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Ground handling was brought to a standstill for two hours yesterday evening. Around 70 flights were cancelled by 11pm, when flying is ordinarily halted for the night, while 23 flights headed for Frankfurt were <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//02//pilot-draws-24-kilometre-long-penis-in-the-sky-after-being-diverted-from-catania-airport/">diverted to other airports.<\/p>\n<h2>What caused disruption at Frankfurt Airport?<\/h2><p>Heavy rain in parts of Germany caused flooding and led to dozens of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//10//italy-flight-price-cap-where-will-it-apply-and-will-it-really-make-airfares-cheaper/">flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the country's busiest and a major European hub, authorities said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The airport said large quantities of water accumulated on the tarmac Wednesday evening and ground handling was suspended for more than two hours, German news agency dpa reported.<\/p>\n<p>A video posted on social media of the airport showed <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//11//fact-check-will-mexicos-new-army-run-airline-feature-soldiers-as-flight-attendants/">planes sitting in water while lightning flashed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Had quite a few DM\u2019s from people wondering why flights were diverting away from Frankfurt\u2026.here\u2019s your answer \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udca6<br><br> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////t.co//05ZAoFO2WN/">pic.twitter.com//05ZAoFO2WN— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//FlightEmergency//status//1691941741224411529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\%22>August 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////platform.twitter.com//widgets.js/" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//16//is-this-the-end-of-the-spanish-summer-break-travellers-opt-for-northern-europe-amid-relent/">weather warning<\/strong><\/a> issued by Deutscher Wetterdienst (the German Weather Service - DWD) on Wednesday had predicted heavy thunderstorms for the State of Hess, which includes Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<p>Downpours in parts of southwestern and central Germany led to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2023//08//07//slovenian-flood-damage-unimaginable-says-countrys-pm/">flooded basements and streets. In Gelsenkirchen, in the western Ruhr district, the fire service said people were rescued from their cars where several highway underpasses were under water. <\/p>\n<p>Further rain is expected in Hess today. Though it will be less extreme than yesterday\u2019s, DWD says heavy rain of up to 40 litres per square metre in a short time period cannot be ruled out.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7426164,7816880\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//18//europes-summer-travel-strikes-when-where-and-what-disruption-you-can-expect-in-august/">Europe's summer travel strikes: When, where and what disruption you can expect in August<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//12//what-is-skiplagging-the-cheap-flight-hack-that-airlines-are-cracking-down-on/">What is Skiplagging? The cheap flight hack that airlines are cracking down on<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How early should you arrive at Frankfurt Airport?<\/h2><p>Frankfurt Airport remains open and the worst of the bad weather has subsided. However, the German hub has asked passengers to arrive \u201cno later\u201d than 2.5 hours before their <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//15//mount-etna-eruption-forces-closure-of-sicilys-airports-as-dozens-of-flights-are-cancelled/">flight time due to ongoing disruption and crowds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <iframe src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//plugins//post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFrankfurtAirport%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0rLqVjCK5kS5RVna85Aedb1zo4Uqwskajt3X2e3RinLRAPzPSc63bfbceYvgyjRK2l&show_text=true&width=500\%22 width=\"500\" height=\"566\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; 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Holocaust memorials targeted by vandals as antisemitic incidents on the rise","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic vandals target Berlin Holocaust memorials","titleListing2":"\u2721\ufe0f Holocaust memorials targeted by vandals in Berlin as antisemitic incidents rise in the country","leadin":"Two memorials to victims of the Holocaust were targeted by unidentified arsonists in Germany's capital on the weekend. ","summary":"Two memorials to victims of the Holocaust were targeted by unidentified arsonists in Germany's capital on the weekend. ","url":"berlin-holocaust-memorials-targeted-by-vandals-as-antisemitic-incidents-on-the-rise","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Two Holocaust memorials in Berlin were damaged in two separate cases of arson within the span of a few hours, including one dedicated to the many LGBTQ+ people persecuted under the Nazi regime. \n\nOn Saturday morning, a yet-to-be-identified arsonist tried to burn a monument in Berlin\u2019s area of Tiergarten, where the Berlin zoo is located, dedicated to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazis between 1933 and 1945, as reported by the local newspaper Berliner Zeitung. \n\nA man threw a burning object at the memorial with a note that contained a homophobic verse of the Bible\u2019s Old Testament about gay people, local media report. The attempt at burning the memorial failed, and the monument, erected in 2008, didn\u2019t catch fire nor suffer any permanent damage, police said. \n\nThe Nazis are estimated to have sent between 5,000 and 15,000 LGBTQ+ people to concentration camps, few of whom survived. \n\nLater on the same day, a book box at \u201cGleis 17\u201d , a platform in Berlin\u2019s Grunewald station where trains carrying tens of thousands of Jewish people to concentration camps departed under the Nazi regime, was reportedly set on fire by an unidentified man. \n\nBook boxes can be found all around Germany and serve as open-air mini-library where people can take or leave books for free. The one near Gleis 17 had an inscription dedicated to the victim of the Holocaust, and the book within it focused on the life of Jewish people in Berlin and their persecution under the Nazi regime. \n\nGerman news agency DPA reported that an anti-Semitic note was retrieved from the site of the incident, but police have not revealed what it contained. \n\nThe attack was condemned by the Orthodox Rabbinical Conference of Germany, which said that the incident \u201cshows the continuation of an increasing, alarming trend.\u201d \n\n\u201cThis time books from the memorial documenting the horror of Nazi terror were damaged,\u201d a statement by the rabbis read. \u201cBut the arsonists will not be able to deny or downplay the Holocaust, because the historical facts speak a clear, deeply sad language about the abysmal deeds people were willing to commit and hopefully never will again.\u201d \n\nOn Monday, the Berlin-Brandenburg Lesbian and Gay Association spoke against the arson of the Tiergarten monument, saying: \u201cWe are shocked by the inciting energy of both acts and hope that the person responsible will be caught quickly in both cases.\u201d \n\nAccording to a recent study released by Germany's civil society reporting office and referring to the year 2022, the number of anti-Semitic incidents considered extremely violent has increased, and it was the highest on record since 2017. \n\nGerman police are currently investigating the incidents and trying to determine if there\u2019s any link between them. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Two Holocaust memorials in Berlin were damaged in two separate cases of arson within the span of a few hours, including one dedicated to the many LGBTQ+ people persecuted under the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//08//07//nazi-symbols-and-child-pornography-found-in-german-police-chats/">Nazi regime.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday morning, a yet-to-be-identified arsonist tried to burn a monument in Berlin\u2019s area of Tiergarten, where the Berlin zoo is located, dedicated to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazis between 1933 and 1945, as reported by the local newspaper Berliner Zeitung.<\/p>\n<p>A man threw a burning object at the memorial with a note that contained a homophobic verse of the Bible\u2019s Old Testament about gay people, local media report. The attempt at burning the memorial failed, and the monument, erected in 2008, didn\u2019t catch fire nor suffer any permanent damage, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The Nazis are estimated to have sent between 5,000 and 15,000 LGBTQ+ people to concentration camps, few of whom survived.<\/p>\n<p>Later on the same day, a <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//08//14//german-police-investigating-arson-attack-on-platform-17-the-berlin-memorial-to-deported-je/">book box at \u201cGleis 17\u201d<\/a><\/strong>, a platform in Berlin\u2019s Grunewald station where trains carrying tens of thousands of Jewish people to concentration camps departed under the Nazi regime, was reportedly set on fire by an unidentified man.<\/p>\n<p>Book boxes can be found all around Germany and serve as open-air mini-library where people can take or leave books for free. The one near Gleis 17 had an inscription dedicated to the victim of the Holocaust, and the book within it focused on the life of Jewish people in Berlin and their persecution under the Nazi regime.<\/p>\n<p>German news agency DPA reported that an anti-Semitic note was retrieved from the site of the incident, but police have not revealed what it contained.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7801784,7627106\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//25//italy-is-wrapping-up-80-years-of-lawsuits-against-nazi-germany-but-critics-say-its-too-soo/">Italy is wrapping up 80 years of lawsuits against Nazi Germany, but critics say it's too soon<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//08//07//nazi-symbols-and-child-pornography-found-in-german-police-chats/">Nazi symbols and child pornography found in German police chats<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The attack was condemned by the Orthodox Rabbinical Conference of Germany, which said that the incident \u201cshows the continuation of an increasing, alarming trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time books from the memorial documenting the horror of Nazi terror were damaged,\u201d a statement by the rabbis read. \u201cBut the arsonists will not be able to deny or downplay the Holocaust, because the historical facts speak a clear, deeply sad language about the abysmal deeds people were willing to commit and hopefully never will again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Berlin-Brandenburg Lesbian and Gay Association spoke against the arson of the Tiergarten monument, saying: \u201cWe are shocked by the inciting energy of both acts and hope that the person responsible will be caught quickly in both cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent study released by Germany's civil society reporting office and referring to the year 2022, the number of anti-Semitic incidents considered extremely violent has increased, and it was the highest on record since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>German police are currently investigating the incidents and trying to determine if there\u2019s any link between them.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692183036,"publishedAt":1692200325,"updatedAt":1692203383,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/08\/16\/berlin-holocaust-memorials-targeted-by-vandals-as-antisemitic-incidents-on-the-rise","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/82\/59\/92\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a5ead2eb-81b4-5ddf-afe8-e6e5f90f8249-7825992.jpg","altText":"Wreaths have been laid in front of the Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under 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Cabinet approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"German Cabinet approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use","titleListing2":"German Cabinet approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use","leadin":"While the bill still needs to be passed by parliament, the decision is seen as a first step towards Germany legalising marijuana.","summary":"While the bill still needs to be passed by parliament, the decision is seen as a first step towards Germany legalising marijuana.","url":"german-cabinet-approves-landmark-bill-to-liberalise-cannabis-use","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Germany\u2019s cabinet approved a controversial groundbreaking bill on Wednesday that will allow adults to buy and possess small amounts of cannabis for recreational use. \n\nThe decision, which still has to be passed by parliament, would allow them to possess up to 25 grams and grow a maximum of three plants for their personal use. \n\nThey would also be able to buy the drug by joining non-profit \u201ccannabis clubs\u201d which will be allowed to have a maximum of 500 members. \n\nCurrently, cannabis can be legally produced and used in the country for limited medical needs. \n\nChancellor Olaf Scholz hopes the law will curb the black market, protect consumers against contaminated marijuana, and reduce drug-related crime. \n\n\u201cWe want to limit consumption and make it safer, especially for children and young people. But we do not want to expand it,\u201d said health minister Karl Lauterbach in a news conference.\u00a0 \n\nFor young people, possession and consumption remain prohibited. Lauterbach said that a key pillar of the plan is a campaign to raise awareness about the risks of using the drug. \n\nProtection of children and young people would be extended, he said, and more education would be provided. \n\n\"What we also do is offer preventive measures for those who are caught. And in the case of problematic consumption, the youth welfare offices are even called in so that we don`t let this slide,\" he added.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, there has been fierce opposition to the law. \n\nOpposition parties warned it will encourage the use of the drug and put minors at risk, while a grouping of judges has said it will likely increase rather than decrease the burden on the judicial system. \n\nLawmakers will debate the bill on their return from summer break on 4 September. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Germany\u2019s cabinet approved a controversial groundbreaking bill on Wednesday that will allow adults to buy and possess small amounts of cannabis for recreational use.<\/p>\n<p>The decision, which still has to be passed by parliament, would allow them to possess up to 25 grams and grow a maximum of three plants for their personal use.<\/p>\n<p>They would also be able to buy the drug by joining non-profit \u201ccannabis clubs\u201d which will be allowed to have a maximum of 500 members.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, cannabis can be legally produced and used in the country for limited medical needs.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes the law will curb the black market, protect consumers against contaminated marijuana, and reduce drug-related crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to limit consumption and make it safer, especially for children and young people. But we do not want to expand it,\u201d said health minister Karl Lauterbach in a news conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For young people, possession and consumption remain prohibited. Lauterbach said that a key pillar of the plan is a campaign to raise awareness about the risks of using the drug.<\/p>\n<p>Protection of children and young people would be extended, he said, and more education would be provided.<\/p>\n<p>\"What we also do is offer preventive measures for those who are caught. And in the case of problematic consumption, the youth welfare offices are even called in so that we don`t let this slide,\" he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, there has been fierce opposition to the law.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition parties warned it will encourage the use of the drug and put minors at risk, while a grouping of judges has said it will likely increase rather than decrease the burden on the judicial system.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers will debate the bill on their return from summer break on 4 September.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692187872,"publishedAt":1692192267,"updatedAt":1692198948,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/08\/16\/german-cabinet-approves-landmark-bill-to-liberalise-cannabis-use","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/82\/61\/66\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b49f921c-e11a-562b-933e-89eca8249d04-7826166.jpg","altText":"Traditional German-wide pro-cannabis march","caption":"Traditional German-wide pro-cannabis 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for a deal worth more than 100 million euros\u00a0 - and now it is up to the striker to decide whether he wants to make a move to the German side. \n\nKane, who is the second highest-scoring player in Premier League history with 213 goals, is entering the last year of his contract at Spurs and can leave as a free agent in 2024. This puts pressure on Tottenham to sell him this summer if the club is to get any money for its star player. \n\nKane reached the Champions League final with Tottenham in 2019. However, he has never lifted a major trophy at the club and the team's progress has stalled. An eighth-place finish in the Premier League last season meant Tottenham failed to qualify for European competition. \n\nThe three-time Premier League top scorer could be the key to revitalising Bayern, which lacked a focused goal-scoring threat through the centre last season after Robert Lewandowski left for Barcelona. \n\nBayern needed goal difference to beat Borussia Dortmund to the German title on the final day of a turbulent season in which its top Bundesliga scorer was Serge Gnabry with 14 goals. Two years ago, Lewandowski hit the back of the net a record 41 times. \n\nThere will be pressure to succeed immediately. Bayern\u2019s last high-profile signing from the Premier League, Sadio Man\u00e9, was widely considered a flop after his arrival from Liverpool a year ago. \n\nMan\u00e9\u2019s departure for Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al-Nassr and the sale of defender Lucas Hern\u00e1ndez to Paris Saint-Germain helped to free up funds to sign Kane. \n\nKane\u2019s move is also a symbolic moment for the England team, whose players are generally reluctant to leave the riches of the Premier League. \n\nNo permanent England captain has played for a club outside England since David Beckham at Real Madrid in 2006. 