merz (left) and Markus Söder at a press conference

German conservative Friedrich Merz to run for chancellor

Friedrich Merz, the opposition's lead candidate in the next election, wants to focus on migration and the economy.
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2024
Sign and two bulldozers at construction site in Magdeburg, Germany

Germany: Intel delays construction of Magdeburg factory

US chipmaker Intel has delayed a German factory construction project by two years amid cost-saving measures.
BusinessSeptember 17, 2024
Burkina Faso Katholische Kirche in Ouagadougou

Why are Malawi's young pastors against regulation?

The 77 Percent talks to pastors who insist religious freedom must be respected.
SocietyAugust 13, 202420:00 min
Euro notes and coins

German government at loggerheads over budget

Finance Minister Christian Lindner fears that part of the draft 2025 budget is unconstitutional.
PoliticsAugust 6, 2024
In the church of St. Michael the Archangel, Serbian clergymen and representatives of other churches stand in the choir room in black robes, some with black head coverings, some without and one with a white mitre

Number of Orthodox Christians in Germany is on the rise

While the Catholic and Protestant churches are losing members in Germany, Christian Orthodoxy is growing.
ReligionAugust 3, 2024
A close-up of Meltio's 3D-printer in action

Disruptive technologies: 3D metal printing

3D printers are revolutionizing industrial metal work. We visit a company in Spain that sells them.
BusinessJuly 19, 202404:36 min
Finance Minister Lindner, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck

Germany's coalition agrees on a budget for 2025

Germany's Cabinet has agreed on a draft budget for 2025, including policies to counter recent weak growth.
PoliticsJuly 17, 2024
(L to R) German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seen during a joint press conference

German Cabinet approves budget for 2025

The three governing parties had tensely negotiated the budget for weeks. DW looks at the challenges that remain.
PoliticsJuly 17, 202401:57 min
A view of (L to R) Christian Lindner, Robert Habeck and Olaf Scholz during their joint press conference

German coalition reaches 2025 budget deal

The agreement ends weeks of difficult negotiations over the finances of Europe's largest economy.
PoliticsJuly 5, 202401:54 min
Christian Lindner, Olaf Scholz and Robert Habeck

Germany: Families gain more support in draft 2025 budget

A draft budget presented by leaders from Germany's ruling coalition includes higher benefits for families.
PoliticsJuly 5, 2024
A painting showing carpenters at work and a mother embracinga red-haired child.

What the earliest manuscript about Jesus' infancy reveals

A papyrus featuring a story about Jesus' childhood has triggered global fascination, but the gospel is not new.
ReligionJuly 1, 2024
DW Sendung Made in Germany

Is post-election India a budding superpower?

India wants to become a leading industrial nation. So what ideas does the new government have?
BusinessJuly 1, 202405:25 min
Regional trains in Germany

Germany: Lindner puts price of 49-euro ticket up for debate

Germany's finance minister says the ticket may need to be more expensive if rail modernization plans are to go ahead.
Cars and TransportationJune 29, 2024
Former banker Christian Olearius

Germany: Charges against Cum-Ex banker dropped over health

The 82-year-old banker offered no admission of guilt and instead blasted the prosecutors at his court appearance.
CrimeJune 24, 2024
A Kanak is wearing a shirt in Kanaky's colors and holding a Kanaky flag

New Caledonia police arrest independence leader and 7 others

Independence leader Christian Tein was among those arrested in an early morning police operation.
CrimeJune 19, 2024
A man and a woman smiling, the man resting his arm on the woman's shoulder

EU vote in Germany sees far-right AfD in second place

The far-right Alternative for Germany party is on course to win the second biggest share of the EU vote in Germany.
PoliticsJune 10, 202402:19 min
DW Director General Peter Limbourg (left) stands next to Yulia Navalnaya (center left) as German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (R) and Director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, Ivan Zhdanov (center right), look on

Yulia Navalnaya receives DW's Freedom of Speech Award

Speaking at a ceremony in Berlin, Alexei Navalny's widow said the fight against President Vladimir Putin would go on.
PoliticsJune 5, 202402:36 min
Yulia Navalnaya, holding the award, gestures to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and DW Director General Peter Limbourg. Berlin, June 5, 2024.

Yulia Navalnaya: Free speech is our 'most important weapon'

Although Vladimir Putin killed her husband, Yulia Navalnaya said Russia's leader "didn't silence him and his ideas."
PoliticsJune 5, 2024
A man in glasses and a dark overcoat (German parliamentarian Roderich Kiesewetter of the CDU) looks into the camera

German lawmaker attacked amid spate of political violence

Roderich Kiesewetter, a Christian Democratic member of the German Bundestag was verbally and physically assaulted at a c
CrimeJune 1, 2024
The CDU logo at a party conference

Germany: Major hack targets center-right CDU party

The news comes just days before European Parliament elections. The Interior Ministry called the cyber attack "serious."
PoliticsJune 1, 2024
A church in 68 Quarter, Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan: Police intervene after mob attacks Christians

A crowd accused a Christian man of desecrating the Quran and burnt down his shoemaking factory in Sargodha, police said.
PoliticsMay 25, 2024
Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa after the army said it had foiled a coup.

Questions mount after foiled coup in DR Congo

With six people dead, including the coup leader, questions are swirling about the attackers' motives.
PoliticsMay 21, 202402:19 min
Linton Maina of 1.FC Köln looks dejected after the team's defeat and relegation from the Bundesliga during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 and 1. FC Köln at Voith-Arena on May 18, 2024 in Heidenheim, Germany.

Bundesliga: Cologne relegated on last matchday of season

Cologne collapsed early in Heidenheim, losing 4-1 and sealing their fate in the process.
SportsMay 18, 2024
Berlin | Beginn 75. Ordentlicher Bundesparteitag der FDP

Germany faces challenge as 2025 tax forecast sinks

Finance Minister Christian Lindner said it was clear that the public sector would have to tighten its belt.
PoliticsMay 16, 2024
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz

Merz leads Germany's CDU to top of opinion polls

Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz is portraying himself as the tough, decisive leader Germany needs.
PoliticsMay 6, 202401:34 min
DW Made in Germany | Sendung vom 01.05.2024 | Tesla Stellenabbau

Slump in EVs: Tesla layoffs

Crisis in EVs: Chinese imports are piling up in the ports, Tesla is laying off employees. Why?
BusinessMay 1, 202404:01 min
DW Made in Germany | Sendung vom 01.05.2024 | Methanol-Antrieb

Green methanol for container ships

A Berlin start-up wants to make green methanol cheaper for container ships.
BusinessMay 1, 202404:40 min
Microphones from various TV stations such as ZDF, RTL and NDR are placed in front of a wall with the blue, white and red logo of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Why German media's relationship with far right is difficult

How should Germany's traditional media deal with the far-right Alternative for Germany? Expose the party, or ignore it?
PoliticsApril 22, 2024
DW Made in Germany | Sendung vom 17. April 2024 | MADERareEarth

Rare earths found in Sweden: a game-changer?

Sweden has huge deposits of rare earths. Could the discovery reduce Europe’s dependence on China?
BusinessApril 17, 202405:59 min