Berlin, Germany – A record 22 people were shot dead by German police in 2024, a dpa analysis found on Tuesday, representing the highest number of casualties in police shootings this century. The figure – collected in a dpa analysis of police reports – was more than double that of previous years, with 10 people…
Germany achieved its national target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, but failed to accomplish a stricter EU goal, a leading environmental think tank said on Tuesday. According to calculations by Agora Energiewende, Germany last year emitted a total of 656 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents, a term used to compare…
Berlin, Germany – Nearly 34,000 right-wing extremist offences were committed in Germany last year – more than at any time since the documentation of the category began in 2001. Two thirds of these – 21,311 offences – were propaganda offences, the Interior Ministry said in response to an inquiry from the Left Party that was made available to dpa….
Berlin, Germany – Germany’s Bundesliga will introduce semi automated offside technology from next season onwards, refereeing chief Knut Kircher told Monday’s edition of Kicker sports magazine. The technology is to help make offside decisions much quicker than regular video assistant referee decisions in such situations. The system is in place in various big leagues and…
By Alexander Sturm and Jörn Bender, dpa Berlin, Germany – The German inflation rate climbed to 2.6% in December compared to the same month of the previous year, official figures showed on Monday, with consumer prices rising by an average of 2.2% over the whole of 2024.The data from the Federal Statistical Office suggests further…
Berlin, Germany – Sales of electric vehicles in Germany collapsed in 2024 following the cancellation of a government subsidy, official figures showed on Monday. Around 380,600 electric cars were newly registered over the course of the year, 27% fewer than in the previous year, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). Electric models represented…
Berlin, Germany – More than 1 million people in Germany have joined a petition for a nationwide ban on fireworks after New Year celebrations again resulted in casualties, injuries and arrests. So far, around 1.01 million people have signed the petition, which was initiated by the German Police Union (GdP) in Berlin. The GdP wrote…
Berlin, Germany – A portion of Syrians who fled to Germany may have to return to their homeland under certain conditions, according to German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. “As our law stipulates, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) will review and revoke protection grants if people no longer need this protection in Germany…
Berlin, Germany – A German member of parliament from the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Helge Lindh, has received a threatening letter from the far right. “We will get you, you can count on that. You are not safe anywhere,” stated the letter, which Lindh posted on X on Friday afternoon. The letter accused Lindh of…
By Christopher Kissmann, dpa Magdeburg, Germany – The suspect in the deadly car-ramming incident at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg had appeared in seven investigative proceedings in the two years prior to the attack, dpa has learned from security sources.According to the information, he was the complainant in five cases and…