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  <title>New direct train will connect Dresden, Berlin, Hamburg and Copenhagen</title>
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  <title>New EU law means cats and dogs must be microchipped</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>81% of Germans say wealth is unfairly distributed</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Highs of 28C forecast for May holiday weekend in Germany</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Deutsche Bahn freezes ticket prices until May 2027</title>
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  <title>International train tickets in Europe too inaccessible, says T&amp;E</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Passengers struggle with booking international train journeys in Europe, deterring them from travelling by rail, finds new research by T&amp;E. ]]></description>
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  <title>Germany pushed out of top ten richest countries worldwide</title>
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  <title>How Germany plans to ease pressure on emergency rooms</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Federal Minister of Health wants to reduce the number of cases in German emergency rooms by 1,2 million. The proposal is set to save 1 billion euros annually.]]></description>
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  <title>Germany's work from home rate rises above EU average</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Mondelez taken to court over shrinking Milka bars</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Consumer Protection Office Hamburg (VZHH) has accused Mondelez of deceiving consumers with a lower weight of chocolate in unchanged Milka packaging. ]]></description>
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  <title>Frankfurt Airport opens Terminal 3 after years of construction</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Elea Juerss</dc:creator>
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  <description><![CDATA[After 10 years of planning and construction, the first flight took off from Frankfurt Airport's new Terminal 3, set to handle 19 million passengers a year.]]></description>
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  <title>High fuel prices: Lufthansa scraps 20.000 flights</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Lufthansa scraps 20.000 short-distance flights to save approximately 40.000 tons of kerosene. The company is drastically reducing its flight plan.]]></description>
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  <title>Higher sexual crime rate in Germany: the 2026 Police Crime Statistics</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Germany sees its first drop in registered crime by 5,6 percent since 2022, while the rate of sexual offences has increased, says Police Crime Statistics for 2025. ]]></description>
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  <title>Olympics in North Rhine-Westphalia: Referendum results confirmed</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Germany’s National Security Council to discuss fuel shortages</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced that rising fuel prices and potential shortages will be discussed shortly in the National Security Council.]]></description>
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  <title>Should Germany implement a speed limit?</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[In discussions on how to counter the oil crisis, the Greens proposed bringing a speed limit on German highways. Is this the solution to the gas deficiency?]]></description>
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  <title>European Commission announces age verification app</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[In an effort to make internet use safer for children, the European Commission has developed an age verification app for use before the end of 2026.
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  <title>Autoimmune patient in Germany makes remarkable recovery</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[An autoimmune patient in Germany makes an astonishing recovery after receiving CAR T-cell therapy in Erlangen. Experts say further trials are necessary.]]></description>
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  <title>German App-Award 2026: What are Germany's favourite Apps?</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The German Institute for Service-Quality (DISQ) and the news outlet ntv have surveyed 23.000 consumers to make their ranking for the annual German App-Award.]]></description>
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  <title>Tax-free bonus may not reach all employees in Germany</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The German government's plan to relieve consumers with a tax-free bonus will likely not have its full effect, as the bonus remains inaccessible to employees.]]></description>
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  <title>Lufthansa Group joins calls to prevent jet fuel shortages in the EU</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Lufthansa Group, part of Airlines for Europe, has joined calls on the EU to take action to prevent jet fuel shortages amid the US-Israel war on Iran.]]></description>
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  <title>New EU law means employers must disclose salary in hiring process</title>
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  <dc:creator>Olivia Logan</dc:creator>
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  <description><![CDATA[A new EU pay transparency law should bring widespread benefits for employees. EU governments must transpose the directive into national legislation by June.]]></description>
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  <title>Strikewave overshadows Lufthansa's 100-year anniversary</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Elea Juerss</dc:creator>
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  <description><![CDATA[Lufthansa strikes continue to disrupt German airports as the company celebrates its 100-year anniversary in Frankfurt. 20.000 are expected to participate.]]></description>
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  <title>Extra speed camera check across Germany this week</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Simone Jacobs, Olivia Logan</dc:creator>
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  <description><![CDATA[European speed week has begun, and Germany is taking part. From April 13 to 19, extra speed cameras will be in operation across the country.]]></description>
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  <title>Rents in German cities up 44 percent since 2016</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Olivia Logan</dc:creator>
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  <description><![CDATA[According to German government figures, rents in German cities have risen by an average of 44 percent since 2016, and by nearly 70 percent in Berlin.]]></description>
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  <title>AfD motion to reverse German citizenship reform fails in Bundestag</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Olivia Logan</dc:creator>
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  <title>Deutsche Post received 25% more complaints in 2025</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Figures from the Federal Network Agency have revealed that Deutsche Post received a record number of complaints in 2025. Why are residents complaining?]]></description>
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  <title>Taco Bell to open in three German cities</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[After a false start in 2024, the US fast-food chain Taco Bell has announced it will open branches in three German cities by the end of 2026. ]]></description>
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  <title>Berlin businesses may be forced to accept card payments</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Berlin’s state government is in favour of obliging shops, cafes and restaurants in the capital to accept at least one method of digital payment.]]></description>
