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The Ifo Institute for Economic Research reports that Germany experienced a 13% birth rate decline nationally and up to a 17.5% birth rate decline in eastern Germany between 2021 and 2023, with the institute attributing the decline to several reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russo-Ukrainian war, and high inflation. International ...
A court in Berlin convicts a woman and fines her for "condoning a crime" by leading a chant using the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" during a protest in October 2023. [83] 7 August – A doctor in Berlin is arrested on suspicion of killing four of his elderly patients and setting fire to their residences. [84] 14 August:
Germany's coalition government on Wednesday listed Georgia and Moldova as safe countries of origin in a bid to cut asylum applications from those nations, which are almost always rejected. ...
24 July – CDU leader Friedrich Merz shows some willingness to work with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party at the local level, which was interpreted as the erosion of the 'firewall' separating conservatives from the far-right, sparking intense backlash within his own party, [35] notably from Kai Wegner, the current Governing Mayor of Berlin.
The German economic crisis is a significant downturn of Germany's economy that marked a dramatic reversal of its previous "labour market miracle" period of 2005–2019. The country, which had been considered to be Europe's economic powerhouse in prior decades, became the worst-performing major economy globally in 2023 with a 0.3% contraction, followed by minimal growth in 2024 leading to ...
On 16 December 2024, Scholz called a vote of confidence in the ruling government, which was lost. [2] As a result, an early 2025 federal election was held, with the parties having agreed on 23 February 2025 as the date. [3] The 23 February date for the election was confirmed by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on 27 December 2024. [4]
After six months, in which no second attempt at deportation was made, [39] the deadline for the return had run out, so Germany was now responsible for processing his asylum claim. He showed back up a few days later and was granted subsidiary protection in late 2023 and was assigned accommodation in Solingen. The accommodation was located 300 ...
On 23 October, the Corona-Warn-App was reported to have 16 million active users. From 19 October, it exchanged warnings with apps from Ireland and Italy, and other European countries were expected to follow. The app is anonymous and while its use is voluntary, [281] the government later included it in its official recommendations. [282]