Daily Briefing 10.07.2026, 16:51 (CEST)

Relief for Merz as lawmakers back key health care savings bill

A controversial health care savings package passed in the lower house of the German parliament on Friday, aimed at easing mounting costs for the country's public health insurers and prevent...

Germany's VW set for 'realignment' as unions fear 100,000 job cuts

Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume on Friday reaffirmed his plans for the "most comprehensive realignment" in the German automotive giant's history.

German football leaders on their way to New York for Klopp talks

German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf and his deputy Hans-Joachim Watzke left for New York on Friday for first talks with Jürgen Klopp on the national team coaching job...

Cyclists Evenepoel and Lipowitz make peace again

Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz have made peace again after Evenepoel accused his German Red Bull-Bora hansgrohe team-mate of not helping him in Thursday's Tour de France mountain stag...

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner abandons re-election bid after scandal

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner on Friday abandoned his bid for re-election in September amid a long-running scandal involving a tennis match. 

Broken window causes panic on Greek Ryanair flight to Germany

Panic ensued on a Ryanair flight from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to Germany's Memmingen on Friday as a shattered window forced the plane to return to the airport of origin shortly after...

Germany braces for next heatwave as excess heat deaths top 5,000

Germany is set to experience its third heatwave of the summer, after record temperatures in June caused thousands of excess deaths.

German June inflation confirmed at 2.3%, helped by fuel rebate

Germany's annual inflation rate eased to 2.3% in June, helped by lower oil prices and a temporary fuel tax rebate introduced by the government, official data showed on Friday.

Association warns far-right state election wins would hurt economy

The Federation of German Industries (BDI) warned ahead of state elections in September that a shift to the political right would hurt Europe's largest economy. 

Germany's Merz says deal reached to buy Tomahawk missiles from US

Germany has reached an agreement with the United States to buy Tomahawk medium-range cruise missiles, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday.