Daily Briefing 11.12.2025, 16:42 (CET)

Merz: Ukraine response to US peace plan addresses territorial issues

Ukraine's response to the latest version of the US peace plan also addresses the question of territorial concessions, a main sticking point in negotiations to end the war launched by Russia...

German tourism sector set for another record year in 2025

German hotels are projected to see another record year in 2025, despite a slight decline in visitors from abroad, official figures showed on Thursday.

Up to 350,000 litres of oil spilled in German pipeline leak

Between 250,000 and 350,000 litres of crude oil are believed to have spilled into the countryside north of Berlin following a pipeline leak in the German state of Brandenburg, state Environ...

Economic experts pessimistic about German growth in near future

The German economy is going to need longer than anticipated to get back on track, according to a leading economic institute, which sharply downgraded its growth forecasts for the next two y...

Germany's Carl Zeiss Meditec reports drop in full-year profit

German medical technology company Carl Zeiss Meditec reported a drop in full-year profit to €142.3 million ($166 million), or €1.61 per share, down from €180.2 million, or €2.01 per share, ...

Partnership between German women's league and DFB remains uncertain

Eintracht Frankfurt supervisory board spokesman Axel Hellmann said that it remains uncertain whether the new women's football league association will be in a joint venture with the German F...

Sanctioned Russian tanker cannot be confiscated, German court rules

German customs may not seize and confiscate the Eventin oil tanker, which was wrecked in the Baltic Sea off Germany in January and is considered part of Russian efforts to circumvent sancti...

German education spending up by 7% in 2024

German spending on education was up nominally by 7% last year, official figures showed on Thursday.

German state buys informant's data to uncover offshore tax evasion

A German state government has purchased a large dataset containing information on offshore holdings linked to German citizens as part of a widening probe into large-scale tax evasion, accor...

Germany's Merz touts migration policy reversal amid Trump criticism

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he does not believe US President Donald Trump's criticism of European migration policy applies to Germany.