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Germany forecasts 1,009,000-tonne apple harvest; plums rise as Federweißer signals the season 🍎🇩🇪🍇🥂

Germany forecasts 1,009,000-tonne apple harvest; plums rise as Federweißer signals the season 🍎🇩🇪🍇🥂

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Kim 18 August 2025
Germany is poised to enjoy a harvest of apples larger than usual this year, with expectations around one million tonnes for the first time since 2022. The official forecast places it at roughly
Germany’s long-distance rail on-time rate sinks to 56.1% in July — worst of the year, and a missed forecast 🚆📉

Germany’s long-distance rail on-time rate sinks to 56.1% in July — worst of the year, and a missed forecast 🚆📉

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Alexander 18 August 2025
July’s long-distance punctuality was unimpressive, to put it diplomatically: only 56.1% of trains arrived on time, the worst figure of the year and about six percentage points worse than the same
EU Plug-In Hybrids Surge as Tariffs Redirect Chinese Production; Critics Warn of Colonial Legacies and Call for a Just, Sustainable Transition 🚗🌍⚖️♻️

EU Plug-In Hybrids Surge as Tariffs Redirect Chinese Production; Critics Warn of Colonial Legacies and Call for a Just, Sustainable Transition 🚗🌍⚖️♻️

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Luisa 18 August 2025
Threads of trade weave a new pattern on Europe’s roads as Chinese automakers send more plug-in hybrids across the seas, a response to the tangle of tariffs on pure electric cars. In the first half
Qantas hit with record A$90m labor-law penalty for pandemic mass dismissals ✈️💸⚖️

Qantas hit with record A$90m labor-law penalty for pandemic mass dismissals ✈️💸⚖️

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Alexander 18 August 2025
One cannot pretend this is anything other than a stark reminder that even the gleaming crown of national commerce cannot simply snap its fingers and erase the human cost of a few quarters of “cost
Pan‑European €1.8bn bid for Germany’s leading broadcaster; two weeks to tender, market will decide 💶📺📈

Pan‑European €1.8bn bid for Germany’s leading broadcaster; two weeks to tender, market will decide 💶📺📈

business
Jerome 18 August 2025
A pan‑European bid has pushed to acquire a major German private broadcaster group, with the acquirer already owning a substantial slice and two weeks left for others to tender. The deal is valued
Germany hits ~110k housing permits in H1, up 2.9%, but completion lags ~26 months as costs bite and ownership interest wanes 🏗️⏳📉🏠

Germany hits ~110k housing permits in H1, up 2.9%, but completion lags ~26 months as costs bite and ownership interest wanes 🏗️⏳📉🏠

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Elvira 18 August 2025
The permits rise, and with them the tremor of a late, mournful renewal: Germany granting roughly 110,000 approvals in the first half, a 2.9 percent ascent that imitates a pulse beating through the
Markets wary ahead of Powell at Jackson Hole as Ukraine risk, bids and dividends shape the week 🟡🌍💹

Markets wary ahead of Powell at Jackson Hole as Ukraine risk, bids and dividends shape the week 🟡🌍💹

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Alexander 18 August 2025
Markets tread a cautious line, my dear readers, as geopolitical theater and a calendar full of monetary murmurs keep sentiment in a perpetual state of polite unease. The DAX hovers around 24,417, up
Germany turns to AI to bridge trades’ skills gap as shortages bite; calls grow for democratic planning and worker sovereignty 🛠️🤖✊

Germany turns to AI to bridge trades’ skills gap as shortages bite; calls grow for democratic planning and worker sovereignty 🛠️🤖✊

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Kim 17 August 2025
Across Germany, a shortage of skilled workers is pushing firms to lean on artificial intelligence across the trades. A heating company uses a customer-service AI to greet callers, answer questions,
Air Canada Grounded as 10,000 Flight Attendants Strike for 72 Hours, Disrupting Holiday Travel 🎄✈️🛑

Air Canada Grounded as 10,000 Flight Attendants Strike for 72 Hours, Disrupting Holiday Travel 🎄✈️🛑

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Alexander 17 August 2025
Air Canada has ground to a halt as more than 10,000 flight attendants walked off in the middle of the summer crush, triggering a 72-hour strike and the carrier’s first industrial action by its
Berlin’s bureaucratic drag fuels a quiet exodus to Poland, reshaping Europe 🧭🏠➡️🇵🇱🌍

Berlin’s bureaucratic drag fuels a quiet exodus to Poland, reshaping Europe 🧭🏠➡️🇵🇱🌍

