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NEWS
Farmers' protests lead to blockades and trafficc jams across Germany
> News in depth
Half of Ukrainian refugees want to remain in Germany
> German Politics
Hesse's governing conservatives (CDU) to change coalition partners
> German Business
DAX closing prices and a range of indices
> German Sport
Final Bundesliga results and table; Euros 2024 - Germany to play Spain in the quarter-finals
> German weatherTypical April weather with record highs as well as frost and snow
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RESEARCH
> German Football Indes (GFIx)
The GFIx compares the 2023/24 form of Bundesliga clubs with their performance during the previous season
> Trees in German cities
Street trees save lives but they struggle to survive
In Germany, only 9 per cent of mayors are women
EUROPE
Pro-European parties retain a strong majority but right-wing parties make gains in Germany, Austria, France and Italy. Leftist parties win in Sweden, Denmark, Portugal and the Netherlands. Civic Coalition comes first in Poland
Germans see the EU and NATO as guarantors of peace and security
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TOWNS & CITIES
Street trees save lives but they struggle to survive
> Berlin
> Bremen
> Greifswald's Mayor wins World Mayor Friendship Award
POLITICS
> Germans march against the far right
> German descendants of resistance fighters speak out
> German mayors against the right
“The ideology of the far-right makes me want to vomit.”
Grannies against the Right honoured for their courage
> AfD in eastern Germany
In eastern Germany right-wing party is on the march
> German Turks
Young German Turks rebel by voting for Recep ErdoÄŸan
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SOCIETY
> Protestant parish and LGBT against far-right
Germany's post-war constitution or basic law (Grundgesetz) has been in force since 23 May 1949
> Campaign against the far-right
From the Coasts to the Alps, Germans protesting against the right
> Descendants of German resistance fighters
> Refugees
German refugee centres unsuitable for children
> Love is halal
A Berlin mosque raises rainbow flag
Acquiring a German passport will become easier and faster
Extremist politics at the root of anti-Semitism
Grants for female scientists to focus on research work
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WOMEN
In Germany, only 9 per cent of mayors are women
> OMAS GEGEN RECHTS
Grannies against the Right honoured for their courage
> Swiss women win ground-breaking environmental victory
> Women vs Switzerland
Older Swiss women use the law to fight cliamte change
> Women remain behind
There was no Angela-Merkel effect
> Women on German company boards
Women board members contribute to profitability
Heide Simonis, a trailblazer for women in politics is dead
Grants for female scientists to focus on research
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ENVIRONMENT
Street trees save lives but they struggle to survive
> Women vs Switzerland
Older Swiss women use the law to fight cliamte change
> Germany’s greenest cities
Green spaces dominate Germany’s largest cities
Germany to invest in forests and peatland to reach climate goals
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BUSINESS
> German industry against the far-right
Far-right populism harms business and destroys jobs
Ageing baby boomers provide openings for women to advance to senior roles in business
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IMMIGRATION
> European immigration and asylum policies
Europe agrees a new asylum regime. One million people sought protection. Germany and France received most. The largest groups of people seeking protection in Europe were from Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey,
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TRANSPORT
Travelling for only 49 euros a month all across Germany
THE ARTS
> Books
Novel about the twisted environment in a Viennese boarding school wins the German Book Prize
Her dream of a just revolution unfulfilled
> Cinema
Against a backdrop of snow and ice, a film noir portrays the madness of science
> Opera
Thomas Guggeis: 30-year-old conductor feted across Europe
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HISTORY
Germany's post-war constitution or basic law (Grundgesetz) has been in force since 23 May 1949
The Iceman Ötzi's ancestors broght farming to Europe
> Nördlingen sword
A 3000-year-old bronze sword so well-preserved, it shines
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THE JOURNAL
> Politics
> Society
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> Business
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> History
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> Women
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> The Arts
> Europe
> Sport