Daily Briefing 01.05.2026, 15:21 (CEST)

German FA chief refuses to back Infantino re-election at this stage

Germany's football chief Bernd Neuendorf has refused to initially back another term for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, saying a decision would be made after the nomination deadline.

Bayern won't hand bottom side Heidenheim 'gifts' despite PSG game

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has assured Bundesliga strugglers that his side will take Saturday's home game with bottom side Heidenheim seriously, despite a huge Champions League sem...

Right-wing violence in Germany hits highest level since 2016

German police recorded the highest number of right-wing motivated violent offences last year since 2016, according to a government response to a question from the opposition Left Party.

German trade unions to protest job and budget cuts on May Day

Germany's trade unions plan to stage several hundred rallies across the country on Friday, the international labour day holiday known as May Day, to protest against job cuts and cuts to soc...

Fewer young people in Germany worried about climate change

Climate change has become less important to young people in Germany than it was a few years ago, according to a survey.

Greenpeace slams German fuel tax cuts as new measures take effect

Greenpeace has strongly criticized a fuel tax cut that took effect in Germany on Friday, arguing the measure is too expensive and will boost revenue for oil companies, while consumers conti...

Atubolu saves penalty but Freiburg suffers late defeat to Braga

Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu saved a penalty but the Bundesliga team suffered a late 2-1 defeat to Braga in the first leg of their Europa League semi-finals tie on Thursday.

Merz's CDU and Social Democrats agree coalition deal in German state

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed to form a coalition government in the western German state of Rhine...

'So sensational': Dortmund's Kovač on PSG v Bayern thriller

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovač said he was also thrilled by the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and his former club Bayern Munich which the French side won 5-4, altho...

Germany agrees cost-sharing plan in heating law reform

Germany's coalition government has agreed on a cost-sharing mechanism between landlords and tenants as part of planned reforms to its heating law, aiming to ease concerns over rising housin...