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Berlin: a centre for global health policy

Leading figures from politics and academia are discussing global health issues at the World Health Summit 2026. What role does Germany play?

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Ticker Foreign Relations

12.10.2026: Unprecedented sanctions against Putin’s war economy 12.10.2026: Germany sends Tornado jets to NATO nuclear exercise 09.10.2026: Merz proposes Ukraine summit in Berlin

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Federal Cabinet

Bas steps down - Schweitzer to take over as minister for social affairs

Social Minister and SPD leader Bärbel Bas has announced that she will be stepping down from both offices with immediate effect. Alexander Schweitzer is to succeed her as minister.

Defence

NATO rehearses response to attack on eastern border in Germany

At the US Army’s European headquarters in Wiesbaden, 20,000 troops are practising how to respond to a crisis or war scenario.

International law

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navanethem Pillay

The South African lawyer has spent decades defending international law, which is coming under increasing pressure.

Friedrich Merz und Andy Burnham in Berlin

German-British relations

Burnham offers Merz cooperation on fighter jet development

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits the Chancellor in Berlin. The two leaders bring a friendship treaty into force and seek closer cooperation on security.

Blick ins Innere der Fusionsforschungsanlage Wendelstein 7-X in Greifswald.

Hightech Agenda

Germany invests €500 million in nuclear fusion

The Federal Ministry of Research wants to accelerate the construction of a fusion power plant, focusing its funding on startups and technology companies.

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Third anniversary

Germany commemorates victims of Hamas attack

Three years after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, Germany is commemorating the victims. Chancellor Merz reaffirms support for Israel.

Literature

“A novel against indifference” – German Book Prize for Shida Bazyar

The German Book Prize has been awarded at the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Shida Bazyar received the award for her novel <i>Die Lücken</i>.

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Investing in Germany

Advantages of Germany as a business hub

Five good reasons to choose Germany

Skilled workers, innovation, legal certainty: find out what makes Germany an attractive place to do business.

Mainz is thinking big

In Mainz, universities, research institutes and biotech companies work particularly closely together. This is not a coincidence: it is the result of a clear strategy.

A refinery unlike any other

Instead of crude oil, the facility processes wood. Why a Finnish biotechnology company chose Germany as the location for its bold project.

We have a question about Germany as a business location

Several, in fact. Five different perspectives on the opportunities Germany has to offer.

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“Germany is especially attractive just now”

Skilled workforce, research, infrastructure: Germany attracts investors with its many strengths, stresses Julia Braune, CEO of Germany Trade & Invest.

Digital magazine: Europe’s largest economy – Investing in Germany

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Germany's economic growth

Business

“Germany’s economy has recovered better than expected”

Foreign direct investment has increased – is this a turnaround or merely a modest recovery? Economist Samina Sultan puts the figures into context.

Deutsche Unternehmen können positiver in die Zukunft blicken.

Research institutes double growth forecast for Germany

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

“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.

German industry’s order backlog at record high

German industry is increasingly optimistic that the current phase of economic weakness is coming to an end. Defence contracts provide much-needed boost, but another key sector has also seen growth.

Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nahyan und Friedrich Merz

UAE to Invest €40 Billion in Germany

For the first time, a president of the United Arab Emirates has come to Germany on a state visit. Both countries plan to deepen their ties - and invest heavily.

München zählt zu den sieben innovativsten deutschen Regionen.

Ranking the world’s most inventive regions: seven German regions among the best

Germany performs exceptionally well in the “Innovation Index” published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Tell us how you see the country and find out just how typically German you are.

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Wadephul: Put more, not less, pressure on Putin

US defence contractor: World’s largest site opens in Leipzig

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Chemistry of the future

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Higher education

Studying at the molecular level: a degree in chemistry in Germany

Chemists are in high demand in fields as diverse as business to medicine. Five degree courses you should know about.

Chemie kann zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen.

Structural transformation

Is a green chemicals industry even possible?

In a former lignite mining region, the Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) is innovating for more sustainability.

Die deutsche Chemieindustrie ist auch international ein Schwergewicht – europaweit an der Spitze und weltweit auf Rang drei.

Chemicals industry

Amid pipettes and pipelines

German chemicals companies are among the leading global players, and they are facing great challenges.

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Democracy

Heroes of democracy

“You are not alone”

Felix Kummer is a rock star with a political message. The lead singer of Kraftklub stands up for civil society and against far-right extremism.

Weitsprung-Olympiasiegerin Malaika Mihambo

Heroes of democracy

Democracy needs movement

Olympic and World Champion Malaika Mihambo campaigns for equal opportunities, inclusion and environmental protection.

