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G7 leaders launch infrastructure fund to counter Chinese influence

G7 leaders pose for a photo during the first day of their summit in Bavaria on June 26, 2022

Germany's Olaf Scholz is hosting the G7 summit in Bavaria, where world leaders pledged $600 billion dollars to help low-income states build "climate resilient infrastructure." The Ukraine war is also high on the agenda.  

G7 leaves people of Elmau, Germany cold: 'Never again'

G7 in Elmau

The G7 leaders are meeting for three days in Elmau, Germany. The summit has turned this idyllic corner of Bavaria into a high-security zone that has impacted local businesses and schools, as Sabine Kinkartz found out.  

G7 summit in the shadow of Ukraine war

Schloss Elmau vor G7-Gipfel 2022

War, climate change, hunger, poverty and health will be on the agenda of the G7 summit in Germany. This will be a key opportunity for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to show strong leadership.  

view of Kyiv church, silhouette of fighter with gun and Ukrainian flag

Germany's Olaf Scholz expected to visit Ukraine

The seemingly reticent chancellor has not confirmed the trip, but speculation is rife and expectations are high.  

Angela Merkel opens up on Ukraine, Putin and her legacy

Angela Merkel addresses the audience at the Berliner Ensemble

In her first interview since leaving office, the former German chancellor has defended her policy toward Russia and said she doesn't blame herself for the current situation in Ukraine.  

Germany's Scholz wants G7 'climate club' to combat energy crisis

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks in front of a German flag

The German chancellor said he wants solutions to the energy crisis, inflation and climate change at this year's G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps — but he also tried to lower expectations, saying, "We won't move mountains."  

Germans worry about war and inflation

Woman in supermarket aisle

The German government is supporting Ukraine, battling inflation, and combatting climate change. A monthly survey has asked voters how they rate the efforts.  

The China shock: Germany turns away from its biggest trading partner

People wearing masks protest against China's treatment towards the ethnic Uyghur people and calling for a boycott of the 2022 winter Olympics in China

China persecutes the Uyghurs and backs Russia's war in Ukraine. That's prompting Berlin to rethink its relations with Beijing. But this "systemic rival" is also Germany's biggest trading partner.  

Social class: Germany's forgotten career hurdle

A young person wearing a hoodie sitting on grass with their back to the camera

Today many German companies support diversity in the workplace and are making efforts to create better opportunities for women and people of color. But socioeconomic background is a factor that often goes overlooked.  

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Germany launches public transport bargain

Germany's new 9-euro pass has received much praise, but there are some concerns, too.  

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Germany launches public transport bargain

Germany launches public transport bargain

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the Bundestag.

German chancellor: 'In the coming weeks we will be delivering further weapons'

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Ukrainian nurses in German hospitals

Training new reservists in Germany

Training new reservists in Germany

European rabbis wrap up Munich conference

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Sensation at the Oberammergau Festival

Berlin Reichstag and Spree and government buildings

Berlin Briefing Newsletter

DW's weekly Berlin Briefing newsletter keeps you updated on the country's politics and society.  

Stamp marking 25 years of German-Soviet friendship - showing a GDR and a Soviet Union flag and Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev shaking hands

What's behind eastern Germans' empathy for Russia?

For decades, many in former East Germany felt closer to Russia than their western compatriots. But opposition to Russia's war on Ukraine now outweighs historical grievances about the West.  

DW Sendung Made in Germany |

What’s it like to be black and queer in Germany?

Chiponda Chimbelu, an equality expert at DW, sheds light on the barriers faced by Black and queer people in Germany. What’s behind the country's lack of diversity in the workplace?  

A German flag is raised in front of the German parliament in Berlin

The story of Germany's national anthem

Created in the 19th century, the "Deutschlandlied" was sullied by the Nazis. Germany decided 70 years ago it would adopt only the third verse of the original song as its national anthem.  

DW Sendung Meet the Germans mit Rachel Stewart

Berlin: 9 reasons why the German capital city isn't very German at all

In all sorts of ways, from diet to fashion, Berlin really goes against the German grain. Rachel Stewart gives you the rundown for Meet the Germans.  

A villa in Berlin, the historical site of the Wannsee Konferenz, lies at the end of a pathway

Germany: Where the Holocaust was conceived

On January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials met at a Berlin villa to discuss the "final solution" to "the Jewish question." Deportations to ghettos and concentration camps had already begun, but the Wannsee Conference coordinated plans for the systematic murder of European Jews.  

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Berlin Vorher-Nachher Bildergalerie 30 Jahre Wiedervereinigung

Germany before and after reunification

Germany was divided for years, and much has changed since reunification. Here are some of the biggest changes in pictures from Berlin, Potsdam, Stralsund and other places that have witnessed a remarkable transformation.