📰 Breaking News: News Archive for June 2020 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 June
- Germany's Lufthansa inches closer to €9 billion state bailout
- IN PICTURES: Berlin boat demo turns into rave with little social distancing
02 June
- Tuesday set to be hottest day of the year so far in Germany
- LATEST: Dozens infected with coronavirus at parties in German city
- Germany divided over new coronavirus stimulus package
- Everything that changes in June 2020 in Germany
- German footballers probed after calling for racial justice in US during matches
- Peaceful protests in US are 'more than legitimate', says German Foreign Minister
- Germany set to lift travel warning for Europe
- Trump ally Grenell officially steps down as US ambassador to Germany
- Is Germany doing enough to ensure small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis?
03 June
- These are the countries where Germany is preparing to lift the travel warning
- German airline giant Lufthansa reports loss of over €2 billion
- German firms apply for Kurzarbeit for nearly 12 million workers during coronavirus pandemic
- LATEST: Germany to lift travel warning for EU countries from mid-June
- 'We're still in the middle of a pandemic': German politicians call for common sense after Berlin party boat demo
- UPDATE: When will Americans be able to travel to Germany again?
- How Brexit pushed thousands of Brits to get German citizenship
- Berlin's historic Tegel airport spared from mid-June closure
04 June
- Germany agrees €130 billion package to kick-start economy hit by coronavirus pandemic
- EXPLAINED: How Germany's new multibillion aid package will benefit you
- German prisoner identified in disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann
- 'You realise this isn't OK': Lockdown prompts surge in Germans seeking help for alcoholism
- German police carry out countrywide raids over online hate speech
- Germany urges UK for 'more realistic approach' in Brexit talks
- German prosecutors presume Madeleine McCann is dead as they investigate new suspect
- German footballer calls on white sportspeople to support Floyd protests
- EXPLAINED: Germany's strongest (and weakest) regions for living and working
- Merkel says she's 'absolutely not' standing for reelection
- Merkel condemns racist 'murder' of George Floyd
05 June
- What we know so far about German suspect in 'Maddie' case
- Czech Republic reopens border with Germany Friday
- Explained: How does Germany's Kinderbonus coronavirus payment work?
- Where in the world are more people learning German?
- Germany investigates possible 'Maddie' suspect link to second missing girl
- WHO interview: 'If our behaviour returns to normal Europe risks new waves of Covid-19'
- Why a row has broken out over Berlin's new anti-discrimination law
- International students: How to apply for new interest-free loans in Germany
06 June
- Trump ‘to withdraw thousands of US soldiers from Germany by end 2020’
- Italy expels Tunisian tied to Berlin Christmas market attack
- German beach hotel bans overweight guests
07 June
- Germany busts suspected child-sex abuse ring
- Tens of thousands rally across Germany against racism and police brutality
- Trump plan to slash US troops sparks concern in Germany
- In Pictures: Powerful images from anti-racism protests across Germany
08 June
- Germany gets ready to launch coronavirus tracing app
- What you need to know about UK quarantine if you are travelling from Europe
- Man detained for planning attack on Muslims in Germany
- Germany plans to make face masks mandatory at airports
- 'More than half' of all doctors in Germany now offer online consultations
- Why it's still not possible to hug all your friends and family in Germany
- 'We need to spend more time with our kids': Married couple share German ambassador role
- Racism 'swept under carpet' in Germany, says Boris Becker
- Lockdowns and restrictions across Europe 'averted 3 million deaths'
- NATO chief defends US amid Germany troop withdrawal report
09 June
- Germany 'not doing enough to fight racism' as country sees rise in reported discrimination cases
- Spain brings forward date for German tourists to arrive in the Balearic Islands
- Far-right AfD wins court case against German Interior Minister
- First German state ends coronavirus social distancing requirements
- Travel: What you need to know about Germany's coronavirus quarantine rules
- Paper, pens and face masks: What life is like as Germany eases out of the coronavirus crisis
10 June
- Update: Germany extends travel warning to non-EU countries until end of August
- How Germany's Lufthansa is lifting off again as lockdowns ease
- These are the airlines restarting flights to and from Germany
- Germany to expand coronavirus testing for people without symptoms
- EU proposes 'progressive and partial' reopening of external borders in July
- 'We can't risk Germans bringing virus back' from non-EU travel
- Renewable energy: Germany aims for 'world number one' spot in green hydrogen
- German government relaxes restrictions on seasonal workers
- Berlin confirms US considering troop cuts in Germany
11 June
- German 'Maddie' suspect refuses to speak about case
- Coronavirus pandemic-hit Lufthansa to cut 22,000 jobs
- School to 'return to normal' for German kids after summer holidays
- What are the rules for travelling abroad from Germany this summer?
- Germany to set up investigation into police racism
- 'We really feel safe in this hotel': German tourists help revive pandemic-hit Italian coast
- What you need to know if you sub-let in Germany
- US to send 600 troops to Germany for 'war games'
- Three year old child injured in ‘racist’ assault in Dresden
12 June
- Why a row has broken out over 'race' in Germany's constitution
- Update: What you should know about Germany's VAT cut
- Brexit: What Brits in Germany need to know about the law to guarantee residency
- Germany to 'fast-track' stricter punishments for child sexual abuse
- Here's when families will receive Germany's Kinderbonus cash
- German media probes police blunder in Madeleine McCann case
- How will Germany’s coronavirus tracing app work?
- Will working from home become the norm in Germany post coronavirus?
- How Switzerland avoided a coronavirus 'catastrophe' by protecting cross-border workers
- Germany set to lift land border checks late on Monday
13 June
- Confusion at French-German border over reopening date
14 June
- EU agrees purchase of 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses
15 June
- Germany lifts travel warning for 27 European countries
- Thousands of Berliners form socially-distanced human chain against racism
- What's Germany's advice for travelling to the UK?
- Open borders: Europe's haphazard route to ending travel restrictions
- Police pressure mounts against Germany's far-right AfD
- Restored historic train line to connect Berlin with Prague and Vienna
- German government pumps €300 million into coronavirus vaccine firm
- 'We are very glad to be here': German tourists fly to Mallorca in post-Covid pilot project
- 'I'm cautiously optimistic about visiting at Christmas': How the pandemic hit readers' trips to Germany
- Germany to borrow €218.5 billion to fund coronavirus stimulus
16 June
- 'It's a tremendous cost': Trump to halve US troops in key NATO ally Germany
- 'Hatred can't have a place in our society': German neo-Nazi on trial for politician's murder
- How Germany's virus hunters are tracking down corona outbreaks
- Where can you travel in Europe? EU launches new website to help tourists
- 11 things to know about Germany's newly launched coronavirus tracing phone app
- Germany's new tracing app is 'big step' in fight against coronavirus
- US troops in Germany make both sides safer, says NATO chief
- More than 350 households ordered to quarantine in Berlin district
17 June
- Merkel and Germany's state leaders to draw up plan on next phase of coronavirus crisis
- 'Our responsibility will never end': Germany pledges €120 million to Auschwitz fund
- Is there hope amid the growing political rift between Germany and the US?
- Major events set to be banned in Germany until 'at least end of October'
- Germany publishes list of 'coronavirus risk' countries and states
- Germany biotech firm CureVac starts human trials for coronavirus vaccine
- Adidas rejects allegations of workplace racism
- New German coronavirus tracking app gets over seven million downloads
- 'Concrete evidence' that Madeleine McCann is dead, says German prosecutor
- Schools in German district to close after 400 meat factory workers test positive for coronavirus
- Coronavirus: Germany agrees on 'basic measures to protect ourselves'
18 June
- Rundfunkbeitrag: Germany's state leaders give green light to raise TV tax
- 'Our Europe is vulnerable': Merkel urges EU recovery deal before end of July
- What you need to know about German meat plant outbreak
- From beach apps to day trip bans: The planned measures for German seaside visitors
- IN NUMBERS: What we know about the current coronavirus situation in Germany
- Former Pope Benedict makes first trip to native Germany in a decade
19 June
- Holiday homes at North and Baltic Sea 90 percent full as Germans choose staycations
- No war metaphors: How Germany's politicians talk about the coronavirus pandemic
- 'Germans are not tired of cars': Number of vehicles on roads continues to rise
- 'Unacceptable': Possible Merkel successor under fire over eastern European coronavirus claims
- Paris to Berlin in four hours: The plan for Europe's ultra-rapid train network
- Cheap meat called into question after large coronavirus outbreak at German slaughterhouse
- 'The only good strategy': How France is trying to stop a coronavirus resurgence in Paris' poorest suburbs
- Here's when school summer holidays start across Germany's 16 states
- German car giant BMW slated to slash 6,000 jobs this year
20 June
- Lenin statue to be unveiled in west Germany after legal battle
- Wirecard founder makes bombshell resignation over fraud probe
- Court halts AfD attempt to throw out far-right figurehead
- Berlin football club fined for partying with fans in car park
- Political prodigy’s career hangs in balance after lobbying scandal
- NRW leader raises prospect of ‘blanket lockdown’ after slaughterhouse virus outbreak
21 June
- Shock in Germany as hundreds run riot in Stuttgart
- Germany strives to kickstart culture in a world blighted by virus
- Worst of crisis now behind us, says Germany's chief banker
- AfD seeks to show united front after weeks of bitter infighting
- Former pope Benedict to return to the Vatican after surprise Bavaria visit
- Fears grow of social conflict as virus spreads in immigrant housing
22 June
- Five things to know about Checkpoint Charlie on the 30th anniversary of its removal
- Germany's coronavirus R number rockets above 2. What does that mean?
