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Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany: Merz's government is running out of time

Chancellor Merz aims to advance reforms in migration, security, and economy following CDU's election victory in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany logs rising rate of crimes against journalists

Politically motivated crimes against the media in Germany rose about 71%, with 818 incidents (April 1, 2024–Nov 30, 2025) including 89 violent offenses.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Germany wants eight percent of streaming revenue to go to local production

Germany will require streaming services and broadcasters to invest at least 8% of revenue in domestic film and TV production and boost public cinema funding.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany: Merz's government is running out of time

Chancellor Merz aims to advance reforms in migration, security, and economy following CDU's election victory in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
2 weeks ago

Germany to crack down on sexualised deepfakes

Germany plans to criminalize the creation and distribution of sexualized deepfakes following allegations by TV personality Collien Fernandes against her ex-husband.
#bayern-munich
Bayern Munich
fromBavarian Football Works
1 day ago

'It wasn't planned' - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on returning to steady Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich is addressing financial imbalances and seeking stability by returning to foundational values under Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's guidance.
Bayern Munich
fromBavarian Football Works
1 week ago

Bayern Munich "won't be silenced" amid blowback over refereeing complaints

Bayern Munich asserts its right to voice concerns over officiating decisions, emphasizing the importance of referees in football.
Bayern Munich
fromBavarian Football Works
3 weeks ago

Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer bemoans the Bundesliga's low TV revenue compared to the Premier League

Bayern Munich attributes its financial disadvantage versus Premier League clubs primarily to the Bundesliga's significantly lower TV revenue, not commercial or match day income.
Bayern Munich
fromBavarian Football Works
1 month ago

Report: Bayern Munich, Konrad Laimer still far apart on salary expectations

Bayern Munich and Konrad Laimer face significant salary negotiation gaps, with his representatives demanding well over €15 million while the club struggles to accommodate such figures within budget constraints.
#fuel-prices
fromConsequence
2 days ago

Judge Rules Against Trump's Order Ending Federal Funding for NPR and PBS

US District Judge Randolph Moss stated that the executive order violated free speech under the First Amendment, which 'does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type.'
Non-profit organizations
#healthcare
Healthcare
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

How to fix Germany's costly health care system

A 66-point plan aims to reduce rising health insurance contributions in Germany amid increasing healthcare costs.
Healthcare
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Sixty-six ways to fix Germany's costly health care system

A 66-point plan aims to reduce rising health insurance contributions in Germany's costly healthcare system.
Healthcare
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Sixty-six ways to fix Germany's expensive healthcare system

A 66-point plan aims to reduce rising health insurance contributions in Germany's costly healthcare system.
#public-broadcasting
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Can Europe's public service media survive attacks by the far right?

Political conflicts and management changes in public broadcasting reflect broader trends in Italy and France towards control and privatization.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Can Europe's public service media survive attacks by the far right?

Political conflicts and management changes in public broadcasting reflect broader trends in Italy and France towards control and privatization.
Digital life
fromBavarian Football Works
6 days ago

'Modern technology has made their life more difficult' - Uli Hoene slams VAR, sympathizes with referees

Modern technology simplifies life but complicates football refereeing, as VAR increases pressure on referees instead of alleviating it.
Bayern Munich
fromBavarian Football Works
3 days ago

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes Bayern Munich has the right environment for Lennart Karl

Lennart Karl, an 18-year-old Bayern Munich player, is gaining recognition and opportunities with the German national team ahead of the World Cup.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

Germany: Conservatives link immigration with crime

Friedrich Merz links violence against women to immigrant groups and advocates for large-scale deportations in response to rising crime rates.
EU data protection
fromTNW | Eu
1 week ago

EU broadcasters urge tighter rules on Big Tech's control for Smart TV

The ACT urges the European Commission to classify smart TV operating systems and virtual assistants as 'gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act.
#bbc-world-service-funding
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

BBC World Service to get extra 11m a year in deal ending funding uncertainty

The BBC World Service receives an additional £11 million annually for three years to combat global disinformation, though the increase will barely outpace inflation over the settlement period.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

BBC World Service funding freeze risks opening door to hostile states', MPs say

Freezing BBC World Service funding risks allowing hostile state media to gain influence while undermining international trust in British broadcasting during a critical period of global instability.
#bbc-world-service
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

BBC World Service at risk because of funding cuts and poor management, warn MPs

The BBC World Service faces declining global influence due to funding cuts and poor management, while Russian and Chinese state media expand their international reach with significantly higher budgets.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

