Germany

Angela Merkel visiting the devastated town of Bad Munstereifel has promised government aid within days and a massive clean-up operation is underway in the country, although the damage will not be repaired for many months

People flying with a Lufthansa group airline will no longer be greeted with "ladies and gentlemen", but with a gender-neutral alternative

Federal election committee will begin meeting in Berlin today to decide which smaller parties are allowed to stand in the race for the Bundestag this September

Parliament has lifted restrictions that denied citizenship to some descendants of German Jews and others persecuted by the Nazis such as Roma, Sinti and political opponents, with the support of all parties except the far-right Alternative for Germany

In the former Berlin-Tempelhof airport, the art exhibition 'Diversity United' is being held; it is organized by Russian-German group 'Stiftung Kunst und Kultur', with 90 artists from 34 European countries

For the second year in a row, consumers have paid the most for electricity in a Europe-wide comparison, as shown in new figures from the Federal Statistical Office

As part of an initiative called 'love wins', many German priests are blessing same-sex unions

The world famous Munich Oktoberfest is now officially cancelled for two consecutive years

160 citizens from across the country will launch an experiment in participatory democracy, to inspire public debate and get the government to reach zero CO2 emissions by 2050

The 21st edition of goEast – Festival of Central and East European Film starting tomorrow to the 26th, is working with a VoD provider to make its films available to audiences in Germany and to accredited guests