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An eighth-place finish in the Premier League last season meant Tottenham failed to qualify for European competition.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time Premier League top scorer could be the key to revitalising Bayern, which lacked a focused goal-scoring threat through the centre last season after Robert Lewandowski left for Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern needed goal difference to beat Borussia Dortmund to the German title on the final day of a turbulent season in which its top Bundesliga scorer was Serge Gnabry with 14 goals. Two years ago, Lewandowski hit the back of the net a record 41 times.<\/p>\n<p>There will be pressure to succeed immediately. 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The authorities have suspended them, but warn of an increase of radical ideas among young police officers.","leadin":"Another group within Germany's security structures has been found to be inclined toward Nazi imagery. Recklinghausen officials are concerned by this incident, the second in recent months.","summary":"Another group within Germany's security structures has been found to be inclined toward Nazi imagery. Recklinghausen officials are concerned by this incident, the second in recent months.","url":"nazi-symbols-and-child-pornography-found-in-german-police-chats","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Prosecutors in Germany have uncovered illegal content including Nazi symbols in chat messages involving five officers from three different police districts.\u00a0 \n\nThe discovery was made after searches in North Rhine-Westphalian region.\u00a0 \n\nThe five men, aged 22 and 25, are suspected to have exchanged Nazi symbols in chats and possessed child pornography during their training, according to Annette Milk, the chief public prosecutor investigating the case. \n\nThree of the accused belong to the police headquarters in Recklinghausen, one each to the police authorities in Kleve and Borken. \n\nAccording to Milk, they came across these chats during investigations into a sixth suspect. The public prosecutor's office has charged the now-former police officer with exchanging right-wing extremist symbols in chats and possessing and distributing child pornography. After completing his training, he worked for a short time at the police headquarters. \n\nThe homes of three police officers were searched last week. \n\n\"The allegations shocked me. In criminal law, the presumption of innocence also applies here. Nevertheless, the allegations are so serious that after examining each individual case, I immediately banned the three officers from conducting official business,\" Friederike Zurhausen, the police chief of Recklinghausen, said in a statement. \n\nThe police officers committed these acts while they were still in training as part of their dual bachelor's degree. \n\nThe Interior Minister of the German state of Nord Rhine-Westphalia, Herbert Reul, described the officers as having shown character and moral flaws unsuitable for uniformed officers. \n\n\u201cAnyone who disseminates content as it is now in the room raises considerable doubts about his character suitability. The four pronounced bans on conducting official business and the internal implementation are therefore the right consequence at the moment,\" he said in a statement. \n\nStrict guidelines for social media platforms \n\nReul insisted that young officers, just like senior members of the police force, are just as liable for their actions. \n\n\u201cYoung civil servants, like older ones, must stand up for justice, law and the values of our constitution without a shadow of a doubt,\u201d he continued. \n\nGerman law explicitly prohibits publicly denying the Holocaust and disseminating Nazi propaganda, both online and in public forums. This includes sharing images such as swastikas, wearing SS uniforms and making statements in support of Hitler. \n\nThe law also establishes strict guidelines for how social media companies must moderate hate speech and report threats. \n\nSeveral far-right terror attacks in 2019 and early 2020 prompted German authorities to warn of escalating extremism, which led to these hate-speech laws being tightened last year. \n\nThis is not the first time German police were confronted with such a scandal. \n\nAccording to the latest ministry information from the end of July, the North Rhine-Westphalian police have suspended or penalised 105 incidents of right-wing extremist behavior over the past six years. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Prosecutors in Germany have uncovered illegal content including Nazi symbols in chat messages involving five officers from three different police districts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The discovery was made after searches in North Rhine-Westphalian region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The five men, aged 22 and 25, are suspected to have exchanged Nazi symbols in chats and possessed child pornography during their training, according to Annette Milk, the chief public prosecutor investigating the case.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the accused belong to the police headquarters in Recklinghausen, one each to the police authorities in Kleve and Borken.<\/p>\n<p>According to Milk, they came across these chats during investigations into a sixth suspect. The public prosecutor's office has charged the now-former police officer with exchanging right-wing extremist symbols in chats and possessing and distributing child pornography. After completing his training, he worked for a short time at the police headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The homes of three police officers were searched last week.<\/p>\n<p>\"The allegations shocked me. In criminal law, the presumption of innocence also applies here. Nevertheless, the allegations are so serious that after examining each individual case, I immediately banned the three officers from conducting official business,\" Friederike Zurhausen, the police chief of Recklinghausen, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The police officers committed these acts while they were still in training as part of their dual bachelor's degree.<\/p>\n<p>The Interior Minister of the German state of Nord Rhine-Westphalia, Herbert Reul, described the officers as having shown character and moral flaws unsuitable for uniformed officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who disseminates content as it is now in the room raises considerable doubts about his character suitability. The four pronounced bans on conducting official business and the internal implementation are therefore the right consequence at the moment,\" he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2>Strict guidelines for social media platforms<\/h2><p>Reul insisted that young officers, just like senior members of the police force, are just as liable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung civil servants, like older ones, must stand up for justice, law and the values of our constitution without a shadow of a doubt,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>German law explicitly prohibits publicly denying the Holocaust and disseminating Nazi propaganda, both online and in public forums. This includes sharing images such as swastikas, wearing SS uniforms and making statements in support of Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>The law also establishes strict guidelines for how social media companies must moderate hate speech and report threats.<\/p>\n<p>Several far-right terror attacks in 2019 and early 2020 prompted German authorities to warn of escalating extremism, which led to these hate-speech laws being tightened last year.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time German police were confronted with such a scandal.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest ministry information from the end of July, the North Rhine-Westphalian police have suspended or penalised 105 incidents of right-wing extremist behavior over the past six years.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1691153718,"publishedAt":1691380839,"updatedAt":1691489653,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/08\/07\/nazi-symbols-and-child-pornography-found-in-german-police-chats","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/80\/17\/84\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c5d9cd20-92a9-55bc-8ea5-222cda113cf4-7801784.jpg","altText":"FILE: Image of German police car","caption":"FILE: Image of German police car","captionCredit":"Canva","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/80\/07\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ba56713e-6d3c-514b-b72c-3adf608ee66f-7800752.jpg","altText":"Police officers coordinate the search for a wild animal in a residential area in Teltow, Germany. 20 July 2023","caption":"Police officers coordinate the search for a wild animal in a residential area in Teltow, Germany. 20 July 2023","captionCredit":"Fabian Sommer\/(c) Copyright 2023, dpa (www.dpa.de). 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This Germany brewery has an innovative solution.","summary":"70% of the climate impact of a litre of beer is bottled up in packaging and transport. This Germany brewery has an innovative solution.","url":"the-worlds-most-sustainable-beer-and-how-to-make-it-at-home","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"For a lot of people, cracking open an ice cold beer is a chance to switch off from the world's greater concerns. \n\nBut have you ever paused to consider the environmental impact of your pint? \n\nBottles, cans and kegs filled with liquid all carry significant weight. According to the Impact CO2 carbon footprint calculator, packaging and transport account for 70 per cent of the environmental impact of a litre (around two pints) of beer. \n\nSo if we can reduce the packaging size and therefore transport demands, we can massively reduce the impact of the beer industry. \n\nAnd this is exactly what the Neuzelle brewery in Germany is trying to do. \n\nMaking beer at home \n\n\"We want to become the first sustainable brewery in the world,\" says Neuzelle owner, Stefan Fritsche. \n\nTheir revolutionary tipple made from just two elements, beer powder and water, is likely to change the way people drink beer , according to Stefan. \n\n\"Everyone can have their own home brewery\" with his new invention, he tells news agency AFP, at Neuzelle\u2019s premises near the border with Poland. \n\nSo how does it work? The powder is mixed with water . Stefan uses a handheld whisk to quickly blend the ingredients to avoid lumps and create the frothy head we expect on a beer . It\u2019s literally that simple. \n\nThis powdered format is above all cheaper and more sustainable , according to Fritsche. Powder costs around 90 per cent less to transport than traditional beer. \n\nWith its golden hue, bittersweet notes and frothy head, this latest brew from Neuzelle looks and tastes similar to any other beer, but is non-alcoholic and has no bubbles. \n\nStefan is developing an alcoholic version and is eventually planning to add bubbles to make it even more beer-like. \n\nWhy invent powder beer? \n\nThough many people won\u2019t be enticed by an alcohol-free beer, Stefan estimates that there are several hundred million people in the world who predominantly favour alcohol-free drinks. So whilst he continues to develop an alcoholic version, there\u2019s still a good market to tap into. \n\nThe brewer is still working with investors to roll out the powder commercially, but is hoping to start selling it within around four months. The main target market will be African and Asian countries, since a powder is far easier and cheaper to transport over long distances than bottles of beer. \n\nThe powdered format also saves time, as laboratory production is faster than traditional brewing, which takes two months on average. \n\nBut the product may not go down too smoothly at home in Germany , which has a 500-year-old purity law around beer known as the \u2018Reinheitsgebot\u2019. \n\nPowdered beer is a \"nice innovation\", but \"it will not endanger or even challenge our traditional breweries\", says Benedikt Meier of the Bavarian Private Breweries Association. \n\nIt is unclear whether the product could even be marketed as beer under the strict rules, which limit the ingredients to malt, hops, yeast and water . \n\nFritsche declines to reveal his recipe but argues that his invention is necessary in a world that needs sustainable solutions. \n\nMany of the large mega-breweries already transport beer as a gel-concentrate which is then watered down upon arrival. Though this is a great step towards reducing transportation emissions, the powder format has the potential to create even bigger climates savings.\u00a0 \n\nWatch the video above to learn more about this powdered beer. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>For a lot of people, cracking open an ice cold beer is a chance to switch off from the world's greater concerns.<\/p>\n<p>But have you ever paused to consider the environmental impact of your pint?<\/p>\n<p>Bottles, cans and kegs filled with liquid all carry significant weight. According to the Impact CO2 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//02//earth-overshoot-day-humanity-burns-through-planets-yearly-resources-by-2-august/">carbon footprint<\/strong><\/a> calculator, packaging and transport account for 70 per cent of the environmental impact of a litre (around two pints) of beer.<\/p>\n<p>So if we can reduce the packaging size and therefore transport demands, we can massively reduce the impact of the beer industry.<\/p>\n<p>And this is exactly what the Neuzelle brewery in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//01//spanish-strawberry-growers-deny-using-illegal-irrigation-as-german-campaigners-call-for-bo/">Germany is trying to do.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7535378,7793182\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//01//free-food-genevas-community-pantries-use-the-sharing-economy-to-prevent-food-waste/">Free food: Geneva\u2019s community pantries use the sharing economy to prevent food waste<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//15//spanish-scientists-are-growing-hydroponic-hops-to-help-save-climate-threatened-beer/">Spanish scientists are growing hydroponic hops to help 'save' climate-threatened beer<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Making beer at home<\/h2><p>\"We want to become the first sustainable brewery in the world,\" says Neuzelle owner, Stefan Fritsche.<\/p>\n<p>Their revolutionary tipple made from just two elements, beer powder and water, is likely to change the way people drink <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//11//france-s-first-beer-spa-meet-the-couple-behind-this-unusual-self-care-experience/">beer, according to Stefan.<\/p>\n<p>\"Everyone can have their own home brewery\" with his new invention, he tells news agency AFP, at Neuzelle\u2019s premises near the border with Poland.<\/p>\n<p>So how does it work? The powder is mixed with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//09//water-gaps-where-in-europe-is-most-at-risk-of-water-shortages-and-what-can-be-done-about-i/">water. Stefan uses a handheld whisk to quickly blend the ingredients to avoid lumps and create the frothy head we expect on a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//07//01//why-you-should-visit-this-historic-belgian-city-home-to-europes-longest-bar/">beer. It\u2019s literally that simple.<\/p>\n<p>This powdered format is above all cheaper and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//18//worlds-greenest-company-comes-from-one-of-the-dirtiest-sectors-in-surprise-ranking/">more sustainable<\/strong><\/a>, according to Fritsche. Powder costs around 90 per cent less to transport than traditional beer.<\/p>\n<p>With its golden hue, bittersweet notes and frothy head, this latest brew from Neuzelle looks and tastes similar to any other beer, but is non-alcoholic and has no bubbles.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan is developing an alcoholic version and is eventually planning to add bubbles to make it even more beer-like.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7799858,7551472\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//04//we-have-to-make-sure-the-whole-city-is-green-how-can-we-improve-access-to-green-spaces-in/">/u2018We have to make sure the whole city is green\u2019: How can we improve access to green spaces in Europe?<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//23//solar-baking-how-the-sun-is-helping-to-reduce-the-cost-of-bread-in-lebanon/">Solar baking: How the sun is helping to reduce the cost of bread in Lebanon<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Why invent powder beer?<\/h2><p>Though many people won\u2019t be enticed by an alcohol-free beer, Stefan estimates that there are several hundred million people in the world who predominantly favour alcohol-free drinks. So whilst he continues to develop an alcoholic version, there\u2019s still a good market to tap into.