📰 Breaking News: News Archive for February 2019 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 February
- German jihadist detained in Syria by forces, according to his wives
- WWII bomb detonated in Lower Saxony, shattering windows
- Germany says Cold War missile treaty 'invalidated'
- Are Germany’s autobahns really the safest highways in the world?
- Bavarians brave cold to campaign to ‘Save the Bees’
- German court rules military ‘goth’ must cut hair and beard
- Quiz: How well do you know Germany's social movements?
- From Anti-Valentine's to Black Pride celebrations: 7 events not to miss in February 2019
- Merkel bids farewall to Facebook ahead of planned exit from politics
03 February
- 'Yellow vests' hit German streets in pro-diesel protest
- Berlin filmfest turns focus on women, Netflix
04 February
- Dozens of flights cancelled in Hamburg as ground staff strike
- 'I was a little bit naive': German woman flees IS
- Deutsche Post: Postage costs to increase by ‘up to 400 percent’
- Germany recognizes Venezuela opposition chief as acting president
- Over 4,000 people affected by World War II bomb found in Essen
- 'We want to do everything to avoid a no-deal Brexit': Merkel
- Brexit: How to swap your British driving licence for a German one
- German word of the day: Das Luftkissenfahrzeug
05 February
- Flights cancelled as Germania airline files for bankruptcy
- German museum takes steps to stop Banksy piece from shredding again
- Merkel says 'still time' to find Brexit solution
- German word of the day: Der Filmliebhaber
- On Brexit and belonging: Reflections of a Scot in Germany
- Denmark-Germany border could be added to Unesco heritage list
- Plan for sausage museum in former concentration camp scrapped after outcry
- Germany to block foreign takeovers with taxpayer cash
- Share your tips: The best and worst things about living in Hamburg
06 February
- Hitler paintings and sketches to be auctioned in Bavaria
- 'Competition is fierce': Another German budget airline goes down as sector struggles
- 'Germany's most politicized animal': How wild wolves are causing a stir
- Court to decide if branding of Swabian whisky is too Scottish
- 'Sledgehammer blow': Shock as Germany scales back Love Parade disaster trial
- Share your experiences: What is dating really like in Germany?
- Update: Düsseldorf airport staff strikes Thursday, causing 56 cancelled flights
07 February
- Berlin film fest rolls out red carpet for women trailblazers
- German jihadists among IS fighters being captured 'daily' by US-backed forces
- German competition watchdog set to crack down on Facebook data gathering
- German word of the day: Unkaputtbar
- Opinion: How eastern and western Germany still differ from each other
- Düsseldorf increasing fines and toilets to stop 'wild peeing' during Carnival
- 'Hitler artwork' pulled by German auction house over forgery fears
08 February
- German man left disabled by 1982 border shooting offered compensation
- Use of 'glen' on a German whisky is too Scottish, court rules
- Germany rebuked for sending Islamic militant to Turkey
- German word of the day: Der Scherzkeks
- Why Germany will never forget the Stasi era of mass surveillance
- Merkel opens controversial spy agency's new Berlin HQ
- 260,000 cancelled Germania flight bookings won't be refunded
- Quiz: How well do you know German TV culture?
09 February
- Germany reaches compromise deal over Nord Stream II
- Five 'Hitler' paintings to be auctioned in Nuremberg
10 February
- Damp squib for controversial 'Hitler' painting auction
- German director defends ultra-violent film from #metoo attacks
- Berlin police hunt man who punched migrant girls in face
11 February
- German migrant rescue ship named after toddler who died at sea
- No-deal Brexit could cost Germany 100,000 jobs, according to study
- Australians in Germany: How many are there and where do they live?
- Berlinale film on 'fake news' of Soviet-era famine holds lessons for today
- Germany's SPD shifts back to leftist roots, straining ties with Merkel
- How chopsticks showed me the difference between German and Chinese culture
12 February
- Berlinale tackles climate change with both heaviness and hope
- Berlin public transport to come to standstill Friday amid strikes
- Study: German job market needs immigration from outside of EU
- German word of the day: Die Eselsbrücke
- German police close down two publishers with Kurdish militant ties
13 February
- 'It became a political rally': Catalonia documentary directors return German award
- Spring in February? Weekend temperatures as high as 15°C to hit Germany
- Strikes shut down schools and offices across Berlin on Wednesday
- The German cities with the worst traffic jams
- Violent anti-Semitic attacks in Germany increase by 60 percent
- German word of the day: Das Herzblatt
- Authorities weigh criminal charges on German churches with Nazi bells
- Two suspected Syrian ex-secret service officers arrested in Germany
- Same-sex couples traffic lights to come to Cologne
- Berlin clubs brought city €1.5 billion in 2018: study
14 February
- German word of the day: Die Schnulze
- Update: How Friday's public transport strike in Berlin will affect you
- German theatre operators protest screening of lesbian love drama at Berlinale
- Bavaria celebrates most successful referendum ever – to save its bees
- No-deal Brexit: Country by country guide to how the rights of Britons will be affected
- Brexit: Why have British citizens in the EU been left to fight for their own rights?
