Unpacking Germany’s campaign for a UN Security Council seat

Germany is in the running for a seat on the Security Council when the UN General Assembly elects new members to the most powerful body within the United Nations on Wednesday. According to the UN... Read more »

Wim Wenders asks: Should movies be re-edited post-release?

German actress Nastassja Kinski has been trying for years to get filmmaker Wim Wenders to remove a scene from one of his lesser-known films, “Falsche Bewegung” (“The Wrong Move”), from 1975. In the... Read more »

Germany: Cologne Cathedral to charge tourists €12 for entry

Cologne’s Catholic Cathedral will begin charging tourists €12 (about $14) for entry from July 1. The renowned gothic church and UNESCO world heritage site first announced its plan to introduce entry fees in... Read more »

Germany seeks a seat on the UN Security Council

Germany is in the running for a seat on the Security Council when the UN General Assembly elects new members to the most powerful body within the United Nations on Wednesday. According to the UN... Read more »

Who owns the billions in Germany’s ‘forgotten accounts’?

While Germany is trying to make major budget cuts, billions of euros are silently sitting in banks and other financial institutions unused and unnoticed in so-called forgotten accounts. A 2021 report from... Read more »

The German town that prints its own money to cut emissions

Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria’s Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and... Read more »

EU reaches deal on ‘return hubs’ for rejected asylum seekers

European Union lawmakers and members agreed in principle on Monday on a new deal tightening migration rules and allowing the establishment of so-called “return hubs” outside the bloc, amid growing sentiment against... Read more »

How a German town uses currency to promote emission cutting

Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria’s Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and... Read more »

Refugees and migration: Is Europe closing its doors?

The “Global Refugee Crisis 2026” report, published Monday in Berlin, is intended to be a wake-up call, according to its co-editor Petra Bendel from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Bavaria). At its presentation,... Read more »

Mozart the idol: Searching for beauty in times of crisis

When the world seems to be falling apart, people look for something to hold on to. “Now, more than ever, with the world plagued by crises and at risk of being engulfed by... Read more »