<\/p>\n<p>The brewer is still working with investors to roll out the powder commercially, but is hoping to start selling it within around four months. The main target market will be African and Asian countries, since a powder is far easier and cheaper to transport over long distances than bottles of beer.<\/p>\n<p>The powdered format also saves time, as laboratory production is faster than traditional brewing, which takes two months on average.<\/p>\n<p>But the product may not go down too smoothly at home <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//24//german-police-raid-climate-activists-properties-in-investigation-into-financing/">in Germany<\/strong><\/a>, which has a 500-year-old purity law around beer known as the \u2018Reinheitsgebot\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Powdered beer is a \"nice innovation\", but \"it will not endanger or even challenge our traditional breweries\", says Benedikt Meier of the Bavarian Private Breweries Association.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether the product could even be marketed as beer under the strict rules, which limit the ingredients to malt, hops, yeast and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//24//200-marathons-in-one-year-meet-the-endurance-runner-raising-awareness-of-the-water-crisis/">water./n Fritsche declines to reveal his recipe but argues that his invention is necessary in a world that needs sustainable solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the large mega-breweries already transport beer as a gel-concentrate which is then watered down upon arrival. 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army struggles to recruit new troops, despite official push","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Germany\u2019s army struggles to recruit new troops","titleListing2":"Germany\u2019s army struggles to recruit new troops, despite official push","leadin":"The Bundeswehr has long been plagued by underfunding and a lack of equipment. 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But H\u00f6gl noted a high dropout rate among recruits, as well as delays between people expressing an interest in joining the army and the Bundeswehr career centre replying.\u00a0 \n\nShe said response time could be as long as one year. \n\nThe issues plaguing the Bundeswehr aren\u2019t likely to disappear any time soon. On Wednesday, Pistorius said recruiting the next generation of troops is going to be hard, as younger recruits have greater concerns about work-life balance.\u00a0 \n\nAccording to the minister, the dropout rate among new recruits is currently at 30%. \n\nOn top of that, the ageing population in Germany - which reflects trends in much of the Western world - makes it harder for the country to find new recruits among the younger generations. \n\n\u201cBy 2050, we will have 12% fewer people in the 15-24 age group,\u201d he said. \n\nIn light of this challenging situation, Pistorius said the country is reviewing its goal of reaching the number of 203,000 soldiers by 2031. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The German army is failing to recruit enough soldiers, despite a vast initiative to strengthen the country's defence force spurred by the Ukraine war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The number of new recruits eager to join\u00a0the Bundeswehr has dropped by 7% this year compared to 2022, the Ministry of Defence announced on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is talking about a shortage of personnel in the Bundeswehr - and no one knows this better than I do,\u201d <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//11//18//germany-reserve-army-officer-convicted-of-spying-for-russia/">Germany/u2019s defence minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit to an armed forces career centre in Stuttgart on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//08//01//exploding-costs-german-beer-sales-turn-flat/">Germany decided it was time to massively increase its defence spending and boost its army\u2019s numbers, which were dwindling for years, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, in February, the country\u2019s parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Eva H\u00f6gl, admitted the ambitious goal to increase the number of Bundeswehr soldiers from the current 183,000 to 203,000 by 2031 was \u201cunattainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Problems with the Bundeswehr include a severe lack of funding and equipment. But H\u00f6gl noted a high dropout rate among recruits, as well as delays between people expressing an interest in joining the army and the Bundeswehr career centre replying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said response time could be as long as one year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//15//germanys-military-has-too-little-of-everything-says-commissioner-for-armed-forces/">The issues plaguing the Bundeswehr<\/strong><\/a> aren\u2019t likely to disappear any time soon. On Wednesday, Pistorius said recruiting the next generation of troops is going to be hard, as younger recruits have greater concerns about work-life balance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the minister, the dropout rate among new recruits is currently at 30%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//79//67//76//808x454_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg/" alt=\"Daniel Loeb/dpa via AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/384x216_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/640x360_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/750x422_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/828x466_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/1080x608_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/1200x675_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/1920x1080_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, right, talks to mountain fighters at the german forces, Bundeswehr, infantry school Hammelburg, in May.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Daniel Loeb/dpa via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On top of that, the ageing population in Germany - which reflects trends in much of the Western world - makes it harder for the country to find new recruits among the younger generations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy 2050, we will have 12% fewer people in the 15-24 age group,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this challenging situation, Pistorius said the country is reviewing its goal of reaching the number of 203,000 soldiers by 2031.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1690980830,"publishedAt":1690983716,"updatedAt":1690983718,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/08\/02\/germanys-army-struggles-to-recruit-new-troops-despite-official-push","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e27e6d1b-dee5-52e1-8296-72d30f86df94-7796776.jpg","altText":"German Bundeswehr soldiers of the NATO enhanced forward presence battalion in Vilnius, Lithuania.","caption":"German Bundeswehr soldiers of the NATO enhanced forward presence battalion in Vilnius, Lithuania.","captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/67\/76\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b508fcd4-b03f-54bd-8e4a-14aa08be6a38-7796776.jpg","altText":"German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, right, talks to mountain fighters at the german forces, Bundeswehr, infantry school Hammelburg, in May.","caption":"German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, right, talks to mountain fighters at the german forces, Bundeswehr, infantry school Hammelburg, in May.","captionCredit":"Daniel Loeb\/dpa via AP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":125,"slug":"germany","urlSafeValue":"germany","title":"Germany","titleRaw":"Germany"},{"id":4687,"slug":"army","urlSafeValue":"army","title":"Army","titleRaw":"Army"},{"id":12036,"slug":"recruitment","urlSafeValue":"recruitment","title":"Recruitment","titleRaw":"Recruitment"},{"id":14194,"slug":"soldier","urlSafeValue":"soldier","title":"soldier","titleRaw":"soldier"},{"id":26330,"slug":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","urlSafeValue":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","title":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine ","titleRaw":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine "}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AFP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":125,"urlSafeValue":"germany","title":"Germany","url":"\/news\/europe\/germany"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'neg_facebook_2021','gb_death_injury_high_med','gb_death_injury_high_med_low','gb_death_injury_news-ent','shadow9hu7_pos_ukrainecrisis','neg_intel_mobkoi','gv_military','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','gs_politics','neg_mobkoi_creed_eng','neg_mobkoi_new','neg_facebook_q4','gs_business_careers','sm_politics','gs_business','gs_science_geography','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_issues_policy','gt_negative','gs_busfin','gs_busfin_indus_defense'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"path":"\/2023\/08\/02\/germanys-army-struggles-to-recruit-new-troops-despite-official-push","lastModified":1690983718},{"id":2336180,"cid":7793788,"versionId":5,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230801_NWSU_52622218","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"'Exploding costs': German beer sales go flat","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"'Exploding costs': German beer sales go flat","titleListing2":"More than 7.6 billion litres of beer were produced inside Germany last year, official figures show. That's equivalent to 91 litres per person. ","leadin":"More than 7.6 billion litres of beer were produced inside Germany last year, official figures show. That's equivalent to 91 litres per person. \n\n ","summary":"More than 7.6 billion litres of beer were produced inside Germany last year, official figures show. That's equivalent to 91 litres per person. \n\n ","url":"exploding-costs-german-beer-sales-turn-flat","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"German beer sales have fallen, after a fleeting post-COVID pickup in 2022, the Federal Statistical Office announced on Tuesday.\u00a0 \n\nSales by German beer brewers and distributors resumed a long-term downward trend in the first six months of this year, dropping to 4.2 billion litres.\u00a0 \n\nThat's 2.9% lower compared to the previous year, though Germany still has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption in Europe.\u00a0 \n\nDBB, the German brewers' association, said cool spring weather and a reluctance of consumers to spend amid biting high inflation was behind the decline. \n\nThis is proving to be another \"enormously demanding\" year for breweries, most of them small and medium-sized, said the group's managing director, Holger Eichele, in a statement. \n\nThey have faced \"exploding costs since the beginning of the pandemic\" and can only pass on a small part of those increases in the form of higher prices, he added.\u00a0 \n\nThe figures include domestic sales and exports of German beer, plus beer imported from elsewhere in the European Union (EU). Alcohol-free beer and beer imported from non-EU countries are excluded.\u00a0 \n\nExports by German brewers within the bloc were also down, though only by a slight 0.2% at 404 million litres.\u00a0 \n\nThe findings are indicative of bad economic headwinds in Germany, the only major economy not expected to grow this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.\u00a0 \n\nMost countries are experiencing weak economic growth and consumer demand, amid rising interest rates and biting inflation. However, Germany has been hit hard by its over-reliance on Russian gas, which made it particularly vulnerable to price rises and supply issues stemming from the Ukraine war.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nGerman brewers have also been struggling with a longer-term downward trend fuelled by health concerns, despite a brief recovery in sales after COVID lockdowns were lifted.\u00a0 \n\nOn Tuesday, the German statistics office said more than 474 million litres of alcohol-free beer were produced inside the country last year.\u00a0 \n\nThis compares with more than 7.6 billion litres of alcoholic beer - enough to provide 91 litres to every single one of Germany's 83 million people. \n\nDrinking trends have changed across Europe since the COVID pandemic, like almost every other aspect of our lives.\u00a0 \n\nLast year, a report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies found that the number of \"high-risk\" drinkers had increased in the UK, along with how much they drank.\u00a0 \n\nIn France, meanwhile, a Coviprev survey found that nearly a quarter of French people reduced their drinking over the pandemic between 2020 and 2021, though more than a quarter of smokers increased their tobacco consumption.\u00a0 \n\nGermany saw a sizeable surge in the number of people seeking help for alcohol addiction during the pandemic. \n\nAccording to a 2022 study by the German Center for Addiction Issues (DHS), three million Germans between the ages of 18 and 64 had an alcohol problem in 2018. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>German beer sales have fallen, after a fleeting post-COVID pickup in 2022, the Federal Statistical Office announced on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sales by German beer brewers and distributors resumed a long-term downward trend in the first six months of this year, dropping to 4.2 billion litres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That's 2.9% lower compared to the previous year, though Germany still has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption in Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DBB, the German brewers' association, said cool spring weather and a reluctance of consumers to spend amid biting high inflation was behind the decline.<\/p>\n<p>This is proving to be another \"enormously demanding\" year for breweries, most of them small and medium-sized, said the group's managing director, Holger Eichele, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>They have faced \"exploding costs since the beginning of the pandemic\" and can only pass on a small part of those increases in the form of higher prices, he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The figures include domestic sales and exports of German beer, plus beer imported from elsewhere in the European Union (EU). Alcohol-free beer and beer imported from non-EU countries are excluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Exports by German brewers within the bloc were also down, though only by a slight 0.2% at 404 million litres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1552206603197235202\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The findings are indicative of bad economic headwinds in Germany, the only major economy not expected to grow this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most countries are experiencing weak economic growth and consumer demand, amid rising interest rates and biting inflation. However, Germany has been hit hard by its over-reliance on Russian gas, which made it particularly vulnerable to price rises and supply issues stemming from the Ukraine war.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>German brewers have also been struggling with a longer-term downward trend fuelled by health concerns, despite a brief recovery in sales after COVID lockdowns were lifted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the German statistics office said more than 474 million litres of alcohol-free beer were produced inside the country last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This compares with more than 7.6 billion litres of alcoholic beer - enough to provide 91 litres to every single one of Germany's 83 million people.<\/p>\n<p>Drinking trends have changed across Europe since the COVID pandemic, like almost every other aspect of our lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies found that the number of \"high-risk\" drinkers had increased in the UK, along with how much they drank.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In France, meanwhile, a Coviprev survey found that nearly a quarter of French people reduced their drinking over the pandemic between 2020 and 2021, though more than a quarter of smokers increased their tobacco consumption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Germany saw a sizeable surge in the number of people seeking help for alcohol addiction during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 2022 study by the German Center for Addiction Issues (DHS), three million Germans between the ages of 18 and 64 had an alcohol problem in 2018.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1690889131,"publishedAt":1690892094,"updatedAt":1690971963,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/08\/01\/exploding-costs-german-beer-sales-turn-flat","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/37\/88\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b742b7f6-aea7-59fb-9922-9dd328c2743c-7793788.jpg","altText":"Beer foam. 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Germany\u2019s example backs it up with strong numbers.","summary":"Cheap public transport seems like a no-brainer to help tackle emissions. Germany\u2019s example backs it up with strong numbers.","url":"deutschlandticket-germanys-49-ticket-pushes-passenger-numbers-up-25-on-local-train-service","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A scheme to increase the uptake of public transport in Germany has been hailed as a \u201chuge success\u201d. \n\nThe \u20ac49 a month \u2018Deutschlandticket\u2019 has led to a 25 per cent rise in passengers on national railway company Deutsche Bahn's regional services, according to DB Regio CEO Evelyn Palla. \n\nLaunched in May, the \u2018D-Ticket\u2019 enables people to take as many buses and local or regional trains across the country as they need. It includes Berlin\u2019s popular S-Bahn network. \n\nComparing traveller numbers with April, the Deutschlandticket is \u201calready a great success,\u201d Palla told the German newspaper RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND). \n\nSpeaking to German news agency DPA, Germany\u2019s Transport Minister Volker Wissing has also described the ticket as \u201creally a huge success.\u201d \n\nHow has the Deutschlandticket changed people\u2019s travel habits? \n\nSince 1 May, Deutsche Bahn\u2019s records show that Germans are using the D-Ticket to travel \u201csignificantly longer distances\u201d. \n\nOver summer, routes to the coast and mountains are proving particularly popular. That suggests that the scheme is enabling people to make more sustainable travel decisions around their holidays. \n\nThough, as Palla acknowledges, this seasonal flux also partly explains the recent uptick in journeys. \n\n\u201cThe fact that the trains were fuller in May and June than in April is also due to public holidays and the holiday season,\u201d she says.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThe just under three months that we have now had the Deutschlandticket are not yet enough to paint an accurate picture.\u201d \n\nStill, the numbers show a promising trend. In the less than three months since its introduction, local public transport (\u00d6PNV) has seen almost one million new customers, Wissing points out. \n\n\u201cAnd we have increased the number of subscribers who are firmly committed to public transport. That means there is not just casual use, but everyday use.\u201d \n\nDemand for the ticket is still high. According to the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), 9.6 million passengers used the D-Ticket subscription as of 20 June. \n\nWill Germany\u2019s \u20ac49 ticket stay? \n\nIn some regions, \u201cpeople were travelling as much as in the \u20ac9 summer\u201d, Palla told RND. \n\nThe \u20ac9 a month deal that ran from June to August last year saw 52 million tickets sold and an estimated 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided. \n\nAlthough it was incredibly popular with significant climate benefits , the ultra-cheap pass cost the state too much for it to be extended. \n\nThere\u2019s a question mark over how long this year\u2019s \u20ac49 pass will last, with transport bosses warning in May that it may be unsustainable too. \n\nBut Wissing sounds a hopeful note. The more subscribers there are, the cheaper the Deutschlandticket will be in the long term. \n\n\u201cThat\u2019s why we have to make sure that as many people as possible use the ticket permanently.\u201d \n\nHere\u2019s how Germany\u2019s monthly \u20ac49 nationwide public transport ticket works , and where it is valid. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A scheme to increase the uptake of public transport in Germany has been hailed as a \u201chuge success\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The \u20ac49 a month \u2018Deutschlandticket\u2019 has led to a 25 per cent rise in passengers on national railway company Deutsche Bahn's regional services, according to DB Regio CEO Evelyn Palla.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in May, the \u2018D-Ticket\u2019 enables people to take as many buses and local or regional <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//04//inside-the-factory-making-tri-brid-electric-trains-that-could-revolutionise-transport-in-e/">trains across the country as they need. It includes Berlin\u2019s popular S-Bahn network.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing traveller numbers with April, the Deutschlandticket is \u201calready a great success,\u201d Palla told the German newspaper RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to German news agency DPA, Germany\u2019s Transport Minister Volker Wissing has also described the ticket as \u201creally a huge success.\u201d<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7578174,7762906\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//19//time-for-a-siesta-german-doctors-call-for-midday-work-breaks-as-temperatures-rise/">Time for a siesta? German doctors call for midday work breaks as temperatures rise<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//24//which-european-countries-have-the-cheapest-and-most-accessible-public-transport/">Climate tickets: Convincing people to use public transport is more complex than just cutting costs<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How has the Deutschlandticket changed people\u2019s travel habits?<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//79//14//18//808x539_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg/" alt=\"IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber/REUTERS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/384x256_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/640x427_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/750x500_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/828x552_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/1080x720_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/1200x800_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/1920x1280_cmsv2_ddc35cfb-9e5e-5921-a252-be752a8ac715-7791418.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A regional express train in Berlin.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber/REUTERS<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since 1 May, Deutsche Bahn\u2019s records show that Germans are using the D-Ticket to travel \u201csignificantly longer distances\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Over summer, routes to the coast and mountains are proving particularly popular. That suggests that the scheme is enabling people to make more <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//07//09//flight-free-family-holiday-trains-are-cheaper-than-planes-on-these-beautiful-european-jour/">sustainable travel<\/strong><\/a> decisions around their holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Though, as Palla acknowledges, this seasonal flux also partly explains the recent uptick in journeys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that the trains were fuller in May and June than in April is also due to public holidays and the holiday season,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe just under three months that we have now had the Deutschlandticket are not yet enough to paint an accurate picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, the numbers show a promising trend. In the less than three months since its introduction, local public transport (\u00d6PNV) has seen almost one million new customers, Wissing points out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">We have increased the number of subscribers who are firmly committed to public transport.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd we have increased the number of subscribers who are firmly committed to public transport. That means there is not just casual use, but everyday use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Demand for the ticket is still high. According to the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), 9.6 million passengers used the D-Ticket subscription as of 20 June.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7769460,5977892\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//21//only-one-eu-country-thinks-its-government-is-doing-enough-on-climate-crisis-new-survey-fin/">Only one EU country thinks its government is doing enough on climate crisis, new survey finds<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//23//feeling-anxious-about-climate-change-after-the-ipcc-report-here-s-what-you-can-do-to-help/">Climate anxiety spiking during the heatwave? Stay hopeful by taking these small steps<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Will Germany\u2019s \u20ac49 ticket stay?<\/h2><p>In some regions, \u201cpeople were travelling as much as in the \u20ac9 summer\u201d, Palla told RND.<\/p>\n<p>The \u20ac9 a month deal that ran from June to August last year saw 52 million tickets sold and an estimated <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//08//30//9-rail-pass-this-is-how-much-germanys-cheap-train-tickets-increased-passenger-numbers/">1.8 million tonnes<\/strong><\/a> of CO2 emissions avoided.<\/p>\n<p>Although it was incredibly popular with significant <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2022//09//20//five-ways-a-groundbreaking-9-rail-pass-changed-germany/">climate benefits<\/strong><\/a>, the ultra-cheap pass cost the state too much for it to be extended.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//29//all-prices-will-have-to-be-increased-germanys-49-ticket-might-not-be-so-cheap-for-much-lon/">question mark<\/strong><\/a> over how long this year\u2019s \u20ac49 pass will last, with transport bosses warning in May that it may be unsustainable too.<\/p>\n<p>But Wissing sounds a hopeful note. The more subscribers there are, the cheaper the Deutschlandticket will be in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we have to make sure that as many people as possible use the ticket permanently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Here\u2019s how Germany\u2019s monthly \u20ac49 nationwide public transport ticket <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//06//13//deutschlandticket-germany-launches-49-per-month-ticket-for-trains-buses-and-trams/">works, and where it is valid.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1690810439,"publishedAt":1690811277,"updatedAt":1690811281,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/07\/31\/deutschlandticket-germanys-49-ticket-pushes-passenger-numbers-up-25-on-local-train-service","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/79\/14\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a60429d1-1028-571f-8e0b-1307abff7a9e-7791418.jpg","altText":"Local trains from Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 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\"Grannies against the far-right\" march in Magdeburg","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"\"Grannies against the far-right\" march in Magdeburg","titleListing2":"In Germany's Magdeburg, demonstrators took to the streets to protest the surge in popularity of extremist far-right political parties.","leadin":"In Germany's Magdeburg, demonstrators took to the streets to protest the surge in popularity of extremist far-right political parties.","summary":"In Germany's Magdeburg, demonstrators took to the streets to protest the surge in popularity of extremist far-right political parties.","url":"watch-grannies-against-the-far-right-march-in-magdeburg","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Nearly 1,000 people gathered in Magdeburg - a city in Germany's former communist east - to protest against the far-right AfD party holding a congress there. The group \"Omas gegen Recht\", or \"Grannies against the far-right\" banged together saucepan lids and carried brooms adorned with messages reading \"Nazis out\" as they swept the street.\u00a0 \n\nDemonstrators said they were \"very worried\" about the AfD's surge in opinion polls. \n\nOver two consecutive weekends, AfD members from across Germany are set to debate the party's programme for the European vote in June 2024, while incumbent EU Parliament member Maximilian Krah was elected with 65.7% of the votes to lead the AfD's 2024 European Union election campaign. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Nearly 1,000 people gathered in Magdeburg - a city in Germany's former communist east - to protest against the far-right AfD party holding a congress there. The group \"Omas gegen Recht\", or \"Grannies against the far-right\" banged together saucepan lids and carried brooms adorned with messages reading \"Nazis out\" as they swept the street.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators said they were \"very worried\" about the AfD's surge in opinion polls.<\/p>\n<p>Over two consecutive weekends, AfD members from across Germany are set to debate the party's programme for the European vote in June 2024, while incumbent EU Parliament member Maximilian Krah was elected with 65.7% of the votes to lead the AfD's 2024 European Union election campaign.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1690712068,"publishedAt":1690794795,"updatedAt":1690795291,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/07\/31\/watch-grannies-against-the-far-right-march-in-magdeburg","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/90\/04\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b23e6d2b-a08c-529e-adae-8525ab335000-7789004.jpg","altText":"\"Nazis get out\" 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expected to be only major economy not to grow this year","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Germany expected to be only major economy not to grow this year","titleListing2":"According to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund, Germany's GDP is forecast to drop 0.3% this year while other countries continue to grow.","leadin":"According to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund, Germany's GDP is forecast to drop 0.3% this year while other countries continue to grow.","summary":"According to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund, Germany's GDP is forecast to drop 0.3% this year while other countries continue to grow.","url":"germany-expected-to-be-only-major-economy-not-to-grow-this-year","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The German economy is still failing to grow, figures showed on Friday, as the country that should be the industrial powerhouse for all of Europe struggles with high energy prices, rising borrowing costs and a lagging rebound from key trading partner China. \n\nEconomic output in Germany stagnated in the April-to-June quarter, the Federal Statistics Office said. That follows a decline of 0.1% in the first three months of the year and a drop of 0.4% in the last three months of 2022 as the energy shock from Russia's war in Ukraine echoed through Europe's largest economy. \n\nIt comes after the International Monetary Fund forecast this week that Germany would be the globe's only major economy to shrink this year, even with weak economic growth around the world amid rising interest rates and the threat of growing inflation. \n\nIn Germany, the economy has been buffeted by several challenges. Above all, its long-term dependence on Russian natural gas to fuel industry backfired when the invasion of Ukraine led to the loss of most of Moscow's supply and to higher costs for energy-intensive industries such as metals, glass, cars and fertilizer. \n\nHigher interest rates from the European Central Bank have weighed on construction projects that depend on borrowing. Meanwhile, the rebound in China, Germany\u2019s largest trade partner, after the end of drastic COVID-19 restrictions has been less than many had hoped for. \n\nThe second-quarter economic performance was \u201cfar from satisfactory,\u201d said Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck. \n\nHe urged action on his proposal to cap energy prices for industry with government help, which has run into scepticism in parts of the governing coalition, and more investment in future-oriented technology such as renewable energy. \n\n\u201cWhat Germany needs is a targeted impulse for investment and breathing room for our energy-intensive industry,\u201d he said. \n\nLonger-term factors such as an ageing population, lagging use of digital technology in business and government, excessive red tape that holds back business launches and public construction projects, and a shortage of skilled labour also have weighed on the economy. \n\nYet the slowdown does not resemble a classic recession because jobs are abundant, with companies competing for workers and complaining of skills shortages. The unemployment rate was only 2.9% in May, well below the eurozone's 6.5% \u2014 one of the lowest rates on record. \n\nCarsten Brzeski, chief eurozone economist at ING, has described Germany's situation as a \u201cslowcession,\u201d with the economy \u201cstuck in the twilight zone between stagnation and recession.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The German economy is still failing to grow, figures showed on Friday, as the country that should be the industrial powerhouse for all of Europe struggles with high energy prices, rising borrowing costs and a lagging rebound from key trading partner China.<\/p>\n<p>Economic output in Germany stagnated in the April-to-June quarter, the Federal Statistics Office said. That follows a decline of 0.1% in the first three months of the year and a drop of 0.4% in the last three months of 2022 as the energy shock from Russia's war in Ukraine echoed through Europe's largest economy.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the International Monetary Fund forecast this week that Germany would be the globe's only major economy to shrink this year, even with weak economic growth around the world amid rising interest rates and the threat of growing inflation.<\/p>\n<p>In Germany, the economy has been buffeted by several challenges. Above all, its long-term dependence on Russian natural gas to fuel industry backfired when the invasion of Ukraine led to the loss of most of Moscow's supply and to higher costs for energy-intensive industries such as metals, glass, cars and fertilizer.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7194578\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//11//15//economic-growth-in-the-eu-falls/">Economic growth in the EU falls<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Higher interest rates from the European Central Bank have weighed on construction projects that depend on borrowing. 