Heroes of democracy

„Now. Not sometime in the future“

Matthias Brandt is campaigning against right-wing radicalism. The actor is the son of Willy Brandt, the former chancellor and Nobel peace laureate.

Heroes of democracy

Democracy begins in the classroom

Marina Weisband is teaching children democracy by engaging them in debates, rather than instructing them. A core message is that their young voices count.

Pros & Cons

Über ein mögliches Verbotsverfahren gegen die AfD wird in Deutschland diskutiert.

Pros and cons

Banning the AfD: what are the arguments for and against?

Should proceedings to ban the AfD be initiated? Historian Norbert Frei and former President of the Federal Constitutional Court Hans-Jürgen Papier take opposing views.

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Famous Germans

Max Weber – pioneer of sociology

Max Weber turned sociology into a modern science – and his ideas still have an impact today.

Ihre Gedanken sind bis heute aktuell: Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)

A life in exile: Hannah Arendt and her escape from evil

Hannah Arendt was one of the most influential political theorists. Her works reveal how important it is to stand up for democracy and human rights.

The man in the hat who made Germany laid-back

Udo Lindenberg is a musician, cult figure and political voice. He made rock music with German lyrics popular and has been a defining influence for decades. He now turns 80.

Konrad Adenauer – the founding chancellor

Born 150 years ago, Konrad Adenauer shapes the nascent Federal Republic of Germany as its first chancellor, the architect of Western integration - and a polemical and ruthless politician.

Rainer Maria Rilke, hier vermutlich 1906, gilt bis heute als einer der größten deutschsprachigen Dichter.

The perfect poet

Rainer Maria Rilke was born 150 years ago. The German-language poet was much admired even in his lifetime, and his works continue to touch people around the world to this day.

Reformation Day: Martin Luther, the Reformer

How Martin Luther and the Reformation have continued to influence German society until the present.

Wim Wenders bei der Verleihung des Europäischen Filmpreises 2024

Wim Wenders - travelling the world through film

Wim Wenders has made a name for himself not just as one of Germany’s leading directors but also as a photographer.

Sophie Scholl: Resistance icon

Sophie Scholl is one of the most famous women in German history. As a member of the “White Rose”, she was part of the resistance to the Nazi regime.

Albert Schweitzer 1965 vor dem von ihm gegründeten Krankenhaus in Lambaréné

Albert Schweitzer: out of reverence for life

What drove the doctor, humanist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate – and how he built an entire hospital village in what is today Gabon.

Ihr Tagebuch wurde nach Anne Franks Tod weltberühmt.

Anne Frank and her diary: writing for eternity

Anne Frank died in a concentration camp aged 15. Her diary is one of the most important documents which bear witness to Nazi atrocities.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: faith in contradiction

It is not possible to be a National Socialist and a Christian at the same time: this is the attitude that defined the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The theologian was murdered by the Nazis on 9 April 1945.

Johannes Gutenberg – knowledge for the whole world

It was his invention of letterpress printing with movable type that enabled books to be produced rapidly and inexpensively.

Erich Kästner: a great children’s book author – and much more besides

His children’s books have been translated into more than 70 languages and continue to sell millions of copies to this day. Erich Kästner didn’t just write for young readers, however.

Blick in die Schau in der Hamburger Kunsthalle

Caspar David Friedrich: the master of silence

Forgotten, misunderstood and celebrated: Caspar David Friedrich’s works are ready to be rediscovered again in his 250th anniversary year.

Goethe ist einer der bekanntesten Dichter und Denker Deutschlands.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: a genius, even beyond literature

Goethe shaped German culture like no other. His persistent thirst for knowledge was his greatest motivation.

Marlene Dietrich, Hollywood-Star aus Deutschland

Marlene Dietrich - world star, style icon, myth

The actress and singer was a phenomenon of her era and continues to inspire many people around the world today, partly because of her political stance.

Franz Kafka – the eternal enigma of world literature

The world's most widely read German-language author died on 3 June 1924 – and left instructions for all his writings to be destroyed.

Käthe Kollwitz mit Selbstbildniss (vermutlich von 1940)

Käthe Kollwitz – a dauntless woman and major artist

Her works are of timeless significance and exceptional artistic quality. Käthe Kollwitz campaigned against war and poverty and for the rights of women.

Clara Schumann – art is the air I breathe

She was a pianist, composer, piano teacher, superstar – and she is the most famous woman in music history. A portrait to mark the 205th anniversary of her birth

Thomas Mann – a literary giant of the century

2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Thomas Mann’s birth and the 70th anniversary of his death – a good moment to revisit the work of the Nobel laureate.

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