Tag: Berlin
Thousands rally in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions
Despite the rising number of confirmed cases of infection, about 17,000 people turned up in Berlin on Saturday rallying against social distancing rules meant...
Germany’s Maas sees no chance for Russian return to G7 anytime soon
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he sees no possibility of Russia returning to the G7 anytime soon, after US President Donald Trump raised...
Bundesliga rookie coach Hoeness next in line at Hoffenheim
By Oliver Trust
The Bundesliga's TSG Hoffenheim has continued its adventurous policy of appointing young newcomers as their head coach.
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Bayern is hungry, says ambitious Mueller
By Oliver Trust
Determination seems to have taken hold of everyone at Bayern Munich's Saebener Strasse headquarters in the leafy suburb of...
Bosch merges automotive electronics and software businesses
Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's largest auto parts suppliers, has established a new division to merge all areas related to automotive...
German economic think tanks commend massive EU recovery plan
Germany's influential economic think tanks hailed an unprecedented recovery deal reached by leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) member states on Tuesday morning...
Volkswagen to set up over 150,000 public charging points across Europe
German carmaker Volkswagen announced on Monday that it would implement a new charging service in Europe with over 150,000 public charging points by mid-August.
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German hotel and restaurant industry starts recovery as COVID-19 restrictions lifted
Turnover of the German hotel and restaurant industry started to recover in May and grew by around 45 percent compared with the previous month,...
German FM welcomes extension of EU summit to agree on COVID-19 crisis package
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has welcomed the renewed extension of the EU summit in Brussels to agree on a COVID-19 crisis package and...
BioNTech, Pfizer sign COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with Britain
German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and U.S. company Pfizer announced Monday an agreement with Britain to supply 30 million doses of a vaccine candidate against...
German airline Lufthansa to cut one in five jobs in management
The number of management positions across Lufthansa Group would be reduced by 20 percent as part of a restructuring program scheduled to run until...
BMW global vehicle deliveries down by 23 percent in first half
German car manufacturer BMW announced Tuesday that its global vehicle deliveries, including MINI and Rolls-Royce, dropped by 23 percent year-on-year to a total of...
Bayern thrash Leverkusen 4-2 in German Cup to complete domestic double
Robert Lewandowski's brace helped Bayern Munich to overpower Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in the DFB Cup final to clinch their second piece of silverware of...
Bayern Munich CEO Rummenigge confirms Thiago looking at other options
Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara wants to leave Bayern Munich in search of a new challenge, according to the Bundesliga champion's CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
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Timo Werner on the move to Chelsea
By Oliver Trust
German international Timo Werner is said to have made a surprising decision regarding his next port of call.
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EU should assume more responsibility in global fight against pandemic
The European Union (EU) should assume more global responsibility in the coronavirus crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
In a speech outlining Germany's policy...
Analysis: football without emotions Germany’s newest export hit
By Oliver Trust
Universal applause by media and fans couldn't have been louder after Germany successfully launched its newest export hit: Football...
Expected health expenditure in Germany exceeds US$442 billion in 2019
Expected health expenditure in Germany in 2019 had gone up by 4.3 percent to 407.4 billion euros (442 billion U.S. dollars) compared to the...
Germany’s e-commerce sees double digit sales growth in April
E-commerce sales in Germany in April reached 6.8 billion euros, up 17.9 percent year on year, the German E-Commerce and Distance Selling Trade Association...
Net profit of Deutsche Post DHL down 59.7 percent in first quarter
Deutsche Post DHL Group's consolidated net profit fell by 59.7 percent year-on-year to 301 million euros (325.5 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter...
Swiss pharma giant Roche to supply Germany with COVID-19 antibody tests
Roche would deliver 3 million antibody tests for the novel coronavirus to the German healthcare system in May, German Minister of Health Jens Spahn...
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise to 155,000, death toll at 5,750
The rate of new COVID-19 infections in Germany continued below peak times as the number of confirmed cases increased by 1,018 within one day...
Volkswagen restarts production in Germany after coronavirus shutdown
After around five weeks of shutdown due to the coronavirus crisis, Germany's largest car manufacturer Volkswagen restarted production in two of its plants on...
German football waits for Chancellor Merkel raising her thumbs up
By Oliver Trust
Germany's professional football clubs are ready to return to action as soon as receiving the approval from politics and...
Half of German companies introduce short-time work
One in two German companies had introduced short-time work for their employees as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to an industry survey...
Flick confirms Neuer as Bayern’ number one
By Oliver Trust
Hansi Flick has put his foot down in the controversial debate about the future of German international Manuel Neuer...
Merkel warns German citizens of long time of restrictions due to COVID-19
The restrictions during the coronavirus crisis in Germany would continue for a long time, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Thursday.
"We are...
Earnings of German carmaker Daimler plummets by nearly 80 percent in first quarter
Group EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) of Daimler plummeted by almost 80 percent year-on-year to 617 million euros (666 million U.S. dollars) in...
Berlin Marathon scheduled for September 27 not to take place
The Berlin Marathon will not be staged on Sept. 27 due to a government ban on mass gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers...
Merkel warns of false sense of security as Germany lifts first coronavirus measures
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday called for a "gradual" and "cautious" exit strategy from COVD-19 measures, saying "Despite everything, we are still at the...