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Local media reported that bombs and ammunition for Greek F-16 fighters were stored at the site. \n\nThe large explosions shattered windows on houses in a surrounding area, but the Greek fire service said no severe injuries were reported in nearby villages, which also were evacuated as a precaution. \n\nFire Service spokesman Ioannis Artopios said 12 villages were ordered evacuated in the Volos-Nea Anchialos area. \n\n\u201cDespite their superhuman efforts, our forces were unable to stop the blaze,\u201d he said. \n\nArtopios said the Volos area blaze was the most dangerous of the 124 wildfires the fire service had to deal with Thursday. \n\nThe wildfire burned on three fronts and forced a section of Greece\u2019s busiest highway to close for several hours, while national rail services passing through the area were delayed. \n\nIn Italy, firefighters battled brush fires in the southern mainland regions of Calabria and Puglia, as well as the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, helped by temperatures dropping some 13 degrees Celsius into the low- and mid-30s C . Sicily remained the focal point, with fires continuing to burn near the capital, Palermo, as seven aircraft were engaged to douse the flames. \n\n\u201cWithout doubt, we can see that all across the Mediterranean the climate crisis is here and it\u2019s affecting us all more strongly than perhaps even scientists had warned us about,\u201d Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday during a meeting with the country's president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. \n\nWildfire carbon emissions for July in Greece were the highest by a huge margin - totalling more than one metric megaton and doubling the previous record - since records started 20 years ago, according to the EU agency that analyzes satellite data, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. \n\n\u201cUnfortunately, it is not all that surprising, given the extreme conditions in the region,\u201d said Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at the agency. \u201cThe observed intensity and estimated emissions show how unusual the scale of the fires has been for July relative to the last 20 years of data.\u201d \n\nAn EU disaster response agency announced that it was sending two more firefighting planes, provided by France, to Greece. \n\nIn Athens, senior members of the armed forces paid tribute to the two pilots killed in a firefighting plane crash this week, at a ceremony held at the Defense Ministry. \n\nCpt. Christos Moulas and Lt. Pericles Stephanidis died during a low-altitude water drop on the island of Evia. \n\nDefence Minister Nikos Dendias said the operators had shown \u201cself-denial in the line of duty.\u201d \n\n\u201cGreece today is in mourning. Their memories will live on,\u201d Dendias said. \n\nFuneral services for the two airmen were to be held in northern Greece later Thursday and on the island of Crete on Friday.\u00a0 \n\nGatopoulos reported from Athens. Associated Press writers Colleen Barry in Milan, Italy, and Venessa Gera in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>There were no injuries at the depot, which had been evacuated before the explosions, and by late Thursday the fire was no longer active. The Greek air force said that F-16 fighter jets at a nearby base were moved to another facility as a precaution, but that the base had not been under any immediate threat.<\/p>\n<p>Fires have raged across parts of Greece during three successive Mediterranean heat waves in the past two weeks, leaving five people dead, including two firefighting pilots, and triggering a huge weekend evacuation of tourists on the island of Rhodes.<\/p>\n<p>The fire in the Volos area of central Greece's Magnissia region reached the ammunition storage facility about 6 kilometres north of the major military air base in Nea Anchialos. Local media reported that bombs and ammunition for Greek F-16 fighters were stored at the site.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7782726,7779658,7773660\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//24//greek-islanders-worry-the-heat-will-hit-tourism-and-wreck-harvests/">Olive oil, honey and wine: How heat is hitting harvests on the Greek island of Kos<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//26//anticyclones-marine-heatwaves-and-climate-change-the-science-behind-europes-brutal-summer/">Anticyclones, marine heatwaves and climate change: The science behind Europe\u2019s brutal summer<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//27//july-2023-is-expected-to-be-the-hottest-month-ever-recorded-climate-scientists-say/">July 2023 set to to be the hottest month ever recorded, climate scientists say<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The large explosions shattered windows on houses in a surrounding area, but the Greek fire service said no severe injuries were reported in nearby villages, which also were evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Service spokesman Ioannis Artopios said 12 villages were ordered evacuated in the Volos-Nea Anchialos area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite their superhuman efforts, our forces were unable to stop the blaze,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Artopios said the Volos area blaze was the most dangerous of the 124 wildfires the fire service had to deal with Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire burned on three fronts and forced a section of Greece\u2019s busiest highway to close for several hours, while national rail services passing through the area were delayed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//78//21//52//808x539_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg/" alt=\"Petros Giannakouris/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/384x256_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/640x427_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/750x500_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/828x552_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/1080x720_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/1200x800_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/1920x1281_cmsv2_a272db6a-1dfa-59ee-babf-889cb0cf20a3-7782152.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People play with a ball in front of a burnt forest at a beach, near Gennadi village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Thursday, July 27, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Petros Giannakouris/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Italy, firefighters battled brush fires in the southern mainland regions of Calabria and Puglia, as well as the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, helped by temperatures dropping some 13 degrees Celsius into the low- and mid-30s C . Sicily remained the focal point, with fires continuing to burn near the capital, Palermo, as seven aircraft were engaged to douse the flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout doubt, we can see that all across the Mediterranean the climate crisis is here and it\u2019s affecting us all more strongly than perhaps even scientists had warned us about,\u201d Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday during a meeting with the country's president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.<\/p>\n<p>Wildfire carbon emissions for July in Greece were the highest by a huge margin - totalling more than one metric megaton and doubling the previous record - since records started 20 years ago, according to the EU agency that analyzes satellite data, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//77//98//22//808x539_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg/" alt=\"Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/98\/22\/384x256_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/98\/22\/640x427_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/98\/22\/750x500_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/98\/22\/828x552_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/98\/22\/1080x720_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/98\/22\/1200x800_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/98\/22\/1920x1281_cmsv2_85d3f3ed-699f-5ca3-b36a-021e0367a60c-7779822.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Flames burn behind houses in Capaci, near Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy, Wednesday, July 26, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, it is not all that surprising, given the extreme conditions in the region,\u201d said Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at the agency. \u201cThe observed intensity and estimated emissions show how unusual the scale of the fires has been for July relative to the last 20 years of data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An EU disaster response agency announced that it was sending two more firefighting planes, provided by France, to Greece.<\/p>\n<p>In Athens, senior members of the armed forces paid tribute to the two pilots killed in a firefighting plane crash this week, at a ceremony held at the Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Cpt. Christos Moulas and Lt. Pericles Stephanidis died during a low-altitude water drop on the island of Evia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//78//21//52//808x539_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg/" alt=\"Petros Giannakouris/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/384x256_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/640x427_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/750x500_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/828x552_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/1080x720_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/1200x800_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/1920x1281_cmsv2_501ba6c6-e877-530e-8b51-ac3849422ae8-7782152.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Apples and water for the animals, left by locals lie in the burnt forest near Gennadi village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Wednesday, July 26.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Petros Giannakouris/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said the operators had shown \u201cself-denial in the line of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreece today is in mourning. Their memories will live on,\u201d Dendias said.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral services for the two airmen were to be held in northern Greece later Thursday and on the island of Crete on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gatopoulos reported from Athens. Associated Press writers Colleen Barry in Milan, Italy, and Venessa Gera in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1690450534,"publishedAt":1690470318,"updatedAt":1690522384,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/07\/27\/greek-wildfires-reach-outskirts-of-athens-as-eu-agency-records-huge-spike-in-carbon-emissi","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/21\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_77b77e20-8efb-5814-9431-81a8d56c47f5-7782152.jpg","altText":"A helicopter fills water from the sea during a wildfire, near Gennadi village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Thursday, July 27, 2023.","caption":"A helicopter fills water from the sea during a wildfire, near Gennadi village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Thursday, July 27, 2023.","captionCredit":"Petros Giannakouris\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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","summary":"The two teachers say students greeted each other with Nazi salutes, threatened to beat up immigrant classmates and were homophobic and sexist. ","url":"teachers-who-made-desperate-plea-for-end-to-far-right-behaviour-at-german-school-leave-tow","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Two teachers in eastern Germany tried to counter the far-right activities of students at their high school.\u00a0They counselled bullies who threatened to beat up immigrant classmates. They gave more lessons about their country's Nazi past. They invited in a Black rapper to talk about mutual respect. \n\nNone of it helped. In desperation, Laura Nickel and Max Teske wrote a public letter describing an atmosphere of intimidation at Mina Witkojc School in Burg. They reported students greeting each other with the Nazi salute, scratching swastikas on their desks and playing music with racist lyrics in the hallways. \n\n\u201cTeachers and students who openly fight against far-right students and teachers fear for their safety,\u201d the two said in the letter they sent to local newspapers, adding schools \"cannot provide a home for the enemies of democracy.\"\u00a0 \n\nNickel, who taught English and history, and Teske, a maths and geography teacher, were unprepared for the backlash. A letter from an anonymous group of parents demanded their dismissals. Stickers with their pictures and the caption \u201cPiss off to Berlin\u201d plastered lampposts near campus. On social media, someone declared a desire to \u201chunt them down.\u201d \n\nFurther disheartened by what they say was a lack of support from colleagues, the principal and local administrators, Nickel and Teske announced they were leaving the school and the town located 116 kilometres south-east of Berlin. \n\n\u201cFar-right extremist statements, actions, slogans, homophobia and sexism were and are the order of the day at this school,\u201d Nickel, 34, who worked at Mina Witkojc for four years, said in a joint interview with Teske, 31, who taught there for three years. \n\nNeither the school nor the local school authority responded to requests for comment on the teachers\u2019 resignations. \n\nBut Teske and Nickel's experience has aroused fears in the German capital the far right has gained a greater foothold in some of the former East Germany than many thought.\u00a0 \n\nExperts say that especially in the south of Brandenburg state, where Burg is located, a network of tattoo parlours, nightclubs, youth groups and fan clubs of the FC Energie Cottbus football team spread the messaging of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party. \n\nEarlier this month, Brandenburg state\u2019s domestic intelligence service put Young Alternative for Germany, the AfD\u2019s wing for supporters aged 14 and above, under official surveillance as a \u201cproven right-wing extremist\u201d group. \n\nThe state education ministry, criticised for not supporting the teachers enough, announced last week authorities had identified a teenager suspected of originally posting the \"hunt them down\u201d post on Instagram. \n\nAmadeu Antonio Foundation Executive Director Timo Reinfrank, whose organisation promotes human rights while working against right-wing extremism, racism and antisemitism in Germany, said southern Brandenburg state has become \u201ca zone of fear which the Nazis have declared as their home zone.\u201d \n\nReinfrank said that's not really a surprise for those familiar with the area, where the far right was active even before AfD's founding a decade ago. The foundation he leads was named for an Angolan contract worker who in 1990 was killed when 50 youths with baseball bats went looking for Black people to attack in the Brandenburg town of Eberswalde. \n\nAfD was founded in 2013 and first entered Germany's parliament four years later after campaigning on an anti-migrant platform. Recent polls show the party with a record level of support nationally, about 20%. \n\nThe reasons for its particular appeal in eastern Germany are manifold. Many lost their jobs after Germany's reunification and residents still speak of feeling like second-class citizens compared to the country's west.\u00a0AfD has used the pandemic and influx of Ukrainian refugees as opportunities to promote an \u201cus v them\u201d narrative, experts say. \n\nMany think AfD could emerge as the strongest party when Brandenburg and the fellow eastern states of Saxony and Thuringia hold elections next year. In Thuringia, the AfD candidate last month won the county administrator's post in Sonneberg, the first time since the Nazi era that a far-right party placed first at the county level. \n\nAfter the teachers announced their withdrawal, the head of the AfD chapter in Cottbus, Brandenburg state\u2019s second-largest city, cheered on Twitter that Teske, whom he called a \u201cleftist radical informer,\u201d and his \u201caccomplice\u201d were gone. \n\nThe police are investigating threats. When Teske goes out, he often looks to see if somebody might be following him. Recently, a man approached him in a shop and whispered, \u201cGet out of here,\u201d into his ear. \n\nBy calling out the dire conditions at the school, he and Nickel sparked a much-needed national debate about the rise of the far-right in Germany, Teske said. \n\n\u201cWe will continue to be loud, we will continue to make a political impact, and won\u2019t let the far right win,\u201d he said. \n\n\u201cHistory repeats itself, and I believe that we must definitely do something now to put a stop to anti-democratic parties in Germany,\u201d Nickel added. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Two teachers in eastern Germany tried to counter the far-right activities of students at their high school.\u00a0They counselled bullies who threatened to beat up immigrant classmates. They gave more lessons about their country's Nazi past. They invited in a Black rapper to talk about mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>None of it helped. In desperation, Laura Nickel and Max Teske wrote a public letter describing an atmosphere of intimidation at Mina Witkojc School in Burg. They reported students greeting each other with the Nazi salute, scratching swastikas on their desks and playing music with racist lyrics in the hallways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeachers and students who openly fight against far-right students and teachers fear for their safety,\u201d the two said in the letter they sent to local newspapers, adding schools \"cannot provide a home for the enemies of democracy.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nickel, who taught English and history, and Teske, a maths and geography teacher, were unprepared for the backlash. A letter from an anonymous group of parents demanded their dismissals. Stickers with their pictures and the caption \u201cPiss off to Berlin\u201d plastered lampposts near campus. On social media, someone declared a desire to \u201chunt them down.