BBC World Service at risk because of funding cuts and poor management, warn MPs

The BBC World Service faces declining global influence due to funding cuts and poor management, while Russian and Chinese state media expand their international reach with significantly higher budgets.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany news: Bundestag votes for pension scheme reboot

Germany replaces the underperforming Riester pension system with a new state-backed savings model to improve benefits for low-income earners.
Apple
from9to5Mac
3 weeks ago

German publishers push regulators to fine Apple over ATT - 9to5Mac

German media agencies and publishers demand the antitrust watchdog reject Apple's App Tracking Transparency changes and impose a fine, citing anticompetitive practices that disadvantage advertisers and publishers.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Germany news: Cuts planned for asylum counseling reports

German Interior Minister Dobrindt plans to cut funding for independent asylum counseling services, drawing criticism from civil society organizations and opposition parties who argue such services are essential safeguards for vulnerable asylum seekers.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

German twist in the Telegraph tale shatters Lord Rothermere's dreams

Axel Springer's £575 million all-cash bid for the Telegraph has superseded Lord Rothermere's attempt, ending the three-year sale saga and placing the newspaper under German ownership.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Germany news: Last day of campaigning before state election

Boris Pistorius visits Asia to discuss defense cooperation amid geopolitical tensions and concerns over US military operations in Germany related to Iran.
#german-regional-elections
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

German state election a test for chancellor Friedrich Merz

The CDU seeks to win Baden-Württemberg's regional election Sunday against the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence across Germany.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Germany news: State election set to test Merz's popularity

Baden-Württemberg's regional election tests CDU Chancellor Merz's popularity and measures far-right AfD strength amid German economic concerns about rising living costs and insufficient savings.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Germany news: Greens lead Merz's CDU in critical state poll

Baden-Württemberg's regional election results show the Greens winning with 32%, the CDU at 29%, and the AfD at 17.5%, marking the first of five German regional elections in 2026.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

German state election a test for chancellor Friedrich Merz

The CDU seeks to win Baden-Württemberg's regional election Sunday against the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence across Germany.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Germany news: State election set to test Merz's popularity

Baden-Württemberg's regional election tests CDU Chancellor Merz's popularity and measures far-right AfD strength amid German economic concerns about rising living costs and insufficient savings.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
2 weeks ago

Germany weighs windfall tax on oil firms' wartime profits

Germany considers implementing a windfall tax on energy sector profits following oil price surges from Middle East conflict and infrastructure damage.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
2 weeks ago

Economists warn German government is misusing investment spending

Germany's infrastructure spending fund is largely redirecting existing budget allocations rather than creating new investments, with 86-95% of borrowed money funding day-to-day expenses instead of infrastructure projects.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

State elections could spell doom for Germany's oldest party

The center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Germany's first political party, are struggling to muster their optimism in a year when five of Germany's 16 federal states are set to elect new parliaments. According to the latest opinion polls, the SPD could be voted out of power in two states that is has governed for decades. In two others, the SPD is polling in the single digits.
Miscellaneous
fromBavarian Football Works
1 month ago

Bang for the Buck: Where does Bayern Munich rank amongst Europe's highest revenues and salaries?

Bayern Munich's frugal nature may oft get under the skin of fans. But one advantage to their budget-conscious approach means that the German record champions have not reported a financial loss for 30 consecutive years and even crossed the one billion Euro revenue threshold in the 2023/24 season - a first in the club's, then, 124 year history.
Bayern Munich
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

How to make The Local one of your preferred sources on Google

Do you like and trust The Local? Then please take a moment to add us as a preferred source on Google to ensure our articles appear in your searches. Preferred sources is a new feature that lets you, as a logged-in Google user, prioritise what publications you'd like to appear in search results. All you need to do is click on your favoured country site below and then tick the box to add The Local.
Miscellaneous
UK news
fromTheregister
1 month ago

BBC raises TV license to 180 as Netflix offers cheaper plan

UK TV licence fee will rise to £180 from April 2026/27, exceeding some streaming subscriptions and remaining legally required for live TV and iPlayer.
fromBavarian Football Works
2 months ago

Bayern Munich 3rd on Deloitte Football Money League list

The Deloitte Football Money League calculates revenue based on the annual,, reported income from football operations (excluding player transfer fees, VAT, and other sales taxes).
Soccer (FIFA)
#tv-licence
#berlin-blackout
Soccer (FIFA)
fromBavarian Football Works
1 month ago

MVG eyeing public transport options for Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig

Public transport to the Allianz Arena may be disrupted by an MVG strike ahead of the Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig DFB-Pokal quarterfinal.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

