A wind turbine billed as the world's tallest is rising in eastern Germany, winning praise as a beacon for a clean, green energy future and headwinds from the far-right AfD party.
Rising rents and an extremely scarce housing supply in Berlin can make moving to the German capital for work a daunting task. Here are seven more relaxed and affordable towns just a short commute away.
Germans began casting ballots Sunday for a regional election in a formerly communist eastern state where the far-right AfD party is narrowly ahead in opinion polls.
In light of low coronavirus figures, Berlin is set to take several opening steps starting Wednesday May 19th. We break down what they are, and which rules still apply.
US automaker Tesla was forced to
suspend forest clearing for a new German plant Tuesday after environmentalists
won an injunction over threats to the habitats of resident lizards and snakes.
With the first electric cars to be manufactured as early as next year, Tesla's factory being built near Berlin is currently advertising for a diverse range of job positions.
German researchers are piecing together the
life of a prehistoric woman who died more than 5,000 years ago in the
Neolithic period, after her skeleton was found during excavation works for
wind turbines.
Well, it's still on track to happen: the long-delayed opening of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) will go ahead as planned in October 2020, say bosses.
A tiny town in northern Germany known as an equestrian hotspot has gone into lockdown after just one woman tested positive for the coronavirus, with horse-riding schools closed and hundreds of residents forced into quarantine.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the United States to be a "mutually respectful partner" and reject
nationalism, in a clear salvo aimed at US leader Donald Trump.
The AfD is undoubtedly stronger following the Saxony and Brandenburg elections. But it will be shunned by other parties when it comes to forming state governments. What does it all mean?
In Saxony, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) almost tripled its numbers from 2014, and doubled them in Brandenburg. But CDU and SPD want nothing to do with the right-wing populists in forming the government.
Germany's far-right AfD party surged to new strengths in elections for two eastern states on Sunday, exit polls
said, reflecting anger over Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy and a wealth gap 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell.
On a sweltering hot day in the lead up to two state elections in eastern Germany, The Local visited Brandenburg to find out why the Green party is winning more support â and to speak to voters.
For the first time ever, the AfD could take the top spot in state elections in Germany. How likely is it and what does it mean? Here's what you need to know.
Feeling ignored and short on resources, many in the east German state of Brandenburg are turning to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of the September 1st state elections.
Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the strongest force in Brandenburg, the neighbouring state to Berlin, for the first time, according to a new poll. But the Greens are also on the up.
The Brandenburg Gate is a military monument that has come to symbolize peace and unity. Here are a few facts about the iconic monument that you probably won't know.
Around 200 firefighters were still battling a ferocious forest fire near Potsdam on Friday morning, with military and police helicopters brought in to help fight the 50-hectare blaze.
EisenhĂźttenstadt was built in the 1950s to deliver Germans from the destruction of war through the ideals of communism. Behind a facade that is âlike the past, but more beautifulâ, the city faces an uncertain future.