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//77//61//58//808x454_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Markus Schreiber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/61\/58\/384x216_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/61\/58\/640x360_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/61\/58\/750x422_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/61\/58\/828x466_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/61\/58\/1080x608_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/61\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/61\/58\/1920x1080_cmsv2_a2a71463-da0b-5279-8ba9-5649d61505a7-7776158.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Teacher Laura Nickel shows her phone with pictures of stickers on a lamp pole showing images of her and colleague Max Teske with the caption "piss off to Berlin".<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Markus Schreiber<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Further disheartened by what they say was a lack of support from colleagues, the principal and local administrators, Nickel and Teske announced they were leaving the school and the town located 116 kilometres south-east of Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFar-right extremist statements, actions, slogans, homophobia and sexism were and are the order of the day at this school,\u201d Nickel, 34, who worked at Mina Witkojc for four years, said in a joint interview with Teske, 31, who taught there for three years.<\/p>\n<p>Neither the school nor the local school authority responded to requests for comment on the teachers\u2019 resignations.<\/p>\n<p>But Teske and Nickel's experience has aroused fears in the German capital the far right has gained a greater foothold in some of the former East Germany than many thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Experts say that especially in the south of Brandenburg state, where Burg is located, a network of tattoo parlours, nightclubs, youth groups and fan clubs of the FC Energie Cottbus football team spread the messaging of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7706732,7665272\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//26//german-far-right-afd-gains-first-elected-official/">German far-right AfD gains first elected official<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//14//should-germany-ban-afd-what-impact-could-this-have/">Should Germany ban AfD? What impact could this have?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Brandenburg state\u2019s domestic intelligence service put Young Alternative for Germany, the AfD\u2019s wing for supporters aged 14 and above, under official surveillance as a \u201cproven right-wing extremist\u201d group.<\/p>\n<p>The state education ministry, criticised for not supporting the teachers enough, announced last week authorities had identified a teenager suspected of originally posting the \"hunt them down\u201d post on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Amadeu Antonio Foundation Executive Director Timo Reinfrank, whose organisation promotes human rights while working against right-wing extremism, racism and antisemitism in Germany, said southern Brandenburg state has become \u201ca zone of fear which the Nazis have declared as their home zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reinfrank said that's not really a surprise for those familiar with the area, where the far right was active even before AfD's founding a decade ago. The foundation he leads was named for an Angolan contract worker who in 1990 was killed when 50 youths with baseball bats went looking for Black people to attack in the Brandenburg town of Eberswalde.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1683492581244653570\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>AfD was founded in 2013 and first entered Germany's parliament four years later after campaigning on an anti-migrant platform. Recent polls show the party with a record level of support nationally, about 20%.<\/p>\n<p>The reasons for its particular appeal in eastern Germany are manifold. Many lost their jobs after Germany's reunification and residents still speak of feeling like second-class citizens compared to the country's west.\u00a0AfD has used the pandemic and influx of Ukrainian refugees as opportunities to promote an \u201cus v them\u201d narrative, experts say.<\/p>\n<p>Many think AfD could emerge as the strongest party when Brandenburg and the fellow eastern states of Saxony and Thuringia hold elections next year. In Thuringia, the AfD candidate last month won the county administrator's post in Sonneberg, the first time since the Nazi era that a far-right party placed first at the county level.<\/p>\n<p>After the teachers announced their withdrawal, the head of the AfD chapter in Cottbus, Brandenburg state\u2019s second-largest city, cheered on Twitter that Teske, whom he called a \u201cleftist radical informer,\u201d and his \u201caccomplice\u201d were gone.<\/p>\n<p>The police are investigating threats. When Teske goes out, he often looks to see if somebody might be following him. Recently, a man approached him in a shop and whispered, \u201cGet out of here,\u201d into his ear.<\/p>\n<p>By calling out the dire conditions at the school, he and Nickel sparked a much-needed national debate about the rise of the far-right in Germany, Teske said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to be loud, we will continue to make a political impact, and won\u2019t let the far right win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory repeats itself, and I believe that we must definitely do something now to put a stop to anti-democratic parties in Germany,\u201d Nickel 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new culture budget more than double England's arts funding","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Berlin's new culture budget more than double England's arts spending","titleListing2":"Berlin has made clear its serious about supporting the arts. A financial boost more than doubles spending by England. ","leadin":"Last week Berlin\u2019s Senator for Culture announced a massive amount of funding for the art institutions in Germany's capital, putting the city\u2019s financial support to culture in stark contrast with the UK. ","summary":"Last week Berlin\u2019s Senator for Culture announced a massive amount of funding for the art institutions in Germany's capital, putting the city\u2019s financial support to culture in stark contrast with the UK. ","url":"berlins-new-culture-budget-more-than-double-englands-arts-funding","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"In 2024, Berlin will increase its culture funding to \u20ac947 million, announced Joe Chialo, the State Minister for Culture and Social Cohesion. Chialo has promised to raise that figure to \u20ac1 billion for 2025. \n\nIt\u2019s an incredible amount of money for a state to fund the arts in just one city, up \u20ac13 million from this year\u2019s budget. Projects that will benefit include the renovation of the Komische Oper, one of Berlin\u2019s major opera companies, as well as funds for museums, exhibitions, memorial sites, drama schools and theatres. \n\nArts funding in Germany \n\nChialo made headlines when he took charge of Berlin\u2019s culture sector in 2023 due to his prior career as a singer in a metal band. His commitment to the arts will see Berlin the city add 500 culture spaces to its already impressive 2,000 strong roster. The goal is to double the number of state-owned culture spaces by 2030. \n\nAs inflation and cost-of-living crises threaten culture across Europe, Chialo has made his commitment to fighting for the arts \u201cin order to continue to ensure excellence in the future.\u201d \n\nThe German state has been a particularly impressive bastion for funding the arts in Europe for some time. Last year, the government announced the Kulturpass , a scheme that would give every German \u20ac200 to spend on cultural goods, experiences and events when they turn 18. \n\nThe intention is to rejuvenate youth interest in culture after spending their formative years stuck indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \n\nAt a national level, the German Federal budget for culture and media grew from \u20ac2.1 billion to \u20ac2.4 billion last year, an increase of around \u20ac94 million. \n\nBy comparison, budgets for the arts in other countries can look paltry. \n\nGermany compared to the UK \n\nThe UK\u2019s funding for culture is comparatively dire when looking at Germany\u2019s figures. In a Tweet reacting to the news of Berlin\u2019s 2024 budget, editor of Art Professional and researcher at Queen Mary University of London, Ruth Hogarth noted that the Berlin budget was over double that for the entirety of England. \n\n\u201cThe city of Berlin\u2019s culture budget (population 7m) for 2024 has been set at \u20ac947m. The whole of England\u2019s culture budget (population 57m) for 2024 is \u00a3458.5m,\u201d Hogarth wrote. \u201cI know there\u2019s lottery and local authority funding on top, but it doesn\u2019t add up to anything like the per capita spend.\u201d \n\nIt\u2019s a damning indictment of the situation for cultural institutions in the UK. Arts Council England (ACE), the non-departmental public body of the government\u2019s Department for Culture, Media and Sport lists the annual budgets for the arts as follows: \u00a3458.5 million for the national portfolio organisations; \u00a3116.8 million for National Lottery funding grants; \u00a314.4 million for National Lottery funded development grants; and \u00a350 million for Arts Council Development funds. \n\nHogarth is right to point out that although these aren\u2019t insignificant numbers, the amount that England puts aside for its entire country\u2019s state-funded arts is far off the mark of what Germany provides for just its capital city. \n\nACE came under fire last year when it announced the latest funding round for its National Portfolio of Organisations (NPOs). Overall funding was increased for many arts organisations outside of London in a bid to grow the sector beyond the capital. However, the allocation was criticised for hanging many of the country\u2019s best arts institutions out to dry as they struggle to thrive in one of the world\u2019s most expensive cities. \n\nCuts to the English National Opera were particularly noted at the time. But other organisations, including Hampstead Theatre and Donmar Warehouse \u2014 both champions of new writers \u2014 were cut from the NPO list. \n\nRip-off Britain \n\nThe UK\u2019s general attitude to the arts sector led by the ruling Conservative government feels hostile. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week announced a crackdown on \u201crip-off university degrees\u201d. While ostensibly a policy to improve graduate chances of higher salaries, Sunak\u2019s policy is a transparent attack on the arts as it isn\u2019t enough of a profit driver for the economy. \n\nAs usual with Conservative policy making towards the arts, little thought is given for the concept that culture has a value of its own separate from cash. Nor is there the reflective nous to suggest actually funding the arts to generate more income, following the Berlin principle. For now, the UK straggles behind its Germanic peer. \n\n\n","htmlText":"<p>In 2024, Berlin will increase its culture funding to \u20ac947 million, announced Joe Chialo, the State Minister for Culture and Social Cohesion. Chialo has promised to raise that figure to \u20ac1 billion for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an incredible amount of money for a state to fund the arts in just one city, up \u20ac13 million from this year\u2019s budget. Projects that will benefit include the renovation of the Komische Oper, one of Berlin\u2019s major opera companies, as well as funds for museums, exhibitions, memorial sites, drama schools and theatres.<\/p>\n<h2>Arts funding in Germany<\/h2><p>Chialo made headlines when he took charge of Berlin\u2019s culture sector in 2023 due to his prior career as a singer in a metal band. His commitment to the arts will see Berlin the city add 500 culture spaces to its already impressive 2,000 strong roster. The goal is to double the number of state-owned culture spaces by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>As inflation and cost-of-living crises threaten culture across Europe, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tagesspiegel.de//kultur//berliner-kulturhaushalt-23-millionen-mehr-10134796.html/">Chialo has made his commitment to fighting for the arts \u201cin order to continue to ensure excellence in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7213822\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//25//english-national-opera-funding-cuts-create-an-impossible-future-for-the-arts/">English National Opera funding cuts create an \"impossible future for the arts\"<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The German state has been a particularly impressive bastion for funding the arts in Europe for some time. Last year, the government announced the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//16//kulturpass-germany-to-give-out-200-to-young-people-to-boost-cultural-sector/">Kulturpass, a scheme that would give every German \u20ac200 to spend on cultural goods, experiences and events when they turn 18.<\/p>\n<p>The intention is to rejuvenate youth interest in culture after spending their formative years stuck indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>At a national level, the German Federal budget for culture and media grew from \u20ac2.1 billion to \u20ac2.4 billion last year, an increase of around \u20ac94 million.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, budgets for the arts in other countries can look paltry.<\/p>\n<h2>Germany compared to the UK<\/h2><p>The UK\u2019s funding for culture is comparatively dire when looking at Germany\u2019s figures. In a Tweet reacting to the news of Berlin\u2019s 2024 budget, editor of <em>Art Professional<\/em> and researcher at Queen Mary University of London, Ruth Hogarth noted that the Berlin budget was over double that for the entirety of England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city of Berlin\u2019s culture budget (population 7m) for 2024 has been set at \u20ac947m. The whole of England\u2019s culture budget (population 57m) for 2024 is \u00a3458.5m,\u201d Hogarth wrote. \u201cI know there\u2019s lottery and local authority funding on top, but it doesn\u2019t add up to anything like the per capita spend.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The city of Berlin\u2019s culture budget (population 7m) for 2024 has been set at \u20ac947m. The whole of England\u2019s culture budget (population 57m) for 2024 is \u00a3458.5m. I know there\u2019s lottery and local authority funding on top, but it doesn\u2019t add up to anything like the per capita spend. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////t.co//YwshmIeKG8/">https:////t.co//YwshmIeKG8— Ruth Hogarth (@ruthhogarth) <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//ruthhogarth//status//1679512597844877312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\%22>July 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////platform.twitter.com//widgets.js/" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a damning indictment of the situation for cultural institutions in the UK. Arts Council England (ACE), the non-departmental public body of the government\u2019s Department for Culture, Media and Sport <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.artscouncil.org.uk//how-we-invest-public-money/">lists the annual budgets<\/strong><\/a> for the arts as follows: \u00a3458.5 million for the national portfolio organisations; \u00a3116.8 million for National Lottery funding grants; \u00a314.4 million for National Lottery funded development grants; and \u00a350 million for Arts Council Development funds.<\/p>\n<p>Hogarth is right to point out that although these aren\u2019t insignificant numbers, the amount that England puts aside for its entire country\u2019s state-funded arts is far off the mark of what Germany provides for just its capital city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//25//english-national-opera-funding-cuts-create-an-impossible-future-for-the-arts/">ACE came under fire<\/strong><\/a> last year when it announced the latest funding round for its National Portfolio of Organisations (NPOs). Overall funding was increased for many arts organisations outside of London in a bid to grow the sector beyond the capital. However, the allocation was criticised for hanging many of the country\u2019s best arts institutions out to dry as they struggle to thrive in one of the world\u2019s most expensive cities.<\/p>\n<p>Cuts to the English National Opera were particularly noted at the time. But other organisations, including Hampstead Theatre and Donmar Warehouse \u2014 both champions of new writers \u2014 were cut from the NPO list.<\/p>\n<h2>Rip-off Britain<\/h2><p>The UK\u2019s general attitude to the arts sector led by the ruling Conservative government feels hostile. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week announced a crackdown on \u201crip-off university degrees\u201d. While ostensibly a policy to improve graduate chances of higher salaries, Sunak\u2019s policy is a transparent attack on the arts as it isn\u2019t enough of a profit driver for the economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Too many students are being sold a university education that won't get them a decent job at the end of it.<br><br>So I'm cracking down on rip-off degrees and boosting apprenticeships to ensure students get the best deal possible.<br><br> Widening access. Boosting jobs. 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a right-wing German tabloid invent \u2018Barbie\u2019?