Bayer agrees to pay billions to settle Roundup lawsuits

Agrichemical company Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients have announced a proposed $7.25 billion (€6.1 billion) nationwide settlement to resolve thousands of US lawsuits. The Germany-based company faces claims over Roundup from approximately 65,000... Read more »

Germany’s governing CDU seeks reforms at party conference

“Bound by responsibility” is the motto of the upcoming Christian Democratic Union (CDU) federal party conference in Stuttgart, set to take place February 20 and 21. It is the first large meeting... Read more »

AfD state chapter designated extremist group

The northern state of Lower Saxony’s internal intelligence agency will monitor the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party as a “surveillance object of considerable import” on the far-right.  Interior Minister Daniela Behrens... Read more »

Why Germany’s big builds often run over time and budget

Berlin’s new airport? Planned for 5 years, finished in 14. Stuttgart’s central station? Still under construction after 16 years. Hamburg’s concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie? Nine years instead of three. And the costs?... Read more »

Weniger Verstöße an stationären Messanlagen

Die Geschwindigkeitsüberwachung in Dresden leistet weiterhin einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erhöhung der Verkehrssicherheit. Ziel aller Maßnahmen bleibt es, Unfälle zu verhindern, schwächere Verkehrsteilnehmer zu schützen und gefährliche Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitungen konsequent zu ahnden. Stationäre... Read more »

Supporters mark two years since death

Two years after the death of Alexei Navalny, his supporters in Russia and other countries on Monday paid their tributes to the opposition figure. The commemorations follow the publication of a statement... Read more »

German and UK military chiefs state case for rearming

The defence chief of Germany’s Bundeswehr, General Carsten Breuer, and the United Kingdom’s chief of the defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, have jointly stated the case for rearming, amid the... Read more »

AI-fueled chip shortage drives up smartphone prices

The benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) may come at a high cost for consumers. Surging demand for memory chips is driving up the price of smartphones and computers — including in Germany.... Read more »

Germany’s chancellor urges new ‘partnership’ with Trump, US

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged a new “trans-Atlantic partnership” during his address at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday. However, in the speech, he also placed great emphasis on what he... Read more »

Why German building projects run over time and budget

Berlin’s new airport? Planned for 5 years, finished in 14. Stuttgart’s central station? Still under construction after 16 years. Hamburg’s concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie? Nine years instead of three. And the costs?... Read more »