- EXPLAINED: The ultimate A-Z guide of German coronavirus terms
- View from the ground: Resilient Stuttgart will 'move on' following riots
- More than 1,300 workers test positive: Germany fights to control coronavirus spread at meat plant
- Merkel condemns Stuttgart rampage as 'abhorrent'
- OPINION: My experiences of everyday racism in Germany
23 June
- 'Extremism has no place on the Internet': Germany bans neo-Nazi group
- More than three million people expected to be out of work in Germany this summer
- Tell us: What's your verdict on Germany's new coronavirus tracing app?
- 'Enron of Germany': Former CEO of scandal-hit Wirecard arrested
- Germany orders first local lockdown after new coronavirus outbreak
- 'The biggest challenge of our time': How Sweden doubled intensive care capacity amid Covid-19 pandemic
- Can outdoor teaching enable Italy to safely reopen schools?
- Relaxing coronavirus measures in Germany had 'consequences', says top health institute
- EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Germany's new local coronavirus lockdowns
- German authorities impose second local coronavirus lockdown
- Europe sizzles as temperatures rise towards 40C
- 1,200 jobs to go at slashed Lufthansa subsidiary
- Berlin to fine people who flout coronavirus face mask rules
- American tourists could be barred from Europe when borders reopen
24 June
- German court orders Facebook to stop collecting data without consent
- Top virologist warns of a possible second coronavirus wave in Germany
- Temperatures top 30C in Germany
- 'These clusters will continue to occur': Can Germany keep on top of new coronavirus outbreaks?
- Police raids target users of illegal online forum in Germany
- German police bust family gang living 'luxurious' life
- Berlin marathon cancelled for 2020 over coronavirus
- German slaughterhouse's cooling system 'helped spread virus'
25 June
- Trump: US plans to move some troops from Germany to Poland
- Germany's coronavirus tracing app alerts first users
- EU approves huge bailout of German giant Lufthansa
- Swiss cross-border shoppers fined for not wearing masks in Germany
- More than half of Germans have no holiday plans this year due to coronavirus
- Five things to know about Germany's Wirecard scandal
26 June
- Will coronavirus testing before holidays become the norm in Germany?
- 'Climate crime': Activists occupy two German coal mines
- All the ways cyclists in Germany can be fined for breaking the rules
- 'Nip the virus in the bud': How Germany showed Europe the way on coronavirus testing
- Can Sicily's plan to subsidise your holidays save its tourism industry?
- Merkel slams 'unacceptable' stigma against people in coronavirus hotspots
- Travel in Germany: Discover centuries of riches in unmissable Ulm
- Merkel still 'most popular politician' in Germany
- How did a fringe corona conspiracy theory in Germany grow to a nationwide movement?
27 June
- French-German gold trafficking network worth millions busted
- 'Unparalleled scandal': Brussels probes German regulator over Wirecard collapse
- How the Bundesliga became the first top league to restart
- Britain has to accept weaker economic ties with EU post-Brexit: Merkel
28 June
- Pentagon to give Trump options to reduce US troops in Germany
- EU delays decision on when Europe's borders will reopen
- Greek island to host German doctors for free as flights set to resume
29 June
- Merkel and Macron to meet as Germany takes on high-stakes EU presidency
- Austria lifts travel warning for German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Trains to travel between major German cities every 30 minutes
- Europeans harden views towards US and EU after pandemic
- Walk-in coronavirus test centre opens at Frankfurt Airport
- Will the coronavirus pandemic speed up the end of cash in Germany?
- Germany investigating 30,000 suspects in paedophile probe
- 'Upping the pressure': Hundreds of German Amazon workers strike for pay deal
- Germany extends local coronavirus lockdown in hard-hit district
- UPDATE: EU agrees to reopen borders to 15 countries but excludes US from safe travel list
30 June
- Seven things we've learned about adding a solutions focus to reporting on migration
- Merkel and Macron urge 'strong' recovery fund for Europe
- 'You'd see me in a mask at the supermarket': Merkel insists she follows coronavirus rules
- Housing in Germany: Where demand and prices are soaring
- IN NUMBERS: How important are American tourists to Germany?
- Deutsche Bahn warns of worst-ever loss due to pandemic
- Germany's Adidas and Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech
- Some Swedish care homes have had no cases of Covid-19 – what did they do right?
- How much will you save on products with Germany's new VAT reduction?
- 'Toxic leadership culture': Germany shakes up elite army force over far-right links
- Volkswagen ends 'Kurzarbeit' at German factories