📰 Breaking News: News Archive for September 2017 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 September
- Cool Merkel to go head-to-head with fiery Schulz in TV debate showdown
- Let it all out! This is what changes in Germany in September 2017
- VW dodges bullet in two 'dieselgate' court cases, leading to jump in share price
- Berlin: Two more Germans arrested in Turkey 'for political reasons'
- Couple who left Germany after Nazi persecution donate $22 million to Cologne Zoo
- 10 things to know about refugees and asylum in Germany
- 6 events from around Germany you can’t miss in September 2017
- Father charged for deaths of six teenagers poisoned in his garden hut
02 September
- Monster X-ray laser in Hamburg offers glimpse into nano-world
03 September
- 'Blockbuster' WWII bomb to force evacuation of 60,000 in Frankfurt
- Turkish foreign minister defiant over arrested Germans
- Last-chance saloon for Merkel rival Schulz at TV showdown
- Germany football stars slam 'fans' for Nazi chants
04 September
- Merkel to push for end to EU membership talks with Turkey
- Merkel pledges billion euros to help cities fight pollution from diesel cars
- Merkel ahead as rival Schulz fails to land sucker punch in TV showdown
- Complications during bomb disposal cause delay in massive Frankfurt evacuation
- Satirical party 'seizes power' in far-right AfD's secret Facebook strategy
- Turkey slams German 'populism' after Merkel shift on EU talks
- Police criticized for reaction to brutal rape of jogger in Leipzig park
- Poland calls for WWII reparations talks with Germany, mooting trillion dollar payment
05 September
- Brussels gives Berlin green light to temporarily rescue insolvent Air Berlin
- Will Timo Werner be Germany's next record-scoring football legend?
- 40 years after 'the German Autumn': who were the RAF terror group?
- Mum enraged after teen son grasses her up to cops over cannabis crop in garden
- Trial starts over rape-murder of student that inflamed refugee debate
- Bavarian smashes world record by carrying 70kg of beer at historic festival
- Mountaineer’s body found two weeks after deadly fall in German Alps
- Israel missed capture of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele twice, documents reveal
- Ticket collectors attacked at Berlin station as crowd eggs on aggressors
- Tenth of world's most reputable universities are in Germany
- Illegal demolition of historic Munich building angers city mayor
- New Google feature set to ease pain of parking in Cologne and Düsseldorf
- Here are the top ten most prestigious universities in Germany
06 September
- Gay porn actor turned German spy goes on trial for treason over Islamist chats
- The biggest Berlin fans live in China, but everyone’s in on the love
- Germans happier with their country's direction than their EU neighbours, survey shows
- Expats still like Germany for the money, and still aren’t so fond of the locals
- Erdogan calls Merkel comments on Turkey's EU ambitions 'Nazism'
- Emotions run high at Munich Olympic massacre memorial opening
- 10 things you might not know about Hamburg (even if you live there)
07 September
- Left candidate quits election over Facebook post asking for films where ‘Germans die’
- Merkel calls out haters, as boos and whistles greet her once again on campaign trail
- Here’s how to make the most of the public holidays in 2018
- German national election software vulnerable to hacking, researchers say
- Merkel rival Schulz pledges free vote on cannabis, angering conservatives
- Berlin court rules on whether farting next to a police officer is allowed
08 September
- Challenging what it means to be German: Meet the hip hop party running for election
- Dealing with Hurricane Harvey as a Texan expat living in Hamburg
- Rare chance to see Northern Lights possible across Germany this weekend
- Teen admits to murdering child and school friend in case that shook Germany
- Drug smuggler caught at Munich Airport with 95 bags of cocaine in his stomach
