Daily Briefing 04.12.2025, 16:43 (CET)

German state leaders adopt 200-point plan to combat red tape

The leaders of Germany's 16 federal states have agreed on a 200-point programme to streamline administration, addressing long-standing complaints by citizens that they are facing excessive ...

German women's clubs to form their own league body without DFB

The 14 women's Bundesliga clubs will found their own league organization FBL without the German Football Federation (DFB), several clubs said in a statements on Thursday.

Merz postpones Norway trip for Belgium talks on frozen Russian assets

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has postponed an upcoming trip to Norway to be able to travel to Belgium for a meeting with Prime Minister Bart de Wever and European Commission President U...

Germany moves combat jets to Poland after Russian incursions

A number of German Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets took off from the Nörvenich airbase near Cologne on Thursday for the Polish airbase at Malbork south-east of Gdańsk to reinforce NATO's ea...

Volkswagen to convert iconic Dresden plant into innovation centre

Volkswagen's iconic "Transparent Factory" in  the eastern German city of Dresden is to be turned into an innovation campus, putting an end to vehicle production at the site whose walls are ...

Luxury carmaker Porsche bracing for more massive cuts

German luxury carmaker Porsche plans to intensify its cost-cutting programme and is demanding far-reaching concessions from its workforce, local media reported late on Wednesday.

German FA chief calls for humility before World Cup draw

Germany must not be over-confident at Friday's World Cup group draw, given the team's rocky qualifying campaign, its football federation (DFB) president, Bernd Neuendorf, has said.

Demand for new labour remains weak in Germany in Q3

More than 1 million jobs remained vacant across Germany in the third quarter, as demand for labour continues to be sluggish in Europe's biggest economy, according to figures published on Th...

German government to delay presentation of climate plans

German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider plans to postpone the government's climate action programme until 2026, his ministry has told dpa, justifying the delay with developments in Br...

German publicist sentenced in Austria for violating Nazi ban law

A German publicist has been sentenced to four years in prison in Austria for violating the country's Prohibition Act, which bans Nazi activities.