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Steinmeier Launches 'Ehrentag' to Make May 23 a Nationwide Day of Service

The push seeks to turn the Basic Law’s anniversary into a hands-on reminder of shared democratic responsibility.

Tupoka Ogette Unveils Memoir as Podcast Charts a Life Between Worlds

Peter Schneider, Defining ’68er Writer, Dies at 85

Wolf Biermann Sets Fall 2026 Jubilee Concerts Marking 90th Birthday and 1976 Expatriation

Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Debuts With 40,000 Print Run as Backlash Builds Over Tone, Contributors

Simson Founders’ Descendants Condemn AfD Use as Höcke Dismisses Criticism

Halle ‘Polizeiruf 110’ Signs Off With Final Film as Creators Dispute ‘Trilogy’ Rationale

Berlin to Rename Hofjägerallee as Helmut-Kohl-Allee on May 9, 2026

Merz Calls for Calmer, Robust Debate in Magdeburg Speech

Der Freitag at 35: Left Weekly Reassesses East–West Fault Lines and a Narrowing Opinion Corridor

Rudolf Horn, DDR Modular Furniture Pioneer, Dies at 96

Steinmeier Visits Revamped Mödlareuth Museum on Eve of German Unity Day

Berlin Senate Renames Hofjägerallee Helmut-Kohl-Allee

Essen Police Recover Cold Case Files on Albrecht Kidnapping and Unsolved Murders

Pankow Ends 44-Year Career With Final Dresden Concert

Germany Raises Pensions for 5,800 Former East German Prisoners

Erzgebirgskrimi Shifts to Chemnitz for 'Die letzte Note,' Tying Culture and Crime

DDR Civil Rights Icon Gerd Poppe Dies at 84

Renowned Theater Director Wolfgang Engel Dies at 81

Gerhart Baum, Former German Interior Minister and Advocate for Civil Liberties, Dies at 92