- German woman stands trial in Turkey over failed coup attempt: report
- Germany rejects Polish call for more WWII reparations, as clerics call for calm
- How rare lizards are holding up Stuttgart's fancy new rail system, at a cost of millions
- Here's a German culinary treat you can only enjoy over the next two months
- Gym ad branded 'most sexist in Germany' uses bad press for good cause
- German job centres discriminate against people with foreign-sounding names: study
09 September
- UKIP's Farage rallies Germany's right-wing AfD
- German MPs in Turkey for soldier visit amid tensions
- German NGO resumes migrant rescue ops off Libya
10 September
- Turkey says citizens face 'racist treatment' in Germany
- German aid to migrants creating 'pull effect': minister
- Germany open to Iran-style North Korea talks: Merkel
- Isis holds 11,100 blank Syrian passports: German officials
- Germany's Steinhaus becomes first female ref in Europe's top leagues
- Turkish travel warning for Germany 'bad joke': Merkel aide
- Merkel warns of consequences for EU asylum laggards
11 September
- Two mass brawls leave eight injured in Berlin’s busy Alexanderplatz
- Travel chaos tarnishes party for festival-goers at Lollapalooza in Berlin
- 'Flood' of orange sharing bikes ruffles feathers in orderly Munich
- Bomb scare leads to partial evacuation of Frankfurt Airport
- 23,000 mini umbrellas erected on north German beach in world record attempt
- German investor bids €500 million to buy up Air Berlin
- No, loads of people haven't just been injured in a tear gas attack at Frankfurt Airport
- Turkey arrests two more German nationals as tensions flare
- Test phase begins for train tickets free from hassle of conductor
- Defendant admits guilt in trial over rape and murder of Freiburg student
- AfD leader called Merkel ‘a pig tasked by WWII victors to keep Germany down’: report
12 September
- New hydrogen taxi service allows Hamburg to hail cabs guilt-free
- Teen with Down Syndrome puts Merkel on spot over late abortions
- Prosecutors demand life in jail for last surviving member of neo-Nazi terror cell
- Dirndls and Lederhosen - the traditional German alternative to online dating
- Google steps up its game with new offer of cloud services from Germany
- German auto companies 'at forefront' on key electric car technology
- Air Berlin accuses pilots of 'playing with fire' after 100 flights cancelled
- These things about the German language still make no sense to me
- German police bust Portuguese-Nigerian sham marriage ring
13 September
- 32 Air Berlin flights cancelled on Wednesday after pilots call in sick (again)
- Bad weather kills two on Autobahn, with hurricane-force winds predicted in north Germany
- Stuttgart is the least stressful city in the world, study finds
- Germany resumes Afghan deportations months after Kabul truck bomb
- Chaos at new airport pushes Berlin into divisive vote on keeping Cold War relic
- How the north German home of Nazis' V2 rocket is embracing the hard right
- Famed German art show on brink of bankruptcy after running up millions in debts
- Two go on trial for brutal ‘homophobic’ murder of 1990s pop star in Berlin hostel
- Elite Hamburg British club angers expats with men-only policy
- Hit British reality TV series Love Island arrives in Germany
14 September
- Which of the smaller parties is Merkel going to take to the ball this time?
- Storm and hurricane-force winds kill three people across Germany
- Five acts you simply can’t miss at this year’s Düsseldorf Festival
- Germans have right to squeeze sand between their toes for free, court rules
- How Die Linke’s election hopes are being held back by a glamorous but unloved leader
- Stuttgart was just named the world's most relaxing city - here's why
- Threat prompts Turkish Airlines flight evacuation in Cologne
- Far-right leader denies illegally employing Syrian refugee as housemaid
- 'I take my vote very seriously': New Germans reflect on citizenship in run-up to election
- When does your landlord in Germany have to turn on the heating?
