Budget Committee approves 2027 budget
The Bundestag’s Budget Committee approved the draft federal budget for 2027 on 13 November 2026. It provides for spending of €560.92 billion and…
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Klimafarm still struggling to find enough buyers for wetland plants
Klimafarm in Schleswig-Holstein can harvest plants on rewetted land. But according to a report dated 13…
Two dead in apartment block fire in Wismar
Following a fire in Wismar, police reported two deaths and 14 injuries on 13 November 2026. The cause was initially unclear.
Bakers’ association criticises draft law on Sunday working on 12 November
The bakers’ association welcomed longer working hours on Sundays on 12 November 2026. However, it considers a planned restriction on production impractical.
Theatre Meißen celebrates its 175th birthday
Theatre Meißen marks its 175th birthday on 13 November 2026 with an anniversary variety show. Further events and an exhibition link the…
New debtors’ atlas shows more over-indebtedness in Saxony
The Debtors’ Atlas published on 12 November 2026 also reports a rise in the over-indebtedness rate in Saxony. Diakonie is calling for more funding for…
County council to decide on national park on the Rothaar ridge
The Siegen-Wittgenstein county council is due to decide on 13 November 2026 on the next step towards creating a national park on the Rothaar ridge. The timber industry opposes the…
Middelberg puts electricity tax cut ahead of mothers’ pension
On 12 November 2026, CDU budget spokesman Mathias Middelberg gave greater priority to cutting electricity tax than to expanding the mothers’ pension. The CSU…
Women head just over a third of the universities surveyed
An analysis published on 12 November 2026 shows that the share of women at the helm of state-run higher education institutions has risen since 2021. Between universities…
Social Democrat criticises Klingbeil’s plans for motorway construction
Transport policy spokesperson Isabel Cademartori accuses the finance minister of presupposing legislation that has not yet been passed in the financing of Autobahn GmbH…
Mercedes halts investment in Germany on 12 November
On 12 November 2026, Mercedes-Benz halted further investment at its German sites. The group is also reviewing plant closures; the background is stalled…
Police search flat after break-ins at jewellers’ shops in Hamburg
Following the provisional arrest of two suspects in Cologne, police searched accommodation in Hamburg on 12 November 2026. The investigation…
Christian Social Union wants to amend Bavaria’s childcare law
Following announced increases in contributions, the Christian Social Union parliamentary group is calling for changes to the childcare reform. It is not yet clear what those changes will be…
What happened in Germany on 13 November?
On 13 November, a look at German history leads to Munich, Cologne and the Volkskammer: a foundation-stone laying, Wolf Biermann’s concert, and…
41 arrested in Germany in probe into darknet trade
On 12 November 2026, Europol published the results of an international operation targeting darknet trade. Investigators from Oldenburg also took part.