Daily Briefing 21.11.2025, 14:45 (CET)

German upper house approves underground CO2 storage

Germany's upper house on Friday paved the way for underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) on an industrial scale, signing off on a bill passed in the lower house that will now take effe...

Clear majority of Germans believe far-right AfD too close to Moscow

A clear majority of Germans believe the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is too close to Moscow politically, a poll showed on Friday.

Survey: 8% of German companies in 'critical situation'

Around 8% of German companies believe they are in a critical situation, a survey by the Munich-based ifo Institute found on Friday.

Germany's Merz visits Johannesburg for G20 summit without Trump, Xi

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sets off on a three-day trip to southern Africa on Friday, with the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg on the top of his agenda.

Bayern winger Gnabry to miss Bundesliga match against Freiburg

Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry will miss the Bundesliga home match against Freiburg on Saturday.

Germany aims to protect women from domestic violence as cases soar

Germany's justice minister is planning further measures to better protect women from violence, after Cabinet approved a bill earlier this week allowing courts to require perpetrators of dom...

Kroos to receive highest federal decoration of Germany

Former Germany midfielder Toni Kroos will receive the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the highest federal decoration of his home country.

Germany join Spain, Italy and Belgium in Davis Cup last four

Exhausted Germany will meet Spain in Saturday's second Davis Cup semi-final after extremely tight last-eight clashes on Thursday.

German lawmaker urges Merz to apologize for Belém comments

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been urged to apologize for comments he made about the host city at the UN Climate Conference in Brazil.

Christmas market opens in Germany's Magdeburg, 11 months after attack

The annual Christmas market opened in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Thursday, 11 months after six people were killed and hundreds injured in a car-ramming attack.