- 5 things to know about abortion in Germany
- What you need to know to sound smart during German election season
- Germany opposed to rapid expansion of passport-free Schengen area
15 September
- The AfD man hoping to give Merkel a bloody nose on her own turf
- Want to buy up a bust German airline? Today’s your last chance
- These are the German cities where you spend the most of your salary on rent
- German budget airline pilots secretly filmed stewardesses having sex: report
- State-wide manhunt in southern Germany after man fatally shoots three
- AfD breaks new taboo, claiming Germany should be proud of WWII achievements
- Here's how to make the most of Munich outside of Oktoberfest
- Cleaning lady takes anger out on Merkel over meagre pension
- Court asks if donkey at fault for mistaking orange sports car for carrot
16 September
- German study casts doubt on 'plastic digesting' caterpillars
- 'Lively' investor interest in Air Berlin: CEO
- Germany's 'enraged' hope to shout down Merkel
- As Germany ages, 'grey vote' has younger generations worried
17 September
- Oktoberfest 2017: World's biggest beer festival opens in Munich
- In election battle, eastern Germany's first black MP fights hate
- High-stakes election for Germany's long-term unemployed
- German architect Speer, son of top Nazi, dead at 83
- Turkey summons German envoy over 'terror' rally in Cologne
18 September
- Pro-business FDP set to bounce back in election, seeking to stall EU reform
- Driver under suspicion after Flixbus from Berlin to Hamburg crashes on Autobahn
- Sharp rise in asylum appeals leaves court system struggling to cope
- Police search for cyclist who filmed dying biker instead of helping him
- Care home workers go on trial for murdering residents 'out of boredom'
- Far-right AfD go on attack against Islam, as their poll numbers jump
- How a German sauna taught a prudish American to relax at the sight of naked flesh
- Germany’s 'first wild bison in 250 years’ shot by authorities
- Court fines three people for ignoring dying pensioner in bank
- Hundreds of thousands more children at risk of poverty, official report shows
- Foreigners cast symbolic ballots in new initiative to give voting rights to all
19 September
- Greeks brace for more Merkel, worrying about potential sway of liberal allies
- 'We can do it': Is Merkel's refugee rallying cry a boon or a burden this election season?
- Germans worry driverless cars will take the fun out of their favourite pastime
- 'Narcissistic' ex-politician admits filming sex acts was like 'collecting trophies'
- German spy found guilty of trying to share state secrets in jihadist chats
- Will Turkish voters listen to Erdogan and try to sabotage Merkel in the elections?
- Girl finds €14,000 on Berlin U-Bahn train, earning €420 for her honesty
- ‘Stay at home instead of voting for the AfD’: Merkel advisor provokes far right
- Stuttgart lays itself bare in the name of freedom, nature and art
20 September
- German NGO demands Italy release seized migrant rescue boat
- How Germany's election got weird: from Merkel's soup to nudism and beer
- Police in southern Germany catch suspected murderer after five-day manhunt
- These are the German cities where rents have been going up the most
- How a rise in sex crimes in Bavaria has opened a debate about women’s rights
- Global partners Trump and Merkel like 'oil and water'
- Forget Oktoberfest. Here's why you should visit Cannstatter Volksfest instead
- Thieves break into Berlin police HQ, make away with Nazi memorabilia
- WWI German submarine found off Belgian coast with 23 bodies inside
21 September
- German court jails Syrian refugee over UN kidnapping
- Why Berlin is still holding its breath over Russian cyber attack on election
- Hours of train delays in Cologne after asylum seeker protests on busy bridge
- Poor pensioner fined €2,000 for picking up empty beer bottle in Munich station
- Commerzbank shares soar on rumours of a government sell-off
- How would Germany's political leaders be best cooked?