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Did a right-wing German tabloid invent \u2018Barbie\u2019?","titleListing2":"While Barbie fever has swept the world following the release of the eponymous movie, the early doll was inspired by a sexist toy created by Germany\u2019s most notorious tabloid \u2013 one that critics claim is decimating the country\u2019s media scene to this day.","leadin":"The Lilli doll, created by the Bild tabloid, went from a spur-of-the-moment cartoon to a gag gift for adults in Germany before being seen as an inspiration for young women in the US.","summary":"The Lilli doll, created by the Bild tabloid, went from a spur-of-the-moment cartoon to a gag gift for adults in Germany before being seen as an inspiration for young women in the US.","url":"did-a-right-wing-german-tabloid-invent-barbie","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Bild tabloid was about to launch its first edition in June of 1952 and there was room in the paper that urgently had to be filled before it went to print. \n\nCartoonist Reinhard Beuthien was rushed to come up with a placeholder, and he sat down and drew a curvaceous, sexy young woman with a high blonde ponytail sitting across from a fortune-teller. \n\n\u201cCould you tell me the name and address of a tall, handsome and rich man?\u201d she asks. At the top of the drawing, the cartoonist wrote the name Lilli.\u00a0 \n\nThis is how Barbie was born \u2013 or at least the Bild-Lilli cartoon, meant to reflect the tabloid\u2019s \u201cirreverent, unconventional nature,\u201d the stated goal of the conservative publisher who intended it to be a counterweight to more serious political publications in the country. \n\nWhile the contemporary Barbie doll \u2013 especially in the marketing campaign around the launch of the new Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling \u2013 is touted as a feminist icon, her inspiration was intended as newspaper filler when German publishing house Axel Springer launched what was to become its most controversial newspaper yet. \n\n\nToday, Bild is well-known in German-speaking countries for its scandalous and incendiary content, and has received more reprimands by the German Press Council than any other publication. \n\n\u2018Curves instead of bombs\u2019 \n\nThe Lilli cartoon continued to appear in Bild, and while the comic is described as \u201ccheeky\u201d in the official archives of Axel Springer, most feminists would consider her to promote the stereotype of the vapid, superficial and overly-sexualised blonde woman. \n\nIn another iteration, Lilli comes to the office in a bathing suit. The caption reads \u201cSo dumb! When I wake up in the morning, I keep thinking I\u2019m still on holiday.\u201d \n\nBild-Lilli\u2019s popularity grew so much that in 1955, the publisher commissioned toy factory O&M Hausser to produce a doll based on the drawing, which was sold in newsstands in a transparent plastic tube, with the same provocative outfits and a copy of Bild tucked into her pocket. \n\nThe toy company was previously known for mass-producing German imperial soldier figurines, and later, Wehrmacht soldiers as well as members of the Nazi SA and SS. In postwar Germany, model howitzers, tanks and barracks became less popular, so they then transitioned to producing iterations of cowboys and Native Americans. \n\nInitially, the Lilli doll was bought as a joke, a three-dimensional iteration of the woman who said silly things in Bild, or as the Axel Springer archives describe it, \u201cold man jokes\u201d. \n\nBut when, along with the doll, around 150 different outfits ranging from fur coats to bathing suits were made, children got interested in playing with her too \u2013 especially since she had moveable arms and legs, unlike other dolls at the time. \n\nA couple of years later, American businesswoman Ruth Handler, the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants, was on holiday in Switzerland and decided to buy the doll for her daughter Barbara. \n\nHandler is the founder of Mattel, the company that produces Barbies to this day, after presenting her own version \u2013 albeit almost identical to the Lilli doll -- of the \u201cteen age fashion model\u201d at a toy fair in New York in 1959. \n\nIn 1964, Mattel bought the rights to the Bild-Lilli and production in Germany was discontinued. \n\n\u2018Pushing Germany to the right\u2019 \n\nThere is a significant amount of scholarship and analysis dedicated to the corrosive effects of Bild on German society, and poking fun at Bild headlines \u2013 which include things like \u201cAlien cult tries to clone Hitler\u201d \u2013 is a common pastime, especially among progressives. \n\n\u201cThere is a clear trend of Bild reporting, backed by academic research, that highlights how Bild actively criticises Germany\u2019s multicultural reporting and narratives around refugees,\u201d media and communications expert Nadia Zaboura said in the S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung\u2019s Quoted podcast in May. \n\nBild supporters claim the paper publishes stories that reflect the sentiments most people are too afraid to voice in public, or that the other publications in the country think they are too respectable to publish. \n\nIn 2004, a group of journalists established the Bild Blog, a website which monitors the reporting errors and misleading reporting the tabloid publishes. They currently get around 1 million views per month and employ full-time journalists. \n\nBild has not shied away from attacking the perceived left-wing bias in the mainstream German media scene, especially when it comes to issues such as refugees or Muslim communities.\u00a0 \n\nIt was widely detested among the German student protest and art scene in 1968, when students across the continent \u2013 ranging from France to communist Czechoslovakia \u2013 rallied against the official narratives of their governments. \n\nIronically, the Barbie movie \u2013 which includes trans actors among its cast and a plot throughout which the titular character tries to cast away the traditional views of femininity and the patriarchy \u2013 has been chastised by leading American right-wing commentators such as Ben Shapiro as being a tool to promote \u201cwokeism\u201d among children. \n\nBild is considered the most widely sold print product in Europe, and its owners, Axel Springer, also own Politico and its European subsidiary, Politico Europe, as well as Business Insider. Die Welt daily is their most well-known newspaper. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Bild tabloid was about to launch its first edition in June of 1952 and there was room in the paper that urgently had to be filled before it went to print.<\/p>\n<p>Cartoonist Reinhard Beuthien was rushed to come up with a placeholder, and he sat down and drew a curvaceous, sexy young woman with a high blonde ponytail sitting across from a fortune-teller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould you tell me the name and address of a tall, handsome and rich man?\u201d she asks. At the top of the drawing, the cartoonist wrote the name Lilli.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is how Barbie was born \u2013 or at least the Bild-Lilli cartoon, meant to reflect the tabloid\u2019s \u201cirreverent, unconventional nature,\u201d the stated goal of the conservative publisher who intended it to be a counterweight to more serious political publications in the country.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7451284\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//03//09//culture-re-view-from-1959-to-2023-the-surprising-longevity-of-barbie/">Culture Re-View: From 1959 to 2023 - the surprising longevity of Barbie<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While the contemporary Barbie doll \u2013 especially in the marketing campaign around the launch of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//07//21//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-barbie-vs-oppenheimer/">new Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig<\/strong><\/a> and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling \u2013 is touted as a feminist icon, her inspiration was intended as newspaper filler when German publishing house Axel Springer launched what was to become its most controversial newspaper yet. <\/p>\n<p>Today, Bild is well-known in German-speaking countries for its scandalous and incendiary content, and has received more reprimands by the German Press Council than any other publication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.74609375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//76//95//26//808x603_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg/" alt=\"Michael Sohn/AP2007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/384x287_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/640x478_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/750x560_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/828x618_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/1080x806_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/1200x895_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/1920x1433_cmsv2_97528ea3-c087-5765-93d9-589e9c8d132a-7769526.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A woman poses with a copy of the German "Bild"-Zeitung in Berlin, Germany. 2 May 2007<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Michael Sohn/AP2007<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>\u2018Curves instead of bombs\u2019<\/h2><p>The Lilli cartoon continued to appear in Bild, and while the comic is described as \u201ccheeky\u201d in the official archives of Axel Springer, most feminists would consider her to promote the stereotype of the vapid, superficial and overly-sexualised blonde woman.<\/p>\n<p>In another iteration, Lilli comes to the office in a bathing suit. The caption reads \u201cSo dumb! When I wake up in the morning, I keep thinking I\u2019m still on holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bild-Lilli\u2019s popularity grew so much that in 1955, the publisher commissioned toy factory O&M Hausser to produce a doll based on the drawing, which was sold in newsstands in a transparent plastic tube, with the same provocative outfits and a copy of Bild tucked into her pocket.<\/p>\n<p>The toy company was previously known for mass-producing German imperial soldier figurines, and later, Wehrmacht soldiers as well as members of the Nazi SA and SS. In postwar Germany, model howitzers, tanks and barracks became less popular, so they then transitioned to producing iterations of cowboys and Native Americans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1682088774749003787\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Initially, the Lilli doll was bought as a joke, a three-dimensional iteration of the woman who said silly things in Bild, or as the Axel Springer archives describe it, \u201cold man jokes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But when, along with the doll, around 150 different outfits ranging from fur coats to bathing suits were made, children got interested in playing with her too \u2013 especially since she had moveable arms and legs, unlike other dolls at the time.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of years later, American businesswoman Ruth Handler, the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants, was on holiday in Switzerland and decided to buy the doll for her daughter Barbara.<\/p>\n<p>Handler is the founder of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//07//06//first-barbie-now-barney-how-mattel-is-setting-up-their-very-own-cinematic-universe/">Mattel, the company that produces Barbies<\/strong><\/a> to this day, after presenting her own version \u2013 albeit almost identical to the Lilli doll -- of the \u201cteen age fashion model\u201d at a toy fair in New York in 1959.<\/p>\n<p>In 1964, Mattel bought the rights to the Bild-Lilli and production in Germany was discontinued.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Pushing Germany to the right\u2019<\/h2><p>There is a significant amount of scholarship and analysis dedicated to the corrosive effects of Bild on German society, and poking fun at Bild headlines \u2013 which include things like \u201cAlien cult tries to clone Hitler\u201d \u2013 is a common pastime, especially among progressives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a clear trend of Bild reporting, backed by academic research, that highlights how Bild actively criticises Germany\u2019s multicultural reporting and narratives around refugees,\u201d media and communications expert Nadia Zaboura said in the S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung\u2019s Quoted podcast in May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7763671875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//76//95//26//808x626_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg/" alt=\"Klaus Schlagmann/1980 AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/384x298_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/640x497_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/750x582_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/828x643_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/1080x838_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/1200x932_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/95\/26\/1920x1491_cmsv2_8033ca44-092b-5228-942f-4a9a88a078f3-7769526.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">German writer Guenter Wallraf holds a copy of the Luegenblatt Zeitung" (Lying Pages Newspaper), claiming to depict the Bild Zeitung. 4 May 1980<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Klaus Schlagmann/1980 AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bild supporters claim the paper publishes stories that reflect the sentiments most people are too afraid to voice in public, or that the other publications in the country think they are too respectable to publish.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, a group of journalists established the Bild Blog, a website which monitors the reporting errors and misleading reporting the tabloid publishes. They currently get around 1 million views per month and employ full-time journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Bild has not shied away from attacking the perceived left-wing bias in the mainstream German media scene, especially when it comes to issues such as refugees or Muslim communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was widely detested among the German student protest and art scene in 1968, when students across the continent \u2013 ranging from France to communist Czechoslovakia \u2013 rallied against the official narratives of their governments.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, the Barbie movie \u2013 which includes trans actors among its cast and a plot throughout which the titular character tries to cast away the traditional views of femininity and the patriarchy \u2013 has been chastised by leading American right-wing commentators such as Ben Shapiro as being a tool to promote \u201cwokeism\u201d among children.<\/p>\n<p>Bild is considered the most widely sold print product in Europe, and its owners, Axel Springer, also own Politico and its European subsidiary, Politico Europe, as well as Business Insider. 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police call off hunt for Berlin 'lioness' and believe mystery creature was a wild boar","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"German police end hunt for lioness and believe creature was wild boar","titleListing2":"\ud83e\udd81\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea There had been a two day hunt for a lioness in Berlin, but experts believe the creature is probably a wild boar.","leadin":"Police had used drones, helicopters and infrared cameras in their search but called it off after consulting with experts.","summary":"Police had used drones, helicopters and infrared cameras in their search but called it off after consulting with experts.","url":"hunt-for-lioness-on-the-loose-near-berlin-goes-into-a-second-day","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Police in Germany have called off the search for a possible lioness that might have been on the prowl. \n\nAuthorities determined on Friday that there is \u201cno acute danger\u201d to people in an area on the edge of Berlin where a potentially dangerous animal was spotted, saying they no longer believe that a lioness is at large. \n\nA search turned up no sign of such a predator and experts who analysed a video have concluded that it was probably a wild boar. \n\nPolice were first alerted to the animal in Kleinmachnow, just outside Berlin\u2019s city limits, around midnight on Wednesday when people reported what appeared to be a big cat chasing a wild boar. The informants also provided a video. \n\nBased on that and a subsequent sighting of their own, police initially concluded the animal was apparently a lioness. But it proved elusive in searches on Thursday and Friday in the flat, wooded area on the boundary between Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg.\u00a0 \n\nSeveral reported sightings went unconfirmed; in one case on Friday, police only found a family of wild boars. \n\nOn Friday, police thoroughly combed woodland on both sides of the state boundary and found no indication at all of a lioness or indeed any wild animal other than wild boars \u2014 which are common in the area \u2014 or an animal that had been killed, Kleinmachnow Mayor Michael Grubert told reporters. \n\nOfficials also had experts analyse the video and compare the animal that was depicted with the body structure of a lioness, Grubert added.\u00a0 \n\nTwo experts concluded independently of each other that \u201cthis isn't a lioness or a wild animal\u201d and that the creature \u201ctends toward a wild boar,\" he said. \n\n\u201cWe will return to the usual vigilant program and we think there is no acute danger for Kleinmachnow or for the south of Berlin,\u201d the mayor said, adding that police would be able to step back up straight away if the situation changes. \n\nGrubert defended the large, 36-hour deployment, in which helicopters, drones and infrared cameras were used and vets and hunters participated, as \u201cappropriate.\u201d \n\n\u201cThe danger of a wild animal in Kleinmachnow justifies the deployment,\u201d he said, adding that he would act the same way \u201cif I were in the situation today.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Police in Germany have called off the search for a possible lioness that might have been on the prowl.