A wave of prominent musicians have returned their Echos, Germany’s top music award, to protest rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang. The rappers, who won an Echo for Best…
In some respects, Berlin is becoming the San Francisco of Europe: it has an amazing tech scene, but at the price of sky-high rents with more people unable…
Germany’s new governing coalition, including the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD), came together this week to discuss many of the…
The investigation into the 2016 terror attack at the Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz has resulted in bitter fighting between Berlin’s Parliament and Justice Department. We speak with Berlin…
More than two dozen countries, including Germany, are presenting a united front to expel Russian diplomats after a former Russian spy was subject to a nerve agent attack in…
Germany’s governing parties, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), are facing controversy this week after CDU Health Minister Jens Spahn accused pro-choice activists of caring…
Germany’s new government got to work this week after Angela Merkel and her ministers were sworn in. It’s Merkel’s fourth term as German Chancellor, and potential changes to the…
The SPD’s youth division (the Jungsozialisten, or “Jusos”) has been vocal in their opposition to a governing coalition with Angela Merkel’s conservatives. But after months of heated debate, a recent…
This week, Berlin Police Chief Klaus Kandt was forced to step down from his position. In the wake of numerous scandals, including what some say was the mishandled investigation…
German athletes are having a great year in Pyeongchang: Germany is currently tied for 1st with Norway in gold and is 2nd in total medals. But Germany hadn’t won…