Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany can now purchase and pay for e-Vignettes directly from their vehicle

e-Vignettes can now be conveniently purchased through the Mercedes-Benz Store directly from the vehicle – in advance, without any stops or waiting times at the respective country borders Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany can now purchase and pay for e- …

Filmax Rolls Out Cesc Gay’s ‘My Friend Eva,’ Closing Italy, Germany (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based boutique studio Filmax has rolled out further pre-sales on “My Friend Eva,” from “Truman” director Cesc Gay, licensing key territories ahead of the film’s Cannes screening, closing Italy (Teodora Films) and Germany and Austria (Neue …

How is Germany so weird yet so dull?

When I lived in Berlin a decade ago, I was struck by the contrast between the dullness of young Germans and the incredible weirdness of everything else. Only in German could the word for ‘gums’ (Zahnfleisch) mean ‘toothflesh’. And only in fleisch-mad …

Ukraine Latest: Germany Threatens Tougher Russia Sanctions ahead of Potential Peace Talks

The European Union is ready to impose significantly harsher sanctions on Russia if no progress is made in halting the war in Ukraine this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 13, according to Reuters. His remarks come just days before a …

Afghan migrant arrested in Germany after fatally stabbing female boss

A 25-year-old Afghan national was arrested for fatally stabbing his 41-year-old female boss during a cash count at a New Yorker store in Krefeld. He fled with the money but was quickly apprehended and faced manslaughter charges. A 36-year-old Nigerian man …

Chemetall uses 100% renewable electricity at its Langelsheim site in Germany

Germany by Other Means

Freedom: Memoirs 1954—2021 by Angela Merkel St. Martin’s Press, 720 pages, $40 On a calm, cool September afternoon in 1939, an actual nightmare took solid form on the streets of the handsome town of Brest-Litovsk. I could say that Brest-Litovsk was in …

Two Germany supporters cheer at final of the 56th Eurovision in Duesseldorf, Germany, in 2011

Malik Harris shows his guitar proclaiming "Stand with Ukraine" at the preliminary round 2022 Eurovision in Germany

Germany backs Trump's push for 5% NATO defense spending target

Johann Wadephul (CDU), Federal Foreign Minister, makes a statement during an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers. Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images Germany is backing U.S. President Donald Trump's call to increase the …