Daily Briefing 15.09.2026, 16:38 (CEST)

Germany planning to tackle record-breaking fuel prices, says Merz

Germany is planning measures to tackle record-breaking fuel prices, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, amid conflict within his coalition over how to reduce pressure on consumers.

Germany to provide extra €1 million for nuclear safety in Ukraine

Germany is to provide an additional €1 million ($1.2 million) to help improve safety at Ukraine's nuclear power plants, the Environment Ministry in Berlin has said.

BMW has received 100,000 orders for iX3 in Europe alone

A year after the premiere of the new BMW iX3, 100,000 customers in Europe alone have ordered the vehicle, the company has announced.

New Germany coach Klopp to select first squad

Jürgen Klopp will give a first indication of how he wants to rebuild the German national team after another poor World Cup showing when the new selects his first squad.

Can Champions League final, athletics worlds boost Munich Olympic bid?

Munich will hope that being awarded the 2028 Champions League final and the 2031 world athletics championships will boost the city's bid to host future Olympic Games as well.

Oasis still welcome at Munich hotel despite infamous 2002 brawl

Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher remain welcome at Munich's luxury Bayerischer Hof hotel despite a notorious brawl involving Liam more than two decades ago, the hotel has said.

German wholesale prices soar by 6.8% in August, fastest since 2023

Wholesale prices in Germany rose in August at their fastest rate in three and a half years, the Federal Statistical Office said.

Germany's far-right AfD remains strongest force in new survey

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) remains the country's strongest party, according to a YouGov poll, after the far-right party secured a resounding win in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt...

Berlin's Left in campaign blunder as election ad shows wrong town hall

Germany's The Left is hoping to install lead candidate Elif Eralp as its first mayor of Berlin in Sunday's election, but some of the hard-left party's followers appear to be uncertain about...

Germany detains two over violence at Eritrean community festivals

German police have detained two suspected members of a group that is accused of using violence at community festivals in western Germany with the aim of overthrowing the Eritrean government...