Daily Briefing 18.12.2025, 11:32 (CET)

Report: Germany aims to bring 535 Afghans to country by year-end

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Afghan nationals with existing admission approvals will be brought to Germany as quickly as possible, ideally by the end of the year.

€50bn in new investment for German military

The German military has been authorized to procure new armaments worth €50 billion ($57.8 billion), as it continues a massive modernization drive.

German drone defence centre inaugurated, operational from January

Germany has inaugurated a Joint Drone Defence Centre (GDAZ) in Berlin to better detect and neutralize unauthorized drones in the future, with operations set to commence in January.

Germany's Merz backs contested Mercosur trade deal

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday voiced support for the planned Mercosur free trade agreement with four Latin American counties, calling it a way to "strengthen the European Un...

German government decides to end 'citizens' income' welfare benefit

The German government has decided to end the citizens' income welfare benefit in its current form, as it makes way for a new system.

Reports: Milan submit offer to West Ham for forward Füllkrug

AC Milan have submitted an offer for German international striker Niclas Füllkrug, Germany media reported on Wednesday.

New 'signal for Europe' as VW starts up battery production in Germany

Volkswagen has launched its own in-house battery cell production, with manufacturing officially beginning on Wednesday at the first plant operated by its battery subsidiary PowerCo.

Around 67,000 former Italian guest workers remain in Germany

Seventy years after Germany and Italy signed a recruitment agreement for Italian workers, tens of thousands of those former guest workers are still living in Germany, the Federal Statistica...

Tank maker KNDS plans dual listing in Paris and Frankfurt in 2026

German-French tank manufacturer KNDS on Wednesday confirmed plans for an initial public offering (IPO), saying it is targeting a dual stock market listing in Paris and Frankfurt in 2026.

Kane believes he can reach Lewandowski's 41-goal Bundesliga record

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane believes he can can better the Bundesliga scoring record of 41 goals in a season but is aware that he still has a long way to go.