Germany

Voters punish Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy in Berlin poll

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Conservatives have suffered their second electoral blow in two weeks. Support for her Christian Democrats (CDU) has plunged to a post-reunification low in a Berlin state vot

18 September 2016

Germany

Berlin goes to the polls in a challenging vote for Merkel

Berlin is at the polls in Germany’s second regional election in two weeks.

18 September 2016

Sci-Tech

Home robots all the rage at IFA in Berlin

Home robots held centre stages at Europe's biggest tech trade show, IFA, in Berlin. The message: put your feet up and let the robot do the work.

6 September 2016

Cult

The Raubdruckerin turn Berlin's unique streets into wearable art

Berlin street art is alive and well and a team of artists known as "Raubdruckerin":http://www.raubdruckerin.de/. have come up with a unique way of creating textile pattens.

1 September 2016

Sci-Tech

The biggest consumer electronics fair hits Berlin

Berlin hosts the IFA, the biggest consumer electronics fair in Europe.

30 August 2016

Cult

Art from behind the Berlin wall

Voices of Dissent: Art in the German Democratic Republic 1976-1989

22 August 2016

Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1936-1952

28 July 2016

Cinema

Vinterberg's The Commune:Inspired by experience

The Commune by acclaimed Danish director Thomas Vinterberg is a partly autobiographical dramedy set in a 1970s commune.

27 July 2016

Germany

Police and protesters clash in Berlin neighbourhood

Around two thousand left wing extremists marched through the Freidrichshain neighbourhood of Berlin on Saturday in a day of tension with a similar number of police that hours later ended in…

10 July 2016

Cult

Syria's cultural heritage recreated in Berlin's Pergamon Museum

Berlin's Pergamon museum has set up a project to help integrate refugees where Syrian and Iraqi guides tell visitors of the cultural heritage of their countries.

4 July 2016

Cult

Rendez-vous : the best of Arts and Festivals in Europe

From Mittel Europa to French Atlantic Coast, From Berlin to Madrid, choose your destination for Culture...

1 July 2016

Cult

Berlin fashion week seeks technology-fashion fusion

Berlin fashion week has been showcasing its “Fashion Fusion” and “Smart Fashion” exhibits designers hope set the pointers for the future of what we will all be…

30 June 2016

No Comment

A sign of respect

Berlin’s most famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate, is illuminated in the Turkish colours as a sign of respect to the victims of the triple suicide bombing and gun attacks at Istanbul’s main…

30 June 2016

Cult

Berlin Fashion Week: Erik Frenken takes a walk on the casual side

Dutch designer Erik Frenken took a step back in time when he opened the Berlin Fashion Week He says he took inspiration from the Victorian period and its approach to form and structure when was design

29 June 2016

Germany

Germany says UK will not be allowed to 'cherry pick' over Brexit deal

Angela Merkel has firmly quashed claims from Boris Johnson and other prominent British politicians that the UK will be able to retain access to the single market if it leaves the…

28 June 2016

Sci-Tech

Luneta project opens a portal between Berlin and Wroclaw

Imagine being transported to another place while remaining exactly where you are.

23 June 2016

No Comment

Europe sends love to Britain ahead of EU referendum

Germans, Italians and French have been sending a message of love to the UK to persuade them to stay in the European Union.

20 June 2016

Cult

Contemporary art Biennale kicks off in Berlin

It’s a highly innovative art Biennale that has just opened in Berlin, even by artistic standards.

15 June 2016

Sci-Tech

New "half-bike" could be next urban Hipster hit

In a busy city or when taking public transport, an ordinary bike can take up quite a bit of space.

13 June 2016

Syria

Disillusioned Syrian refugees return home

Months of living rough in makeshift camps have taken their toll. Some Syrians are now reportedly paying smugglers to return home.

9 June 2016