February 2018

An S-Bahn train enters the central station in Dresden, Germany, 29 November 2017. The automotive club ADAC presents a study on the transport situation in the 15 biggest cities in Germany. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

An S-Bahn train enters the central stati […]

Climate change

German government seriously considering free public transport idea

Facing EU penalties over poor air quality, Germany has said it wants to test free public transport in five cities. Bonn and Essen are among the cities to serve as testing grounds for the idea.

2 years ago

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivers a speech during a Defence Council meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on November 8, 2017. Photo: John Thys / AFP

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg […]

Terrorism and security, Infographic

NATO chief warns EU over defence pact

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned the EU its new defence cooperation pact must not undermine the alliance, as US officials voiced fresh concerns.

2 years ago

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Brussels, Belgium, during a press conference. Photo: European Union/European Union/dpa/archive

The President of the European Council, D […]

News

Tusk cautions Turkey over Mediterranean gas exploration

The possible discovery of natural gas near Cyprus has reignited old tensions in the south-eastern Mediterranean Sea.

2 years ago

A man walks enters the Uber Corporate Headquarters building in San Francisco, California on February 5, 2018. Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP

A man walks enters the Uber Corporate He […]

Europe's Workforce, Photo

Uber drivers aren’t employees, French court rules

Uber has won a case filed by a French driver claiming he should be considered an employee, a ruling that adds to legal uncertainty in Europe about how to regulate the ride-hailing giant.

2 years ago

Foreign Minister Boris Johnson in London, Britain. Photo: Kirsty O'connor/PA Wire/dpa/archive

Foreign Minister Boris Johnson in London […]

Brexit

Britain’s Johnson meets Thai junta with eye on post-Brexit deals

Johnson's visit came two months after the European Union announced its decision to resume ties with Thailand following a period of suspended relations in response to a 2014 coup.

2 years ago

A member of the IG Metall union holds the organisation's flag near a ferry dock in Teufelbrueck, northern Germany on February 2, 2018. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt / DPA

A member of the IG Metall union holds th […]

Europe's Workforce, Infographic

Could a German 28-hour week make waves across Europe?

Germany's powerful IG Metall union have agreed with bosses on a new right to switch temporarily to a 28-hour week. Could the example be echoed across Europe?

2 years ago

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier addresses a press conference at the European Commission in Brussels on February 9, 2018. Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / AFP

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnie […]

Brexit, Infographic, Video

Brexit transition period ‘not a given’, EU’s Barnier warns

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns plans for a post-Brexit transition period to ease the pain of the split are at risk because of "substantial" disagreements with Britain.

2 years ago

Michel Barnier in Brussels. Photo: dpa

Brexit, Your opinion

EU ponders Brexit ‘backstop’ for Northern Ireland

The agreement detailing Britain's exit from the European Union will include effectively keeping Northern Ireland in the EU single market and customs union.

2 years ago

Stacked containers at the container terminal Burchardkai in Hamburg. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa/archive

Stacked containers at the container term […]

Eurozone, Infographic

Another record year for German exports

Exports from Europe's biggest economy in 2017 grow at their fastest rate since 2011.

2 years ago

Zum Themendienst-Bericht vom 19. März 2015: Geldscheine sind in Deutschland nach wie vor beliebt. Laut Bundesbank zahlen die meisten Bundesbürger bar. (Archivbild vom 18.06.2014/Die Veröffentlichung ist für dpa-Themendienst-Bezieher honorarfrei.) Foto: Monique Wüstenhagen

Zum Themendienst-Bericht vom 19. März 2 […]

Eurozone, Data-Dashboard

Cash vs. card – instruments of payment in the Eurozone

Germany is the one country in Europe where it is most popular to have cash on hand. But cash also plays a major role in people’s lives elsewhere.

2 years ago

German government seriously considering free public transport idea

NATO chief warns EU over defence pact

Tusk cautions Turkey over Mediterranean gas exploration

Uber drivers aren’t employees, French court rules

Britain’s Johnson meets Thai junta with eye on post-Brexit deals

Could a German 28-hour week make waves across Europe?

Brexit transition period ‘not a given’, EU’s Barnier warns

EU ponders Brexit ‘backstop’ for Northern Ireland

Another record year for German exports

Cash vs. card – instruments of payment in the Eurozone

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