- Lufthansa eyes up 78 Air Berlin planes, hinting more is to come
- Oktoberfest: from punch up for lager louts to 'money-making machine'
- ‘I wanted to liberalize cannabis laws but ended up in court for deception’
- 5 spots you need to see to truly appreciate autumn in Germany
- Residents of huge Dortmund housing complex ordered from homes over fire fears
22 September
- Top athlete trio threaten Berlin Marathon world record
- Merkel shouldn’t have opened borders without parliament’s approval, internal report finds
- From fleeing Syria to dazzling Merkel in the kitchen
- Major parties face heavy election losses, as Germany shifts to the right
- Mystery surrounds 11-year-old found tied up in south German vineyard
- 'Vote for loyal parties': Merkel takes on hard-right in final election push
- 10 German words you need to know to keep up with the election
- Berlin expels second Vietnamese diplomat in row over Berlin park kidnapping
- Woman injured in fall from Hamburg Bismarck statue as musical stunt goes wrong
- German justice handed 27,000 images of 'torture and killings by Assad regime'
- Germany tightens road laws in response to reckless and selfish driving
- Axe man in Düsseldorf attack committed to psychiatric ward
- Why German parties are flyering and advertising in languages from Russian to English
23 September
- Last flight home for icon of 'German Autumn' of terror
- Six numbers to watch for in Germany's polls
- 'Bring home the bacon,' Merkel tells voters on eve of poll
24 September
- Merkel heads for German poll win, hard-right AfD for first seats
- Martin Schulz, luckless challenger 'shadow-boxing' Merkel
- Facts and figures about Germany as the country goes to the polls
- Protesters occupy legendary Berlin theatre
- AS IT HAPPENED: Merkel wins fourth election, as far-right enter German parliament
- Far-right AfD marches into parliament with strong election result
- Social Democrats in turmoil after historic election loss
25 September
- Merkel faces tricky coalition talks after 'nightmare' election victory
- Berliners vote to keep Tegel airport open
- Lufthansa and EasyJet nose ahead in race to carve up Air Berlin
- Duisburg residents vote against plans to build Germany’s largest outlet centre
- Thousands of AfD opponents demonstrate in major cities across Germany
- Trial starts in case of woman raped in Bonn by man wielding branch saw
- What we learned from the German national election
- AfD leader Petry causes storm by announcing split from parliamentary party
- Green party to flex muscles as potential Merkel allies after election
- ‘No surprise’: how Europe reacted to Germany’s ‘election of rage’
- Rare silver treasures from Viking Age discovered on North Sea island
- Hopes for jobs as Air Berlin picks Lufthansa, EasyJet bids
26 September
- 'Isis ambassador in Germany' on trial for recruiting jihadists
- Young FDP leader talks tough ahead of coalition talks with Merkel
- Israelis 'shocked and worried' at German nationalist election gains
- The Merkel model - or how to keep succeeding in German politics
- Merkel seeks new coalition partners in splintered Germany
- German vs British food - which is best?
- These will be the likely conflict points in building a Jamaica coalition
- Petry, co-leader of far-right AfD, to quit party altogether as strife deepens
- 10 facts you probably didn't know about Frankfurt (even if you live there)
- Police in Bavaria called out to deal with drunk and disorderly racoon
- Why are refugees disproportionately likely to be suspects in sexual assault cases?
27 September
- Germany's Siemens, France's Alstom merge to create new European rail champion
- Lufthansa plans €1 billion spending spree on planes
- Exhibition showing preserved corpses finds final resting place in Heidelberg
- Germany's experienced but hardline finance minister moved into new role: sources
- Why Israel doesn’t really know how to deal with the AfD
28 September
- 'The AfD have taken the place of Merkel’s CDU on the right of German politics'
- New Twitter rule will finally allow Germans to use more than three words, jokes Foreign Office
- Seven quotes that perfectly sum up the German election
- Police start manhunt for man suspected of poisoning baby food in supermarkets
- Are drawn-out Dutch coalition talks a harbinger of tough days ahead for Germany?
- Super-fast 5G network comes to Hamburg, as one of two European test cities
- Bayern Munich fire coach Ancelotti after heavy European defeat
- Four in ten German school kids don’t know what Auschwitz was, survey finds
- Police end occupation of iconic left-wing Berlin theatre
29 September
- Merkel: Germany 'widely agrees' with France on EU reform
- Germany's first gay marriages to take place on Sunday
- Social Democrats would consider rejoining coalition, but ‘only if Merkel goes’
- Trump finally congratulates Merkel on election win, after unexplained delay
- Man clings to side of high-speed train for 25km in pursuit of luggage
- Ex-Social Democrat politician jailed for almost 4 years for sexual assault
- Key international train line to reopen near Stuttgart after weeks of emergency repairs
- The board room gender pay gap: German female execs bank more than men
- Several police injured after football hooligans brawl in Cologne town centre
- Munich police confiscate baby from Texan tourist defeated by Oktoberfest
- 7 unmissable events from around Germany in October 2017
30 September
- VW's dieselgate bill jumps on 'complex' US recalls
- German court settles cases over rescued bank HRE
- Football: Tuchel in talks with Bayern - reports
- Poland tasks lawmakers with estimating German war reparations