Daily Briefing 30.09.2026, 16:57 (CEST)

German unemployment dips back below 3 million

The number of unemployed people in Germany fell back below 3 million in September, to 2.994 million, the Federal Employment Agency said on Wednesday.

Berlin airport launches drone detection system

Germany's air traffic control authority has put a drone detection system into operation at Berlin's main airport, the Transport Ministry said.

Police raid network linked to Hells Angels in four European countries

More than 1,000 police officers launched raids across Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria and the Netherlands early on Wednesday targeting an international money-laundering network linked to members of the Hells Angels biker gang.

German report records 564 anti-Semitic incidents with Islamic links

German monitoring centres recorded 564 anti-Semitic incidents with an explicitly "Islamic or Islamist" background between 2019 and 2025, according to a report released on Wednesday.

BMW to reduce senior management by one fifth

German carmaker BMW plans to simplify its structures and rely more heavily on AI to adapt more quickly to global market changes, with a 20% cut to the number of "divisions and associated management roles" by mid-2027, the company said on Wednesday.

Record fuel prices drive German inflation to highest level since 2023

Germany's inflation rate has climbed to its highest level since late 2023, with consumer prices soaring 3.3% year-on-year in September, the Federal Statistical Office said on Wednesday.

Budapest court cuts sentence for German activist in high-profile case

A Budapest appeals court has reduced the prison sentence by a year for Maja T, a German activist convicted in Hungary for serious assault on suspected far-right extremists.

Neo-Nazi hate music network raided in sweeping searches across Europe

Police carried out searches in Germany and several other European countries on Wednesday in connection with the distribution of neo-Nazi music.

'Revolutionary scenario' - German women's Bundesliga mulls play-offs

The German women's Bundesliga is considering introducing play-offs for the championship, promotion and relegation after launching the sale of media rights for the first time since announcing a split from the German Football Federation.

Merz announces sustainability plan, stresses risks of climate change

The German government plans to adopt a sustainability action plan on Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said, stressing that climate change poses a concrete risk to people's lives.