Germany

‘No topic is too difficult’: children’s series on life in communist East Germany wins an Emmy

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In Fritzi’s Footsteps tells story of a girl growing up in Leipzig who witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall The creators of a children’s television series about life in communist East Germany have said they hope it will awaken interest in the region’s history, after it was awarded an International Emmy. Auf Fritzis Spuren … Read more

Pension reform row threatens Germany’s coalition government

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Youth wing of conservatives say younger people will be left carrying can for older generation A row over pension reform is threatening the future of the German coalition government, with a youth wing of the conservatives of chancellor Friedrich Merz gaining support for an attempt to block legislation which they argue will leave younger Germans … Read more

German auction house cancels sale of Holocaust artefacts after outcry

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Survivors group had called on firm Felzmann to ‘show some basic decency’ and halt ‘cynical and shameless’ event Poland’s foreign minister said on Sunday that an “offensive” auction of Holocaust artefacts in Germany has been cancelled, relaying information from his German counterpart, after complaints from Holocaust survivors. Radosław Sikorski made the comments on X, saying … Read more

Munich's surfers left stunned after famed river wave vanishes

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Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a recent cleanup The “mother of all river waves” in a German canal that is often credited as the birthplace of freshwater surfing has mysteriously disappeared after decades of flowing smoothly, leaving enthusiasts dumbfounded. The famous stationary wave in … Read more