Germany

In Merheim, a suburb of Cologne, more than six thousand people had to temporarily leave their homes and three hospitals, with 642 patients, were evacuated due to the controlled explosion of a US World War II bomb

Primary electors of the Christian Democratic Union, the country's main conservative party, have chosen Friedrich Merz, the current leader of their national party, as their candidate for chancellor in the country's 2025 elections

The Immigration Commissioner has proposed deporting illegal immigrants to Rwanda, where they could use the asylum facilities built as part of Britain's failed deportation plan to Rwanda amid growing pressure to deter illegal immigrants from entering EU

According to Eurostat data for 2023, Germany was the largest producer of ice cream, with 612 million litres, followed by France with 568 million litres and Italy with 527

Germany's draft budget for 2025 envisages halving bilateral military aid to Ukraine

A particular proposal providing tax incentives for qualified foreign workers is being discussed; it is contained in the economic growth plan presented by the government coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi could invest between €1,3 and €1,5 billion in the Frankfurt production site that manufactures insulin brand Lantus; other healthcare companies, such as Daiichi Sankyo, have also recently announced investments in Germany

The German authorities carried out approximately 830.000 border checks for Euro 2024 and 603 people were arrested for offences ranging from non-payment of alimony to murder, from international terrorism to right-wing and left-wing extremism

A German administrative court has ruled that the far-right Alternative for Germany party is allowed to use the public facility of the Grugahalle for the AfD party's federal conference on 29 and 30 June

In 2023, the German police recorded over 256.000 acts of violence in which the alleged perpetrators were family members, partners or ex-partners, a 7% increase over the previous year

Crimes against politicians have increased over the last year in Germany, a trend confirmed by the recent attacks against a couple of prominent politicians during their election campaign