Daily Briefing 05.12.2025, 12:20 (CET)

Bayern's Pavlovic doubtful for Stuttgart clash, too early for Davies

Bayern Munich midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic is doubtful for the Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, while the game comes too early for defender Alphoso Davies.

6.3 million people work for low wages in Germany

A total of 6.3 million people in Germany worked for low wages at the point of calculation this year, earning a maximum hourly wage of €14.32 ($16.69), the Federal Statistical Office reporte...

'Stubborn stupidity': Putin envoy lashes out at Germany's Merz

Russia has responded with mockery to an alleged comment by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to European counterparts expressing mistrust at the US envoys negotiating an end to the war in Uk...

Hellmann: Women's Bundesliga clubs no closing the door to DFB

Eintracht Frankfurt supervisory board spokesman Axel Hellmann said clubs should be careful with far-reaching consequences amid the dispute between the women's Bundesliga clubs and the Germa...

Germany extends tax exemptions for electric vehicles until 2035

The German lower house of parliament on Thursday decided to extend tax exemptions for electric vehicles by five years, aiming to make the purchase of electric cars more attractive.

German state leaders adopt 200-point plan to combat red tape

The leaders of Germany's 16 federal states have agreed on a 200-point programme to streamline administration, addressing long-standing complaints by citizens that they are facing excessive ...

German women's clubs to form their own league body without DFB

The 14 women's Bundesliga clubs will found their own league organization FBL without the German Football Federation (DFB), several clubs said in a statements on Thursday.

Merz postpones Norway trip for Belgium talks on frozen Russian assets

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has postponed an upcoming trip to Norway to be able to travel to Belgium for a meeting with Prime Minister Bart de Wever and European Commission President U...

Germany moves combat jets to Poland after Russian incursions

A number of German Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets took off from the Nörvenich airbase near Cologne on Thursday for the Polish airbase at Malbork south-east of Gdańsk to reinforce NATO's ea...

Volkswagen to convert iconic Dresden plant into innovation centre

Volkswagen's iconic "Transparent Factory" in  the eastern German city of Dresden is to be turned into an innovation campus, putting an end to vehicle production at the site whose walls are ...