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities determined on Friday that there is \u201cno acute danger\u201d to people in an area on the edge of Berlin where a potentially dangerous animal was spotted, saying they no longer believe that a lioness is at large.<\/p>\n<p>A search turned up no sign of such a predator and experts who analysed a video have concluded that it was probably a wild boar.<\/p>\n<p>Police were first alerted to the animal in Kleinmachnow, just outside Berlin\u2019s city limits, around midnight on Wednesday when people reported what appeared to be a big cat chasing a wild boar. The informants also provided a video.<\/p>\n<p>Based on that and a subsequent sighting of their own, police initially concluded the animal was apparently a lioness. But it proved elusive in searches on Thursday and Friday in the flat, wooded area on the boundary between Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several reported sightings went unconfirmed; in one case on Friday, police only found a family of wild boars.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7766292\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//07//20//lion-on-the-loose-reports-trigger-alert-in-berlin/">Lion on the loose: Big cat sighting triggers feline frenzy in Berlin<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Friday, police thoroughly combed woodland on both sides of the state boundary and found no indication at all of a lioness or indeed any wild animal other than wild boars \u2014 which are common in the area \u2014 or an animal that had been killed, Kleinmachnow Mayor Michael Grubert told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also had experts analyse the video and compare the animal that was depicted with the body structure of a lioness, Grubert added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two experts concluded independently of each other that \u201cthis isn't a lioness or a wild animal\u201d and that the creature \u201ctends toward a wild boar,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will return to the usual vigilant program and we think there is no acute danger for Kleinmachnow or for the south of Berlin,\u201d the mayor said, adding that police would be able to step back up straight away if the situation changes.<\/p>\n<p>Grubert defended the large, 36-hour deployment, in which helicopters, drones and infrared cameras were used and vets and hunters participated, as \u201cappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe danger of a wild animal in Kleinmachnow justifies the deployment,\u201d he said, adding that he would act the same way \u201cif I were in the situation today.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1689927552,"publishedAt":1689929297,"updatedAt":1689942051,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/07\/21\/hunt-for-lioness-on-the-loose-near-berlin-goes-into-a-second-day","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/85\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fc5c3cdf-5566-5c15-8925-cd98adf767e1-7768510.jpg","altText":"Police patrol during a search operation for a dangerous wild animal near the village of Kleinmachnow in the southern suburbs of Berlin, Germany.","caption":"Police patrol during a search operation for a dangerous wild animal near the village of Kleinmachnow in the southern suburbs of Berlin, Germany.","captionCredit":"AP Photo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/85\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d5ffa9b5-9ffc-548f-aabb-08c72636fa60-7768510.jpg","altText":"The hunt for a missing animal continues in Berlin. 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","url":"lion-on-the-loose-reports-trigger-alert-in-berlin","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Police are hunting for a lioness on the outskirts of Berlin, after members of the public reported seeing a wild animal prowling near their homes.\u00a0 \n\nThe alarm was raised around midnight on Thursday after passers-by phoned police in Brandenburg to report they had seen \"an animal chasing another\", according to police spokesman\u00a0Daniel Keip.\u00a0 \n\n\"One was a wild boar and the other was obviously a lioness,\" he said. \"Both men also recorded a video on their mobile phones and experienced police officers confirmed it was probably a lioness.\"\u00a0 \n\nOthers have expressed scepticism towards the alert, with a local circus director saying he would \"eat his hat\" if it was a lion.\u00a0 \n\nThose living in the German capital's southwestern districts were first asked by officers not to leave their homes, though the warning zone was later extended\u00a0to peripheral municipalities between Berlin and Potsdam. \n\n\"The wild animal that escaped has not yet been found! Please do not leave your homes,\" the Brandenburg police wrote on Twitter. \n\nA large number of police have been scrambled in the search, along with vets and two hunters. Two helicopters and drones are assisting their efforts.\u00a0 \n\nLocals have been urged not to let their pets out, with the\u00a0mayor of Kleinmachow - one of the municipalities concerned - advising against \"walks in the forest and jogging\". \n\nThorsten Thaddey, a resident of the 20,000-person town, told AFP he was arrested during his morning jog.\u00a0 \n\n\"I must say that I was a bit panicked,\" he said. \"It's an animal of a different calibre than a normal dog.\"\u00a0 \n\n\"I'm going home.\"\u00a0 \n\nAnother resident, Lutz Peters, feared for his \"two dachshunds\", which he described as \"ideal food for a lion.\"\u00a0 \n\nThe origin of the possible lioness on the run remains unknown.\u00a0 \n\n\"No animal park, zoo and circus had reported any disappearances,\" according to Brandenburg police spokesman Daniel Keip. \n\nIn an interview with the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel, circus director Michel Roga said he had been woken up at 2:00 a.m. by police to see if he was missing a feline.\u00a0 \n\nHe expressed doubts about this wild animal alert. \n\n\"No circus in the whole of Germany has a lion or a tiger anymore,\" he told the German newspaper. \n\nAfter seeing the video shown by the police, Rogall said: \"If that's a lion, I'm eating my hat off. The animal is far too slender and too small.\" \n\nHe believed it could instead be a Caucasian Shepherd, a large dog. \n\n\"I have a similar dog at home, but he's still there,\" he said. \n\nTwo weeks ago, a serval wild cat, held by someone who had not declared it to the authorities, escaped in Bad Kreuznach, near Frankfurt.\u00a0 \n\nIt is caused panic in the local area, said the German association for animal protection, Vier Pfoten. \n\nOther fugitive felines have hit the headlines in Europe before.\u00a0 \n\nA panther, stolen from the Maubeuge Zoo in September 2019, escaped through the roof of a building in Armenti\u00e8res (northern France) before being captured by firefighters. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Police are hunting for a lioness on the outskirts of Berlin, after members of the public reported seeing a wild animal prowling near their homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The alarm was raised around midnight on Thursday after passers-by phoned police in Brandenburg to report they had seen \"an animal chasing another\", according to police spokesman\u00a0Daniel Keip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"One was a wild boar and the other was obviously a lioness,\" he said. \"Both men also recorded a video on their mobile phones and experienced police officers confirmed it was probably a lioness.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Others have expressed scepticism towards the alert, with a local circus director saying he would \"eat his hat\" if it was a lion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those living in the German capital's southwestern districts were first asked by officers not to leave their homes, though the warning zone was later extended\u00a0to peripheral municipalities between Berlin and Potsdam.<\/p>\n<p>\"The wild animal that escaped has not yet been found! Please do not leave your homes,\" the Brandenburg police wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>A large number of police have been scrambled in the search, along with vets and two hunters. Two helicopters and drones are assisting their efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Locals have been urged not to let their pets out, with the\u00a0mayor of Kleinmachow - one of the municipalities concerned - advising against \"walks in the forest and jogging\".<\/p>\n<p>Thorsten Thaddey, a resident of the 20,000-person town, told AFP he was arrested during his morning jog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"I must say that I was a bit panicked,\" he said. \"It's an animal of a different calibre than a normal dog.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"I'm going home.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another resident, Lutz Peters, feared for his \"two dachshunds\", which he described as \"ideal food for a lion.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1661232041080356864\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The origin of the possible lioness on the run remains unknown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"No animal park, zoo and circus had reported any disappearances,\" according to Brandenburg police spokesman Daniel Keip.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel, circus director Michel Roga said he had been woken up at 2:00 a.m. by police to see if he was missing a feline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He expressed doubts about this wild animal alert.<\/p>\n<p>\"No circus in the whole of Germany has a lion or a tiger anymore,\" he told the German newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing the video shown by the police, Rogall said: \"If that's a lion, I'm eating my hat off. 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For legal reasons, users do not get the samples back and the leftover is discarded. \n\nSince the pilot programme started in early June, GerMed has seen a surprising number of tablets containing too much active or unknown ingredients. \n\nStefan Scholtis, the head of Forensic Toxicology atGerMed, warned that an excessive dose can lead to adverse health effects and even death. \n\nBut he views the new initiative positively. \n\n\"You reach groups of users who normally cannot be addressed. And we create an awareness that drug use is generally harmful. And maybe we can convince one or the other to stay away from it,\u201d said Scholtis. \n\nDivergent opinions among Berliners \n\nA participant at Rave the Planet agreed with Schotis, saying \u201cthere is a lot of shit going around. That's why it's good for people to know what it (the drugs) has.\" \n\nBut Stefan Flakowski at the Pride parade did not agree. \n\n\"Illegal is illegal, period. I think at events like this, with weather like this, you should be responsible towards yourself and just not do it,\" said Flakowski. \n\nThe German parliament passed a law enabling the federal states to offer drug-checking projects on 23 June. \n\n\u201cDrug checking can save lives and is an important first contact with advice centres for many consumers: I was able to see this for myself in the Berlin model project,\u201d said the German government's addiction and drug commissioner Burkhard Blienert in a press release after a visit to a drug-checking facility in Berlin. \n\nFor more on this story, watch the video in the media player above. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Three counselling centres in Berlin are offering free, anonymous drug testing during the summer festival season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's summer, there are festivals, people go out to celebrate and of course, they buy beforehand, they want to know what's in their substances so that the festival will be worthwhile or nice and they won't have any bad experiences,\u201d said Anette Hofmann, coordinator for the drug testing pilot at Fixpunkt.<\/p>\n<p>The facilities are listed on <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.google.com//url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdrugcheckingberlin.de&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1689777546043710&usg=AOvVaw3ewb0M6TO48rcS2Jwbd3qK\%22>the pilot project\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong> and consumers can come by during a two-hour window.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s on a first-come-first-served basis and visitors can also get \u2018safer use tips\u2019 and have their psychoactive substances tested to analyse ingredients and detect impurities.<\/p>\n<p>The samples collected in the counselling centres are taken to the lab of Berlin's forensic medicine department (GerMed), which typically tests drugs in relation to investigations of deaths with suspected drug use.<\/p>\n<p>The testing requires a single tablet or a small amount of powder. For legal reasons, users do not get the samples back and the leftover is discarded.<\/p>\n<p>Since the pilot programme started in early June, GerMed has seen a surprising number of tablets containing too much active or unknown ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Scholtis, the head of Forensic Toxicology atGerMed, warned that an excessive dose can lead to adverse health effects and even death.<\/p>\n<p>But he views the new initiative positively.<\/p>\n<p>\"You reach groups of users who normally cannot be addressed. And we create an awareness that drug use is generally harmful. And maybe we can convince one or the other to stay away from it,\u201d said Scholtis.<\/p>\n<h2>Divergent opinions among Berliners<\/h2><p>A participant at Rave the Planet agreed with Schotis, saying \u201cthere is a lot of shit going around. That's why it's good for people to know what it (the drugs) has.\"<\/p>\n<p>But Stefan Flakowski at the Pride parade did not agree.<\/p>\n<p>\"Illegal is illegal, period. I think at events like this, with weather like this, you should be responsible towards yourself and just not do it,\" said Flakowski.<\/p>\n<p>The German parliament passed <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.google.com//url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bundesdrogenbeauftragter.de%2Fpresse%2Fdetail%2Fdrug-checking-im-bundestag-beschlossen%2F&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1689779377951884&usg=AOvVaw04OAQdBu9Y36--qTO4obLH\%22>a law enabling the federal states to offer drug-checking projects<\/strong><\/a> on 23 June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrug checking can save lives and is an important first contact with advice centres for many consumers: I was able to see this for myself in the Berlin model project,\u201d said the German government's addiction and drug commissioner Burkhard Blienert in a press release after a visit to a drug-checking facility in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more on this story, watch the video in the media player above.<\/strong><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1689770210,"publishedAt":1689847334,"updatedAt":1689847745,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2023\/07\/20\/drug-checking-can-save-lives-berlin-counselling-centres-offer-free-anonymous-drug-testing","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/76\/34\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5037446f-4610-5ab6-9c8c-cbf47a27d88f-7763470.jpg","altText":"A sample of a \"Blue Punisher\" Ecstasy Pill, along with other drug samples are stored in a box at Berlin's forensic medicine department in Berlin, Germany, July 10, 2023.","caption":"A sample of a \"Blue Punisher\" Ecstasy Pill, along with other drug samples are stored in a box at Berlin's forensic medicine department in Berlin, Germany, July 10, 2023.","captionCredit":"NADJA WOHLLEBEN\/REUTERS","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1280,"height":896}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"min","title":"Roselyne Min","twitter":"@MinRoselyne"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[{"urlSafeValue":"min","title":"Roselyne Min","twitter":"@MinRoselyne"}]},"keywords":[{"id":14130,"slug":"drug","urlSafeValue":"drug","title":"drug","titleRaw":"drug"},{"id":15722,"slug":"addiction","urlSafeValue":"addiction","title":"addiction","titleRaw":"addiction"},{"id":1734,"slug":"berlin","urlSafeValue":"berlin","title":"Berlin","titleRaw":"Berlin"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2319454},{"id":2319922},{"id":2325668}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":124720,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":15824400,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/HL\/SU\/23\/07\/19\/en\/230719_HLSU_52476120_52485836_124720_112707_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":124720,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":23841808,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/HL\/SU\/23\/07\/19\/en\/230719_HLSU_52476120_52485836_124720_112707_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8mnqd4","youtubeId":"CmnJL8-QvN4"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"Reuters","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/health\/health"},"vertical":"next","verticals":[{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"},"themes":[{"id":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/health"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":43,"urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":125,"urlSafeValue":"germany","title":"Germany","url":"\/news\/europe\/germany"},"town":{"id":1734,"urlSafeValue":"berlin","title":"Berlin"},"grapeshot":"'castrol_negative_uk','neg_mobkoi_castrol','neg_bucherer','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_health','gv_drugs','neg_saudiaramco','gs_law','gb_drugs_high_med','gb_drugs_high_med_low','gb_drugs_news-ent','gt_negative','neg_facebook_2021','neg_intel_en','gs_science','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gs_health_misc','gt_negative_fear','gs_science_geography'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/next\/2023\/07\/20\/drug-checking-can-save-lives-berlin-counselling-centres-offer-free-anonymous-drug-testing","lastModified":1689847745}]"
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