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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, also known as Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is a state in northeastern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin. The state is located in a region that used to be part of former East Germany.

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Close-up of two Mecklenburg-Vorpommern police uniforms

Germany: Officials decry racist attack on young girls

Police say a group of youths injured an 8-year-old girl and her father in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
CrimeJune 16, 2024
Crosses, candles and small statues at the crime scene

German court jails teen over murder of 6-year-old

The teen confessed only after prosecutors began to investigate his brother.
CrimeMay 2, 2024
Beach at Ahlbeck on the island of Usedom, Germany

10 reasons to love Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

From the waves and islands of the Baltic Sea to the rivers and lakes, it's as if it was made for holiday fun!
TravelJanuary 11, 202410 images
Manuela Schwesig during a visit to the Nord Stream 2 terminal in Lubmin in 2020

Putin built a pipeline into German politics

Now, no gas flows from Russia to Germany. But questions remain about how much influence the Kremlin had on Berlin.
CrimeMarch 6, 2023
wooden sign 'Angst um Upahl' (fear for Upahl) painted onto it in red letters

Small German town fights housing for refugees

A small town in northern Germany is in the spotlight after a riot over planned housing for asylum-seekers.
SocietyFebruary 2, 2023
Meet the Germans Norddeutschland

Northern Germany: Meet the Germans road trip

Rachel Stewart heads up north to find out more about "Plattdeutsch," fishy dishes and a very particular tea ceremony.
CultureSeptember 2, 202209:22 min
Police hold down a protester in the street

German police injured in anti-COVID measures protest

Demonstrators in the city of Mannheim ignored a ban on gatherings and resisted attempts to break up the protests.
CrimeDecember 21, 2021
Chalk cliffs on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany

Germany's 16 states: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is ideal for waterside holidays, from the Baltic to the Mecklenburg lakes.
TravelOctober 27, 2021
Franziska Giffey is celebrated by SPD supporters

Berlin gets first elected female mayor

Besides Germany's national election, Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were also electing state legislatures.
PoliticsSeptember 27, 2021
A pier on the island of Rügen

COVID: Man wins case against state over holiday home ban

The German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had ordered holidaymakers to leave due to tightened COVID curbs.
SocietyMay 1, 2021
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Interior Minister Lorenz Caffier

German state minister resigns over gun purchase

Veteran politician Lorenz Caffier stepped down after buying a pistol from a member of a far-right survivalist group.
PoliticsNovember 17, 2020
Students return to school in Schwerin on Monday

Coronavirus: Germany closes two schools due to outbreaks

Schools in one German state had only just re-opened their doors full-time for the first time since March.
HealthAugust 7, 2020
Some 150,000 children have returned to school in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

German pupils return to school

Some 150,000 children have returned to school in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
SocietyAugust 3, 202002:23 min
A beach and pier in Ahlbeck

German court reverses Baltic beach ban

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will not challenge a ruling allowing residents to visit beaches and islands.
PoliticsApril 10, 2020
Prepper Marko G. does on trial in Schwerin

'Far-right prepper' goes on trial in Germany

Marko G. is thought to have collected and stolen 55,000 rounds of ammunition in preparation for "Day X."
Law and JusticeNovember 20, 2019
Circus zebra on highway is chased by police

Zebra shot dead after jaunt on German autobahn

An escaped circus zebra has caused a traffic collision on a German highway. The zebra was later shot dead by police.
Cars and TransportationOctober 2, 2019
Wildfire in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Wildfire forces evacuations in eastern Germany

Officials are worried the blaze could engulf a munitions warehouse that contains World War II-era explosives.
CatastropheJuly 1, 2019
Eurofighter crash in Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania

Calls to end military exercises after Eurofighter crash

Local politicians in northern Germany have called on the Bundeswehr reassess where military exercises take place.
ConflictsJune 25, 2019
A forest official stands next to debris after two Eurofighter warplanes crashed

Pilot dies after Eurofighters collide in Germany

The two German military jets crashed in the country's northeast while carrying out air force training exercises.
CatastropheJune 24, 2019
Pressestatement Innenminister Lorenz Caffier

Germany: active and ex police officers arrested

Northern German authorities have arrested one active and three former police commandos for funneling ammo to "Preppers."
PoliticsJune 12, 2019
Swastika daubed on a road sign

German neo-Nazis launch hate campaign after Syrian boy dies

Swastikas have been daubed at the spot where a Syrian child was killed in an accident in northern Germany.
Law and JusticeAugust 6, 2018
Schwerin castle

Northern German state invests in tourism

The German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is earmarking more funds for further investment in tourism.
BusinessMarch 7, 201802:51 min
Deutschland Polizeieinsatz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Germany to surveil far-right prepper scene

Germany is to begin surveillance of a growing subculture with some far-right affiliations known as the "prepper scene."
Law and JusticeDecember 8, 2017
Müritz Hotel being demolished

Popular East German hotel complex demolished

One of former East Germany's most prestigious hotels has been demolished.
TravelSeptember 28, 2017
Pasewalk town center

AfD stronghold left forgotten and frustrated

With the far-right AfD entering parliament, we visit Pasewalk, a town left forgotten by German reunification.
PoliticsSeptember 27, 2017
Anti-terrorism raids

Cop, lawyer maintain anti-left 'kill list'

A policeman and a lawyer kept a "kill list" of leftists to be captured and murdered if social order broke down.
Law and JusticeSeptember 6, 2017
Refugee children in front of refugee home