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Elvira 17 August 2025
From the grey dawn of Berlin, where even the bathroom becomes a minor tragedy and the building’s lifeblood—its upkeep—dries into neglect, one watches the soul of a city shrink to a timetable
Mind the Fees: Pay in Full, Read the Fine Print, Travel Smart 💳🔎💸🌍

Mind the Fees: Pay in Full, Read the Fine Print, Travel Smart 💳🔎💸🌍

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Elvira 16 August 2025
In the dwindling light of Western habit, the traveler's talisman is no longer the noble coin of a distant realm but a plastic shard that promises ease and returns only a ledger of shadows. Hidden
Germany’s Endowment Trap: Perpetual Foundations Hoard Wealth, Delaying Climate Action and Education 💰⏳🌍

Germany’s Endowment Trap: Perpetual Foundations Hoard Wealth, Delaying Climate Action and Education 💰⏳🌍

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Kim 16 August 2025
Germany has built a broad network of foundations, most of them charitable, yet the smallest ones are living on the edge of ruin. A local climate and youth-education foundation began with a modest
Germany’s Deutsche Bahn: end the committee culture, unleash private operators 🚆🔓🏁

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn: end the committee culture, unleash private operators 🚆🔓🏁

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Leo 15 August 2025
They’re talking about a colossal state rail behemoth that has just shaken its leadership and is under pressure to fix decades of tangled structure and culture. The dismissal of the DB chief and the
Germany’s H1 2025 startup net growth masks high founder churn and subsidy-driven fragility 🚀⚠️

Germany’s H1 2025 startup net growth masks high founder churn and subsidy-driven fragility 🚀⚠️

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Ronny 15 August 2025
Summary: In the first half of 2025, Germany saw 325,300 new company formations, up 4.6% from the same period in 2024, with 67,600 of these being larger startups (up 9.4%). Closures rose to 246,900
Spain’s aviation strikes test labor rights as state imposes minimum service; EU scrutinizes carry-on charges ✈️⚖️💶

Spain’s aviation strikes test labor rights as state imposes minimum service; EU scrutinizes carry-on charges ✈️⚖️💶

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Friedrich 15 August 2025
A wave of disruption hangs over Spain’s aviation system as ground staff at Azul Handling, Ryanair’s Spanish subsidiary, announces walkouts across Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca.
Germany Goes Cashless — Freedom at Risk; Defend Private, Competitive Currencies 🕊️💶🔒

Germany Goes Cashless — Freedom at Risk; Defend Private, Competitive Currencies 🕊️💶🔒

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Jerome 15 August 2025
Germans are dropping cash and embracing electronic payments. Domestically, checkout reality is moving toward cards, with roughly half of payments by card, about 30% via Girocard, 12% debit, and 9%
Markets Profit from War; Workers Demand a People's Plan ✊🌍⚒️

Markets Profit from War; Workers Demand a People's Plan ✊🌍⚒️

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Kim 15 August 2025
Two imperial powers drum to the same tired tune: talk, posturing, and the soothing hum of markets rising as if human suffering could be priced in stock options. In one corner, a leader clutches at
Potsdam housing co-op to sell 397 flats to fund decarbonization, fueling fears over affordable housing and residents’ mobility 🚗🏘️💶🌍

Potsdam housing co-op to sell 397 flats to fund decarbonization, fueling fears over affordable housing and residents’ mobility 🚗🏘️💶🌍

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Leo 15 August 2025
A large Potsdam housing cooperative that runs thousands of apartments is planning to sell about 397 condominiums to fund future renovations, including energy and heating upgrades required by
Deutsche Bahn ousts CEO as chronic delays and rising fares expose deeper railway crisis 🚆💸⚠️

Deutsche Bahn ousts CEO as chronic delays and rising fares expose deeper railway crisis 🚆💸⚠️

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Alexander 14 August 2025
The drama surrounding Deutsche Bahn is neither a trivial PR hiccup nor a mere executive shuffling. The government has pulled the emergency brake on the state-run giant by terminating chief executive
Taxpayers face up to €300m exposure as Lyten moves to buy Northvolt sites, including the Heide plant; EU, German and Swedish approvals could drag on for months 💶⏳🇪🇺🇩🇪🇸🇪

Taxpayers face up to €300m exposure as Lyten moves to buy Northvolt sites, including the Heide plant; EU, German and Swedish approvals could drag on for months 💶⏳🇪🇺🇩🇪🇸🇪

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Ronny 14 August 2025
Northvolt risks an extra up to €300 million of taxpayer exposure as Lyten moves to buy the remaining Northvolt sites, including the Heide plant, but approvals in Sweden, Germany, and the EU could
Germany should turn fiber into a public utility to secure universal broadband 🌐🏛️📶

