Babbel Magazine • 13th May 2021

Should Berlin Be A Bilingual City?

Berlin is going bilingual. Or, at least it sounds like it is. You can hear it in the streets, in sidewalk conversations, and increasingly, you can even see it on the walls.

Babbel Magazine • 19th February 2021

Making Space For Europe’s Endangered Languages

On February 21, Mother Language Day promotes linguistic diversity and action against language discrimination. During the Covid-19 pandemic, language equality has become more important than ever.

The Local • 12th January 2021

When will Germany deal with its casual racism problem?

Whether it's in the supermarket, gym or office, microaggressions against marginalised people are happening every day in Germany. Will this change anytime soon?

The Local • 18th December 2020

'Less solidarity, more stress': How Germany's new lockdown feels different to the first

Coronavirus fatigue has hit many in Germany, and it's lead to less solidarity more of stress as the country entered a stricter lockdown this week, writes Barbara Woolsey.

The Telegraph • 18th February 2020

Merkel's heir stands down as party leader following far-Right debacle

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Angela Merkel's chosen successor, announced on Monday that she was stepping down as leader of her Christian Democrat party (CDU) and would not stand as its candidate for chancellor in next year’s election.

The Telegraph • 17th November 2018

Merkel coalition in crisis once again over intelligence chief

Angela Merkel is fighting off yet another government crisis in Germany after a dramatic rift opened up within her coalition over an intelligence scandal.

The Telegraph • 17th November 2018

Iraqi migrant accused of raping and killing teen girl to be returned to Germany

The rejected asylum-seeker suspected of raping and murdering a 14-year-old German girl was expected to arrive back in Germany on Saturday after being extradited from Iraq.

The Telegraph • 17th November 2018

Andrea Nahles wins SPD leader contest but could be a tricky ally for embattled Angela Merkel

A former party rebel was elected as the leader of Germany’s Social Democrats on Sunday, presenting a further challenge to Angela Merkel over Europe.

Handelsblatt Today • 20th September 2018

Alternative for Germany: Cosmopolitan Lesbian Turns Far-Right Agitator

Alice Weidel is the female face of the country’s traditionalist, nationalist and often xenophobic populist party, Alternative for Germany.

The Telegraph • 7th April 2018

Münster police search for motive of driver who killed himself after ploughing vehicle into crowd

Police in Germany were on Sunday morning trying to make sense of why a 48-year-old local man with no known links to terrorism drove a minivan into a crowded open-air restaurant terrace, killing two people before shooting himself dead.

The Telegraph • 7th April 2018

Deposed Catalan leader declares intent to return to Belgium after leaving German prison

Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont will return to self-imposed exile in Belgium should judges decide he not be extradited to Spain, he told reporters a day after being released from a German jail.

The Telegraph • 6th April 2018

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont leaves German prison

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont left a German jail Friday after judges ordered his release on bail as they mull his extradition to Spain on a corruption charge, while dropping the more serious charge of rebellion.

Handelsblatt Today • 29th March 2018

Anti-Semitism is growing across Berlin and Germany

Incidents of anti-Semitic bullying, often by Muslim children, have shot up in Berlin schools recently. Parents, schools and local communities are at odds over how to respond.

Handelsblatt Today • 1st March 2018

Chancellor-in-waiting: The sudden rise of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as heir to Angela Merkel

Barely known outside of Germany, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, also known as “AKK” or “mini-Merkel,” could be the next German chancellor.

The Telegraph • 25th February 2018

Weakened Angela Merkel offers cabinet job to vocal critic

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given a cabinet position to her most outspoken critic within her party, in a bid to overcome unrest in the right wing of the group.

The Telegraph • 10th February 2018

Austerity policies fall along with Merkel allies, as new finance minister takes softer line with Germany's neighbours

Germany should stop scolding its eurozone neighbours over economic policy, the man poised to become the country's next finance minister said on Saturday.

The Telegraph • 21st January 2018

Germany's SPD vote to enter formal coalition talks with Angela Merkel's party

Germany moved a step closer to forming a government after months of political uncertainty yesterday, as the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted to begin formal coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives.

Handelsblatt Today • 9th January 2018

“Fire and Fury” rains money on German owner of Henry Holt

Joy at the reception of Michael Wolff’s doozy on the American president extends all the way to Stuttgart.

The Telegraph • 29th December 2017

Berlin to host New Year's Eve 'safe zone' for women as authorities crack down on harassment

New Year’s Eve celebrations in central Berlin will include a women’s safe zone for the first time, in the hope of preventing a repeat of mob attacks on female revellers during festivities in Cologne two years ago.

Handelsblatt Today • 10th March 2017

Meet the German Comedian Behind the Global Trump Roast

A series of copycat spoof videos that parody Donald Trump has gone viral around the world. Meet Jan Böhmermann, the television satirist who coordinated the global roast.