AfD taps into anti-refugee sentiment in northeastern Germany

The eastern states in Germany have disproportionately few refugees, but the anti-immigration party AfD remains popular.
PoliticsAugust 16, 2017
Hund Golden Retriever

Serial dog thief on the loose in Munich

Unidentified livestock professionals are stealing cows in Eastern Germany.
Law and JusticeFebruary 14, 2017
Leipziger Wassersportmesse Beach & Boat - Taucherin

Germany's biggest diving tower

The resort town of Waren in the Mecklenburg Lake District has plans to build a 35-meter tall diving tower.
TravelJanuary 24, 2017
Deutschland Flüchtlinge bei Wegscheid

Merkel undeterred on refugee policy, says aide

Conservative parliamentary whip Volker Kauder aide has said Germany will continue to integrate refugees.
September 7, 2016
Horst Seehofer and Angela Merkel

Merkel ally calls for refugee course correction

After the CDU's electoral defeat in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, tensions within the CDU-CSU Union have intensified.
September 6, 2016
Potts Charlotte Kommentarbild App

End of Merkel?

Charlotte Potts
Merkel's embarrassing debacle in state elections is not her swan song.
September 5, 2016
China G20 Gipfel in Hangzhou Kanzlerin Merkel

Merkel defends refugee stance after poll defeat

Angela Merkel has vowed to "win back trust" after her party suffered a humiliating defeat in state elections.
September 5, 2016
Deutschland Landtagswahl Mecklenburg-Vorpommern AfD

Merkel's refugee policy blamed for defeat

Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), came third in state elections in her home state.
September 5, 2016
Marcel Fürstenau

A shock we saw coming

Marcel Fürstenau
The momentum of the AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was predictable, says Marcel Fürstenau.
September 5, 2016
Incumbant gubernatorial candidate of the German Social Democrats (SPD) Erwin Sellering celebrates after initial elections results Copyright: Getty Images/A. Schmidt

SPD urges Merkel to change tack on refugees

After the CDU was relegated to third place in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the SPD calls for Merkel to change tack.
September 4, 2016
Deutschland Landtagswahl Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lorenz Caffier CDU

Merkel's CDU relegated to third place

Germany's anti-migration AfD party has entered its 9th regional assembly, relegating Merkel's CDU to third place.
September 4, 2016
Deutschland Landtagswahl Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Erwin Sellering SPD

Germany nervously awaits 'Meck-Pom' result

Germany is anxiously awaiting the outcome of a regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
September 4, 2016
Deutschland Wahlkampf AfD

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania goes to the polls

The state has beautiful, bountiful nature, but its young have fled for cities, leaving right-wing extremists behind.
September 3, 2016
Minderjährige Flüchtlinge vermisst in Europa

Security concerns halt Rostock refugee shelter plans

The local government in Rostock has shelved plans to create a new refugee home because of security concerns.
August 3, 2016
Berlin NPD Demonstration Fahne Flagge Symbolbild

German right-wingers push to 'inspect' a refugee center

The far-right NPD party took legal action to force their visit to a refugee hostel, after being denied access.
August 14, 2015
Deutschland Schloss Bothmer EINSCHRÄNKUNG

New Splendor - The Baroque Bothmer Palace complex

Count von Bothmer’s 300-year-old brick palace has been restored and will reopen at Whit Sunday.
May 21, 2015
Vogelgrippe auf Geflügelfarm in den Niederlanden ausgebrochen

H5N8 strain of bird flu in Holland

Dutch authorities have determined that the bird flu detected at a poultry farm in the central Netherlands is the highly contagious H5N8 strain. Until recently, H5N8 had never been detected in Europe.
November 16, 2014
Die gesperrte Elbbrücke "Blaues Wunder" in Dresden (Sachsen) am 05.06.2013. Foto: Matthias Hiekel/dpa

German floods peak in Dresden

Rising waters have crested in the east German city of Dresden. While flood waters have begun subsiding in some areas of east Germany, northern lying regions are bracing themselves for a deluge.
June 6, 2013
An NPD demonstration in Kiel

Political extremism

Another election success for Germany's far-right NPD suggests the party is consolidating its base.
September 5, 2011
A hand places a ballot into a ballot box

Press review

German papers look at what Sunday's regional elections mean for the country's political parties.
September 5, 2011
CDU and SPD election adverts in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Regional elections

Merkel's center-right Christian Democrats slip in local polls in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
September 4, 2011

The Mecklenburg Lake District – Woodlands and Water

The German state of Mecklenburg Vorpommern is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination. Just one hour's drive south of the state's famous Baltic coast is central Europe's largest area of interconnected lakes and rivers, much of it in an untouched natural state.
CultureJuly 3, 201105:40 min

Recommended - Three Tips for a Trip to the Mecklenburg Lake District

Horse breeder Sven Grupe from Göhren-Lebbin is passionate about living in the country. He recommends Wenden Castle, the Ludorf manor and the organ museum in Malchow. For more, click on video on demand.
CultureJuly 3, 201104:57 min

Fischland-Darss on the Baltic - Beaches, Fishing Villages and Untouched Nature

Only two hours by car from Berlin, the Fischland-Darss peninsula is a little paradise stretching along the Baltic Coast. The region offers wide beaches, sheer coastal cliffs, idyllic villages and dense forest. At the height of the summer season, all the hotels are booked out but earlier in the year vacationers can enjoy the beauty of this area in relative peace and quiet.
CultureJune 12, 201105:01 min