BBC faces profound jeopardy' without funding overhaul, Tim Davie says

We do want reform, he said. We do want reform of the licence fee. However, we're not just about driving the amount we get from households higher. My biggest fears are that we just roll on and think it's going to be OK. We don't reform enough. At that point, we don't get regulatory reform and more flexibility. That's my biggest worry. And I think, if we don't do that, we're in trouble.
UK politics
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

BBC considers using iPlayer to catch out licence fee dodgers

The Independent seeks donations to fund on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism, while the BBC may link iPlayer accounts to addresses to detect TV licence evasion.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromBavarian Football Works
2 months ago

Bayern Munich sporting boss Max Eberl: salary cap discussion 'simply doesn't affect me'

Bayern Munich’s dominance reflects club strength rather than proving the Bundesliga needs a salary cap; other German clubs must improve to close the gap.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany cuts funding for integration of refugees

Muge Tuzcu Karakoc is certain that without an integration course, she would probably still not have properly settled in Germany by now. The Turkish journalist has been living in Germany for seven years. But it was only in 2024, when she started studying German every day alongside Ukrainians, Syrians, and Iranians that she felt the country she now lives in really opened its doors to her.
Germany news
Media industry
fromwww.courant.com
2 months ago

PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS ended its weekend breaking newscasts and will replace them with taped science and foreign-affairs programs after a $1.1 billion federal funding cut to public broadcasting.
#rte
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'The overall level of salaries in RTE, was a contentious, even poisonous issue': Kevin Bakhurst on the pay cap and Claire Byrne's exit

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'The overall level of salaries in RTE, was a contentious, even poisonous issue': Kevin Bakhurst on the pay cap and Claire Byrne's exit

fromBavarian Football Works
2 months ago

Germany Watch: Tim Kleindienst still optimistic about World Cup chances

The striker has an extensive career of playing through the German football leagues, spending the majority of his career in the 2. Bundesliga, as well as the German top flight. However, Kleindienst has only improved with age and over the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons, reached new heights. Kleindienst hit his highest goal tally in the Bundesliga last season with an impressive 16 goals last season with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Soccer (FIFA)
#deutsche-bahn
Soccer (FIFA)
fromBavarian Football Works
2 months ago

Bayern Munich chief not opposed to salary cap, but thinks it's a longshot

A salary cap in European football is desirable but impractical; enforcing UEFA financial rules and the 70% squad cost limit would be more feasible.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Germany claws back 59 million from Amazon over price controls

Germany's cartel office ordered Amazon to stop enforcing non-transparent marketplace price caps and to return €59 million for anti-competitive gains.
#municipal-finance
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany: Alcohol prices well below EU average DW 01/05/2026

Alcoholic beverages in Germany cost about 14% below the EU27 average, while per-capita consumption remained high at 11.2 liters of pure alcohol in 2022.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany updates: Driving tests and costs at record high

Germany had a record number of driving tests in 2025, with low first-attempt pass rates and sharply rising licensing costs increasing financial pressure on learners.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany's Bundeswehr goes on military spending spree

Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, is currently on a spending spree: it has more than 108 billion ($129 billion) at its disposal this year a gigantic, unprecedented sum. This is being financed both by the official federal budget and special funds, for which the state is taking out loans. This money is intended to make the Bundeswehr, which has been subject to decades of cutbacks, more powerful and modern. There is also time pressure.
Germany news
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany's AfD receives millions in public funding

The AfD will receive about €500 million in state funds during 2025–2029 and benefits heavily from public party financing and parliamentary allowances.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany: the Bundeswehr's military spending spree

Germany is rapidly increasing Bundeswehr spending to modernize forces, buy thousands of combat drones, and bolster NATO defenses amid fears of Russian attack by 2029.
Germany news
fromwww.thelocal.de
2 months ago

How does the price of childcare in Germany compare to countries in Europe?

Germany offers highly affordable childcare and generous child benefits, making it one of Europe's most cost-effective countries for raising children.
Germany news
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Voice actors boycott Netflix over AI concerns

German voice actors are boycotting Netflix over a contract clause allowing use of their recordings to train AI without clear compensation.
Germany news
fromSustainable Bus
2 months ago

VDV balance 2025: marginal ridership growth and rising personnel costs in German public transport - Sustainable Bus

German public transport ridership rose 0.8% to 9.86 billion trips in 2025; Deutschland-Ticket subscriptions stayed ~14.6 million despite a price rise.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Germany news: Household wealth reaches record 10 trillion DW 01/03/2026

German households hold record financial assets driven by high savings and rising equity participation while illegal border entries have fallen by over 50%.
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