15 February
- IN PICTURES: Berlin public transport strike ends but more disruption expected
- German word of the day: Kuddelmuddel
- More women soldiers and less equipment: A look at Germany's army in numbers
- Weekend Wanderlust: Hidden medieval charms in Schwäbisch Hall
- U.S. Vice President Pence pays controversial visit to Auschwitz
- Temperatures up to 17C forecast in Germany this weekend
- Salted, smoked or still wriggling: The best places in Germany to get your fish fix
16 February
- European films out of picture for Berlin's Golden Bear
- Actor who played Adolf Hitler in 'Downfall' dies aged 77
- Germany joins push to ban gay conversion therapies
- Merkel slams 'frightening' US attack on German cars
17 February
- Israeli film 'Synonyms' wins Golden Bear in Berlin
- Germany seizes world Smurf record from Welsh students
- 'Gully Boy': Behind the scenes of a Berlinale film that breaks taboos
18 February
- On heels of Bavaria victory, Germany plans insect protection law
- Germany’s first outdoor pool to open as temperatures climb above 20C
- Germany says repatriation of Syria jihadists 'extremely difficult'
- From artsy to antique: Berlin’s best boutique hotels
- German word of the day: Das Kaiserwetter
- Luxury German carmaker Porsche warns of Brexit price hike on UK cars
- Brexit: Is it a good time to move to Germany?
- The complete guide to how you can (still) live cheaply in Berlin
19 February
- Porsche faces fresh fine over 2015 diesel cheating scandal
- Rail passengers in Germany paid €53.6 million compensation over late trains
- 250 kg WWII aeriel bomb detonated in Nuremberg
- Germany ranks as best European country for startups
- Karl Lagerfeld, fashion's quick-witted king, dies aged 85 in Paris
- 'Vanity is the healthiest thing in life': Karl Lagerfeld in his own words
- German word of the day: Moin
- Multilingual Lagerfeld saw 1920s Germany as 'spiritual homeland'
20 February
- The places in Germany where rents are rising rapidly
- German word of the day: Das Kopfsteinpflaster
- Deutsche Bahn to spend over €10 billion to improve rail services
- UK wants to 'remain best friends' with EU neighbours: Hunt in Berlin
- Germans waste 55 kg of food per person each year
- German word of the day: Der Zankapfel
- A controversial rap: How German hip-hop continues to build and burn bridges
- Microsoft warns of hacker attacks on Germany, EU elections
- Catholic hospital can't fire remarried doctor, German court rules
- 'What does it mean to be German nowadays?': Yazidi activist on integration and refugees
21 February
- Germany set on Saudi arms ban despite British warning
- Man sets himself on fire in western German city in protest
- Daimler faces massive fine in diesel probe
- Lawmakers call for end of pension payments to Nazi collaborators
- German word of the day: Krökeln
- German gunmaker fined €3.7m over illegal arms exports to Mexico
- Communist Manifesto anniversary: What does Marx still have to say?
- Why Germany is vulnerable to US President Trump's car tariffs
22 February
- What we can learn from the White Rose siblings
- Bundestag votes to reform law that bans doctors from 'advertising' abortion
- History weighs heavy as Germany mulls arms exports
- Up to 1,000 jobs to be created as German auto giants turn to car-sharing
- Top German court backs VW drivers in 'dieselgate' opinion
- 'We'll move if they'll have us': The Brits who want to relocate to Germany as Brexit looms
- 'Early spring' to continue in Germany over weekend
- Germany making disputed Nazi war payments to over 2,000 people
23 February
- Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld cremated in France
- VW sees steady profits in 2018 results
- Austrian farmer ordered to pay German widower over fatal cow attack
24 February
- Avalanche in Germany leaves one dead and another missing
25 February
- 'A member of the family': Pet cemeteries on the rise in Germany
- 'Younger and more eastern': Green Party boasts record membership
- Mild winter could lead to mosquito outbreak in Germany
- Germany slaps BMW with €8.5 million fine over diesel emissions
- German word of the day: Der Vokuhila
- Sellers, not buyers, should pay brokerage fees: German justice minister
- Stuttgart police woman crowned Miss Germany
- Chinese in Germany: How many are there and where do they live?
- German president under fire for message to Iran
26 February
- Strikes to shut down schools and offices across Germany
- German word of the day: Ausgelutscht
- Pollen at 'unusually high levels' amid early spring in Germany
- Brexit: Britons in Europe pin hopes on UK parliament as MPs to get vote on no-deal
- Fasching: Tracing the roots of south Germany's 'dark carnival'
- Berlin to revolutionize immigration office 'experience'
- German intelligence can't spy on AfD, court rules
27 February
- Berlin to spend €28 billion on improving public transport
- German fire department frees chubby rat from manhole cover
- German word of the day: Die Rabenmutter
- ‘Monumental forgetfulness’: Man leaves original Picasso on train near Dortmund
- Refugees in eastern Germany ‘10 times more likely’ to be hate crime victims: report
- Love study: Germans have average of '3.4 relationships in their lifetime'
- Boost for Brits in EU as UK government backs key Brexit amendment
- South Africans in Germany: How many are there and where do they live?
28 February
- Germany struggles to stop Nazi war payment suspicions
- Traffic fatalities in Germany on the rise: report
- German auto giants join forces to develop self-driving cars
- End to Germany-wide strikes in sight as negotiations begin
- Berlin rents rise above record €10 per square metre
- What happens next in the fight to protect rights of Britons in Europe?
- 'Dog tax' delinquency leads to lawsuit in town near Münster
- German word of the day: Das Schmuddelwetter
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