Spider Murphy Gang receives Bavaria’s honorary arts prize on 12 November
The Bavarian state government honoured Spider Murphy Gang in Munich on 12 November 2026. Minister-President Markus Söder praised the band’s influence…
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Schwesig to unveil her planned cabinet on 12 November
Minister-President Manuela Schwesig presented the planned line-up of her state government in Schwerin on 12 November 2026. The SPD, Left Party and Greens still have to approve the…
Hamburg port operator reports significantly lower operating profit
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik handled fewer containers in the first nine months of 2026. Operating profit fell by almost a third despite rising revenue…
Bavaria’s Greens plan to sue over new climate law
After the state parliament passed the law on 12 November 2026, the Greens’ parliamentary group announced it would bring a legal challenge. Bavaria is abandoning its target of achieving climate neutrality by 2040.
Bundestag approves greater powers for customs
On 12 November 2026, the Bundestag approved a reform of the customs service. It is intended to make it easier to prosecute financial crime and reorganise the agency.
Bundestag approves expanded cyber defence powers on 12 November
On 12 November 2026, the Bundestag passed a law to strengthen cybersecurity. Among other things, security agencies are to be able to take more targeted action against…
Franzburg has a supermarket again
Local shopping in Franzburg has been restored after the only supermarket closed in May. Two new operators opened a store on 12 November 2026…
Children examined after muffin scare in Coswig
A suspected presence of button batteries in muffins at a primary school in Coswig prompted an emergency response on 12 November 2026. Police are investigating; whether children…
Police recruit critically injured in crash near Westerstede
An unmarked police car collided with a car near Westerstede on 11 November 2026. The following morning, police reported three people injured; the…
Nationwide pasture premium set to be introduced in 2027
The CDU/CSU and SPD want to retain the planned pasture premium for dairy farms, according to reports on 12 November 2026. Funding and implementation have yet to be settled.
Police search homes in drug raid in Bavaria
Police arrested several people on 12 November 2026 in an operation targeting suspected drug trafficking in the Augsburg, Fürstenfeldbruck and Munich areas…
Merz calls for further aid to Ukraine in Dublin on 12 November
Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for joint EU aid to Ukraine at the European summit in Dublin on 12 November 2026. Security and…
More people in Lower Saxony are over-indebted
The Debtor Atlas, published on 12 November 2026, counts around 700,000 over-indebted adults in Lower Saxony. Rates are particularly high in…
Police trainee critically injured in crash in Westerstede
An unmarked police patrol car has collided with a car near Westerstede. Police reported three people injured on 12 November 2026. The cause of the crash was…
Bavaria’s gas storage facilities are only just over half full on 11 November
The gas storage facilities important to Bavaria were 48 per cent full on 11 November 2026. Authorities consider supplies secure, but network operators cite…