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Deutsche Telekom broadband plan champions fiber but keeps copper in the mix Deutsche Telekom broadband plan presented in a 1949 Darmstadt basement lab stresses phased fiber expansion while defending continued …

German companies fear insolvency as surveys show rising distress across sectors Survey and statistics signal growing insolvency risk for German companies; 8.1% report existential threats and retail reaches new highs. …

Germany extends employment guarantee for PCK refinery Schwedt amid Russian oil transit halt Federal government extends employment guarantee for the PCK refinery Schwedt to the end of 2026 after Russia …

Germany’s kerosene supply strained as Druzhba pipeline halt leaves Schwedt short of crude Germany’s kerosene supply strained after Russia halted the Druzhba pipeline; Schwedt refinery lacks about 20% crude. Berlin …

Richard Lutz Withdraws DSB Team Bid Ahead of May 16, 2026 Bundeskongress Richard Lutz withdraws his DSB team candidacy three weeks after first announcing, citing deep divisions and insisting on …

German Push to Tame Bureaucracy Meets Public Doubt as Machine-Readable Laws Gain Traction Public frustration grows as a year of promises to cut bureaucracy yields little visible change; new startups …

Vineyard fallows rise across Germany’s Rhine and Moselle valleys as wine sector faces structural shift Vineyard fallows are appearing across Germany’s Rhine and Moselle valleys as rising costs, lower wine …

Coalition at Impasse After Bundesrat Blocks 1000‑Euro Entlastungsprämie Germany’s coalition faces renewed strain as the Bundesrat on Friday blocked the proposed 1000‑euro Entlastungsprämie, forcing a rethink of relief measures and …

Germany’s Housing Shortage: Why Subsidies and Non-Profit Status No Longer Solve the Crisis State-driven policies to expand affordable housing have trapped public budgets in permanent subsidies, complicating efforts to ease …