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  <title>Lyrids meteor shower to light up skies across Germany</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Emily Proctor</dc:creator>
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  <title>German gov’t softens on scrapping health insurance benefits for spouses</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The German government recently announced plans to scrap health insurance benefits for married couples. Now, they may be reconsidering the details.]]></description>
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  <title>EU offering 40.000 free travel passes to youths</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Erasmus+ programme DiscoverEU is offering 40.000 free travel passes to 18-year-olds across the bloc. The deadline to apply is April 22.]]></description>
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  <title>Lufthansa strike to disrupt 9 German airports on Friday</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Olivia Logan</dc:creator>
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  <description><![CDATA[A Lufthansa and CityLine cabin crew strike will disrupt air traffic at nine German airports on Friday, April 10. Here’s what passengers need to know.]]></description>
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  <title>Deutschlandticket price should be cut by 30% amid oil crisis, says EVG</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Speaking to Bild am Sonntag, EVG boss Martin Buckert has called on the German government to subsidise train tickets amid rising energy prices. ]]></description>
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  <title>German gov’t to simplify travel permission process in military service law</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The German Defence Ministry has said it will simplify the process for men of military service age to obtain permission to travel for extended periods.]]></description>
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  <title>1 in 3 online shops used illegal sales techniques on Black Friday</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has published findings from its latest investigation into online retailers' misleading Black Friday and Cyber Monday practices.]]></description>
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  <title>More home office flexibility would save Germany fuel, says DGB</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has called on more employers to allow flexible work-from-home arrangements amid skyrocketing fuel prices.]]></description>
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  <title>Berlin-Brandenburg schools trial "Baby-Watching"</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <dc:creator>Elea Juerss</dc:creator>
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  <description><![CDATA[Schools in Berlin and Brandenburg are testing the effects of "Baby-Watching" on pupils' empathy and capacity to cope with other people's emotions.]]></description>
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  <title>Meta blocks Instagrams of Berlin sex-positive clubs</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The US-based tech giant blocked the Instagram accounts of multiple Berlin nightclubs, including sex-positive clubs KitKat and Insomnia.]]></description>
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  <title>Police remove banner insulting Friedrich Merz at TU Berlin</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Police have removed a banner reading “Merz leck Eier” that students hung from the windows of the Technical University (TU) in Berlin.]]></description>
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  <title>84% of voters dissatisfied with German gov’t</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The most recent ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll has found that just 15 percent of voters in Germany are satisfied with the current CDU/CSU-SPD government.]]></description>
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  <title>Where to expect travel disruption in Germany over Easter weekend</title>
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  <title>Cost of ETA for UK travel to rise by 25 percent</title>
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  <title>How will the new Deutschlandticket price index work?</title>
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  <title>Germany’s largest trade union to take Tesla to court</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[IG Metall, Germany’s largest trade union, claims Elon Musk’s company threatened staff would lose their jobs if they supported the union in a works council election.]]></description>
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  <title>Chocolate bunnies in Germany 25% more expensive than in 2025</title>
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  <title>Apparent neo-Nazis attack teens with machete in Berlin</title>
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  <title>More pressure on German gov’t to unfreeze integration course spots</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Germany mulls VAT increase to fund income tax cuts</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Germany’s CDU/CSU-SPD government is considering whether to increase value-added tax (VAT or Mehrwertsteuer). SPD says increases must be accompanied by relief.]]></description>
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  <title>9-euro ticket could help bring down rising prices again, say Greens</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Green politicians in Schleswig-Holstein are calling on the German government to revitalise the 9-euro ticket to cushion the blow of rising prices.]]></description>
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  <title>German gov’t may scrap health insurance benefits for married couples</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Germany’s CDU/CSU-SPD government is considering whether to scrap free health insurance coverage for spouses, according to an exclusive Handelsblatt report. ]]></description>
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  <title>German president says US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) has said that the US-Israeli attacks on Iran are a “breach of international law”. Praise and criticism followed.]]></description>
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  <title>Deutschlandticket was more popular than ever in 2025</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Deutschlandticket subscriptions continue to increase. But the German Rail Passenger Association (DBV) says the government is ignoring the ticket's potential.]]></description>
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  <title>Lifts in Germany vulnerable to cyberattacks, says Tüv</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>German economists warn Merz is wasting €500bn “special fund"</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Economists at the Ifo Institute and the German Economic Institute (IW) have accused the German government of misusing its 500-billion-euro “special funds”.]]></description>
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  <title>Deutsche Bahn may soon run fewer trains to reduce delays</title>
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  <title>Berliner finds her stolen bike online, police arrange to meet seller</title>
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  <title>250-kilometre Berlin-Dresden bike route now signposted</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Keen cyclists can now follow a 250-kilometre bike route connecting Berlin and Dresden. Here’s what to expect on the way.]]></description>
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  <title>GoVolta launches direct trains from three German cities to Amsterdam</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Two new direct trains connecting Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg with Amsterdam have hit the tracks. Journeys will be cheaper than with Deutsche Bahn, but take longer.]]></description>
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  <title>City of Berlin opens business office in Bengaluru, India</title>
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