European Nations Debate Offshore Asylum Return Centers Amid Policy Shift
European interior ministers are advancing discussions to establish return centers for rejected asylum seekers near their countries of origin, with German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt leading the initiative. At a high-level meeting in Munich scheduled for Saturday, ministers from multiple EU nations and EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner will deliberate on the creation of these...
German Naval Builder TKMS Sees Shares Jump 23% in IPO Launch
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Germany's largest naval shipbuilder, made a strong debut on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Monday, with shares trading significantly above initial expectations. The stock opened at €60 per share, far surpassing analyst forecasts of approximately €36, and surged as much as 23% to €73.90 during early trading before settling around €89 by midday. The robust...
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A collision between two public buses in Hamburg left 20 people injured on Thursday morning, including multiple schoolchildren on a class excursion. The incident occurred on Osdorfer Landstraße when one bus carrying 21 fourth-grade students apparently rear-ended another stationary bus that was waiting at a traffic light. Emergency services responded with approximately 40 personnel from...
European defense technology company Helsing has unveiled its CA-1 Europa unmanned combat aircraft, presenting the design concept during a media event at its subsidiary Grob Aircraft's facility in Tussenhausen. The presentation was attended by Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder and Helsing's co-supervisory board chairman Tom Enders, highlighting the significance of the project for...
The International Biathlon Union is confronting climate change head-on with experimental roller-ski competitions, staging the Loop One Festival in Munich's Olympic Park as both a public showcase and practical preparation for potentially snowless winters. Top athletes from around the world gathered for the exhibition event, which featured biathlon on wheeled skis rather than traditional snow...
The Darmstadt-based Merck Group, a DAX-listed pharmaceutical and technology conglomerate, has announced a significant leadership transition set for May 2026. Kai Beckmann, currently head of the electronics division, will succeed Belén Garijo as CEO following the expiration of her term. The company confirmed that Beckmann will immediately assume the role of deputy CEO while continuing to...
Munich was plunged into a state of emergency following a violent family dispute that resulted in a deadly house fire, multiple explosions, and the temporary closure of the world's largest folk festival. According to investigators, the incident began when a 57-year-old man set fire to a residential building in the northern part of the city and deployed explosive devices. The situation...
Berlin police deployed approximately 130 officers in a major operation to secure the eviction of a partially occupied residential building in the city's Mitte district near the Federal Intelligence Service and Natural History Museum. The operation, which has now concluded, saw police officers don protective helmets after protesters launched pyrotechnic devices from windows of the...
European interior ministers are advancing discussions to establish...
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Germany's largest naval...
A 27-year-old trapeze artist died during a performance at Circus...
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on...
Former German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has firmly...
German households are showing declining willingness to actively...
The Lufthansa Group has confirmed plans to eliminate 4,000...
The mood in Germany's residential construction sector has improved...
