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01.10.2026: Wadephul: EU expansion to include Western Balkans key to European security 30.09.2026: Germany and Kazakhstan agree closer cooperation 29.09.2026: Wadephul names conditions for further meetings with Russia 28.09.2026: A “new chapter” in German-Turkish relations 25.09.2026: Red Storm Charlie: Bundeswehr conducts crisis simulation exercise in Hamburg

Friedrich Merz

“Made for Germany” initiative to invest 850 billion euros

Around 150 companies and investors have joined the initiative that was launched a year ago.

Es gibt immer mehr Milliarden-Startups in Deutschland.

Record number of German unicorns

A record number of billion-euro start-ups have emerged in Germany, thanks to the artificial intelligence and defence boom.

Koch mit Pfanne

Immigrants indispensable in many professions

Germany is reliant on people with a migrant background, especially in sectors suffering from a shortage of skilled labour.

München

Munich enters race to host Olympic Games

Germany is entering Bavaria’s capital city to host the Olympic Games in 2036 or later.

Wadephul und Lawrow bei einem Treffen am Rande der Sitzung der UN-Generalversammlung.

Meeting with Lavrov

Meeting with Lavrov

Wadephul: You have to negotiate with opponents

The German foreign minister and his Russian counterpart have their first bilateral meeting since 2022. Speaking to the UN General Assembly, Wadephul appeals for common AI security regulations.

Bundesaußenminister Wadephul und seine kanadische Amtskollegin Anand

Wadephul and Anand affirm German-Canadian cooperation

Canada’s rapprochement with the European Union was also discussed during the meeting of the two foreign ministers, as was cooperation on AI and defence.

Deutsche Unternehmen können positiver in die Zukunft blicken.

Economic growth

Economic growth

Research institutes double growth forecast for Germany

Germany’s economy has been developing surprisingly well, benefiting from an increase in export, among other things.

Zwei Menschen mit Sicherheitsweste

OECD upwardly revises German economic forecast

Despite crises, OECD envisages a more pronounced economic upswing for Germany this year. Uncertainties remain nonetheless.

Ein Mann übergibt einem anderen eine Urkunde.

Marine protection

Marine protection

Germany accedes to UN High Seas Treaty

The agreement aims to promote biodiversity in regions outside national territorial waters.

Ein Mann in Schutzanzug und mit Handschuhen hält einen Chip in der Hand.

Significant surge in German electronics exports

The German electronics industry stepped up its exports considerably in July. Growth was driven particularly by business with the EU.

Stimmabgabe

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin go to the polls

The AfD won the most votes in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while Die Linke came first in Berlin.

General Carsten Breuer

German general to head NATO Military Committee

NATO faces major decisions. Carsten Breuer will become Secretary General Mark Rutte’s principal military adviser, putting a German officer in one of NATO’s most influential military positions.

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