Daily Briefing 09.10.2026, 23:19 (CEST)

Bremen snatch point as Füllkrug scores against former club Dortmund

Niclas Füllkrug scored in stoppage-time against his former club Borussia Dortmund to snatch a point for Werder Bremen in a 2-2 Bundesliga draw on Friday.

Employment falling in large parts of Germany

Nuremberg, Germany - A contraction in employment across much of Germany is likely to continue next year, according to a forecast released on Friday by the Institute for Employment Research ...

Germany to boost pharmaceutical production in Africa

Germany intends to strengthen the local production of vaccines and medicines in Africa, the Development Ministry announced ahead of the opening of the World Health Summit in Berlin on Sunda...

Merz 'deeply outraged' by Schröder's birthday visit to Putin in Moscow

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is "deeply outraged" that former chancellor Gerhard Schröder attended a birthday celebration for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a spokesman sai...

Germany sees 2,373 company insolvencies in July

Germany recorded 2,373 company insolvencies in July, the highest number in a single month for 13 years, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Friday.

Around 65,000 pupils leave German schools without qualifications

The number of young people leaving school in Germany without a qualification has risen sharply again, reaching around 65,000 in the 2024-25 school year, according to data from the Federal S...

Volkswagen fined €1.2 million for disclosure breach

Germany's financial regulator has fined Volkswagen €1.2 million ($1.34 million), accusing the carmaker of breaching its disclosure obligations in a statement published on Friday.

Germany to purchase cruise missiles for mass battlefield use

The German army has decided to procure low-cost cruise missiles for mass deployment, army chief Christian Freuding said late on Thursday. 

Kompany: International break doesn't play role in Bayern's line-up

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said that the long international break doesn't play a role in his decision on the starting line-up and that his players are all "fired up."

German construction costs rise well above inflation

Building costs in Germany have surged again, with August prices for the construction of conventional residential buildings up 5.5% on the same month last year, according to the statistician...