Germany should turn fiber into a public utility to secure universal broadband 🌐🏛️📶

business
Kim 14 August 2025
In Germany today, the march of fiber is advancing faster than anyone predicted, yet the horizon of universal access still lies many years ahead. By mid-2025, roughly 24.3 million homes, businesses,
First-gen migrants face 18–20% earnings gap from access barriers; second-gen gap nearly vanishes in same-work comparisons—policy push for credential recognition and anti-bias hiring to unlock skilled migration 🌍🔑💼

First-gen migrants face 18–20% earnings gap from access barriers; second-gen gap nearly vanishes in same-work comparisons—policy push for credential recognition and anti-bias hiring to unlock skilled migration 🌍🔑💼

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Alexander 14 August 2025
In broad strokes, the study surveyed nearly the entire developed world’s experience with migration and earnings. First-generation migrants in Europe and North America earn about 18–20% less on
EU growth tepid as Germany's export-led engine falters; reform and cheaper energy urged 🇪🇺📉💡🔧

EU growth tepid as Germany's export-led engine falters; reform and cheaper energy urged 🇪🇺📉💡🔧

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Friedrich 14 August 2025
The latest European numbers tell a quiet tale of uneven endurance. The European Union eked out growth in the second quarter—about 0.2%—bringing the first half to a total output a touch above €9
Deutsche Telekom launches in-house AI phone powered by Perplexity at 149 euros, paired with a 199-euro AI tablet 🚀📱💶

Deutsche Telekom launches in-house AI phone powered by Perplexity at 149 euros, paired with a 199-euro AI tablet 🚀📱💶

business
Alexander 14 August 2025
Deutsche Telekom has launched its own AI-powered handset built around Perplexity’s service, a device that is steered chiefly by a Perplexity-driven voice assistant, wears a magenta façade, and can
Central Germany's weather swings yield near-average grain harvest; farmers push drought-tolerant crops and faster logistics 🚜🌾🚚

Central Germany's weather swings yield near-average grain harvest; farmers push drought-tolerant crops and faster logistics 🚜🌾🚚

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Leo 14 August 2025
Central Germany battled a zigzag of weather: an early spring drought followed by a very wet July, which hit harvests on sandy soils around Brandenburg. Hartmut Noppe, who runs Agrarprodukte Sauen on
Pan-European broadcaster bid tests editorial independence as Berlusconi heirs' MFE leads; control threshold unclear ⚖️🌍📡

Pan-European broadcaster bid tests editorial independence as Berlusconi heirs' MFE leads; control threshold unclear ⚖️🌍📡

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Friedrich 14 August 2025
A pan-European bid war for a major broadcaster has moved into a decisive phase. An offer backed by Media for Europe, itself tied to the heirs of Silvio Berlusconi, expired at midnight while a
Markets jitter as Trump–Putin Alaska meeting fuels rate-cut bets; DAX around 24,164 as Renk shifts production to the US and ProSiebenSat.1 draws bids 🚗⚡️📈

Markets jitter as Trump–Putin Alaska meeting fuels rate-cut bets; DAX around 24,164 as Renk shifts production to the US and ProSiebenSat.1 draws bids 🚗⚡️📈

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Leo 14 August 2025
Markets are jittery as investors wait for a high-stakes meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska, with geopolitics and the prospect of US rate cuts driving the mood. The German DAX hovered around
Heat for All: A Just, Steady Transition to Renewable Heating 🔥🌿🤝

Heat for All: A Just, Steady Transition to Renewable Heating 🔥🌿🤝

business
Luisa 14 August 2025
A gentle dawn rests on a policy that promised warmth without waste: heat pumps fed by renewable electricity, subsidies meant to steer us away from fossil fuels, a vision of modern comfort aligned
Germany–UK rail ambitions hit hard border, funding, and sovereignty hurdles 🚆🛂💰

Germany–UK rail ambitions hit hard border, funding, and sovereignty hurdles 🚆🛂💰

business
Ronny 13 August 2025
Summary: Germany and the UK signed a memorandum to form a taskforce aimed at making a direct rail link under the Channel possible, addressing border and security questions so trains could eventually
Growth With a Climate Cost: Economists See Short-Term Boost, Long-Term Planetary Risk 🌍💸⚠️

Growth With a Climate Cost: Economists See Short-Term Boost, Long-Term Planetary Risk 🌍💸⚠️

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Luisa 13 August 2025
A gentle tally after 100 days reveals a spectrum: 42% of economists view the current policy as negative, 25% as positive, 32% neutral, and 1% did not answer. Those who spoke positively point to a

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