German town turns down €2.5 billion data centre project by US investor
Politicians in the German town of Great-Gerau near Frankfurt have refused plans by a US company to build one of Europe’s biggest data centres.
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German city in GDPR probe after wishing citizen ‘happy birthday’
The German university town of Tübingen in Baden-Wurttemberg is facing investigation for a potential violation of the European Union’s General Data Protection…
Police launch extremism probe after unknown persons hang numerous German flags
The sudden appearance of a large number of German flags in a small town in rural Germany has caused a flap in political and media circles.
Germany’s AfD loses all mayoral elections in North Rhine Westphalia
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has lost the run-off elections for mayor in three major cities in the German State of North Rhine Westphalia.
Voter turnout plummets in German city after ban on AfD candidate
Voter turnout plummeted to just 29 per cent in the mayoral election in Ludwigshafen, an industrial city in Southwestern Germany.
German city of Rostock buys old town properties for €650,000 to house punks
The city government of Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany, has acquired two houses in the historic city centre to allow a group of punks to continue living there cheaply.
Germany should consider ‘amnesty’ for COVID offences, MP says
The German Government should consider an "amnesty" for people who broke lockdown rules over Covid, a senior MP has said.
Hamburg’s Mayor left flat by electric car’s range
The Socialist Mayor of the German city of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher is dumping his electric Mercedes EQE 500 as, it seems, with the current cold weather its range…
Hundreds of Berlin districts must rerun 2021 national elections, court rules
Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled 455 districts in Berlin have to hold votes again following chaotic national elections three years ago in the German capital.
German nursery named after Anne Frank changes name to be ‘more diverse’
A children's daycare centre in eastern Germany named after Anne Frank wants to change its name, citing openness and diversity.
German left-wing leader denies links with Turkish paramilitary organisation
The leader of Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) in North Rhine-Westphalia has denied he has links to a radical Turkish paramilitary organisation.
Berlin mayor wants to enshrine LGBTQI+ in German Constitution
The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has promised to amend the constitution and add “sexual identity”…