Electricity tax cut for all remains uncertain
The government is discussing a cut in electricity tax for everyone, but the funding remains unresolved. The rate would fall from 2.05 cents to 0.1 cents per kilowatt-hour; house…
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By publication timeLeipzig plans another €332 million deficit
After a deficit of €350 million by year-end, Leipzig plans another €332 million in losses. Mayoral candidate Eric Recke warns that Leipzig will approach more than €3 billion in …
Boxberg wins contracts for two gas-fired generating units
Germany’s Federal Network Agency awarded Boxberg contracts on Tuesday for two gas-fired generating units, each with a gross capacity of 560 megawatts. The planned plants at LEAG…
German pensions could rise by 4.1 percent next year
Germany’s government estimates in its draft pension insurance report that pensions could rise by 4.1 percent next year. For a €1,000 pension, that would mean an extra €41 a mont…
Munich plans autonomous electric bus service with passengers
An autonomous electric bus is set to carry passengers on Munich’s route 178. Trips between Petuelring and Freimanner Hölzl are planned from 17 November, Monday to Friday. Safety…
Many DVB trams and buses run without advertising
Only two of DVB’s 33 new trams carry advertising. Among older trams, 58 of 155 carry advertising. Just 23 of 153 buses carry advertising. Advertising revenue was about €1 millio…
More tampered Halloween sweets discovered
More sweets containing metal objects have been discovered after Halloween in several German states and other European countries. Bavaria’s state criminal police reported a preli…
Rainfall falls short in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia received 147 litres less rain per square metre than the long-term average over the past twelve months, a 17.3 percent deficit, according to LANUK. Summer …
Weir test lowers water levels in Leipzig
A functional test at the Palmengartenwehr is lowering water levels in several Leipzig waterways. Testing continues until Friday. Use of the affected waterways is temporarily pro…
Police union concerned about possible AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt
The police union GdP is concerned about a possible AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt. Its chairman Jochen Kopelke warned that policing could then follow party priorities rather th…
Hamburg faces November road and rail closures
The A7, including the Elbe Tunnel, will close in both directions between Hamburg-Stellingen and Hamburg-Heimfeld on 21 and 22 November. Bürgerweide/B4 at Berliner Tor will close…
Warning strikes in North Rhine-Westphalia
According to IG Metall, over 16,000 workers from 235 companies in North Rhine-Westphalia’s metal and electrical industry stopped work on Tuesday. The union demands a five percen…
Thuringia expands weekly constitution sessions to 68 schools
Another 46 schools have joined since this autumn, bringing the total to 68 schools, according to Education Minister Christian Tischner. Participating schools represent all schoo…
Poseck raises possible ban on further “Gen Z” protests after riots
Rioting followed the weekend’s “Gen Z” protests, particularly in Frankfurt. Hesse’s interior minister Roman Poseck (CDU) questioned whether further demonstrations on 20 November…
Dobrindt defends remarks after riots
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt rejected criticism of his remarks, including comments about perpetrators’ migrant backgrounds. Tens of thousands initially protested largely…
Government expects 4.1 percent pension rise from July 2027
The government expects pensions to rise by 4.1 percent, according to the draft pension insurance report for 2026. The adjustment scheduled for 1 July 2027 would affect more than…
Schaeffler plans job cuts and five site closures
Schaeffler announced plans on Tuesday to cut 3,460 jobs across Europe, including 2,660 in Germany. Five sites in Dortmund, Morbach, Berlin, Schwalbach and Herstal in Belgium are…
RWE plans three new gas-fired power plants in NRW
RWE is to build three new gas-fired power plants in NRW. The first could begin operating as early as 2030, according to RWE. Support for all 11 selected power plant projects wou…
Fewer prisoners fail to return in North Rhine-Westphalia
A state government report recorded 129 cases of prisoners failing to return from leave from open prisons in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2025, against 174 in 2024. That was a decli…
Lindt’s small chocolate Santa gets cheaper
According to the consumer advice centre, Lindt’s 40-gram chocolate Santa cost €2.29 in some stores in 2026, down from €2.69 in 2025. Milka’s 45-gram Santa and Kinder’s 55-gram v…
Monopolies Commission criticises planned postage increase
Deutsche Post plans to raise domestic standard letter postage by 20 cents to €1.15 at the turn of the year. Monopolies Commission chairman Tomaso Duso says the Bundesnetzagentur…
Seven provisionally arrested in international investment fraud operation
Authorities targeted suspected investment fraudsters in Israel, Albania, Kosovo, Cyprus, North Macedonia and Finland on November 3, 2026. Seven people were provisionally arreste…
Merz says housing expropriation ban bill is ready
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says a draft bill to ban the expropriation of housing companies is ready. He said compensation in any expropriation remained unresolved, at either 100 …
Raids target suspected criminal organisation across three German states
Around 1,000 police officers took part in raids across Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate on Tuesday morning. Officers searched 82 residential and business p…
Hanover customs finds cannabis seedlings in parcel from Austria
Customs officers in Hanover found three cannabis seedlings in a parcel from Austria on November 3. The parcel was intended for a man in Hanover. The seedlings already qualify as…