But it will still get us through the winter. Maybe.
Gas Storage Facilities Only 61.17 Percent Full – German natural gas storage facilities are significantly less full than expected for this time of year. At the end of October, the fill level stood at around 61.17 percent. This means Germany fell short of the targeted nationwide average of around 70 percent as of November 1. This is according to data from Gas Infrastructure Europe, as reported by Bloomberg. The EU average is around 75 percent.
Also the Left Party in Berlin: “Give me police protection!”
Elif Eralp to Receive Police Protection at the Left Party Convention – Politician Elif Eralp will attend the Left Party convention in Berlin under police protection. Authorities currently believe she is at risk.
The decision is partly related to calls on social media for a rally outside the conference venue against “betrayal of voters” and in support of “consistent solidarity with Palestine and socialization.” In addition, according to reports, the police see grounds for protecting Eralp in light of a report by “Der Spiegel.”
On Thursday, “Der Spiegel” published a report claiming that Eralp, who may become the next Governing Mayor, is said to fear Israel-haters and terrorist sympathizers in her own party. The report mentions unauthorized interview excerpts as well as internal comments made during the authorization process—comments that her office had inadvertently sent back to the magazine along with the interview text and that were not intended for publication.
In Germany. Get it? Zzz, as in sleep? As in BORING?
I love slow news days just as much as the next guy but could we please move on to something real? Like Halloween?
Massive Gen Z protests set to sweep cities across Germany – Young people in Germany are taking to the streets in some 34 cities, calling for greater political say and a more hopeful future. The protests come amid a wave of youth demonstrations across Europe. DW has more.
PS: Happy Halloween!
That means anti-Semitic quagmire.
“Elif Eralp is the harmless face of left-wing fascism”—“The Left is an anti-Semitic quagmire,” said columnist Henryk M. Broder following *Der Spiegel’s revelations about Berlin’s top candidate, Elif Eralp. With her as mayor, “Hamas would already have a foot in the door.”
That means a serious signal.
46,000 Jobs Lost: German Corporations Lead the EU in Job Cuts — “a serious signal.”
In 2025, leading German corporations cut significantly more jobs worldwide than companies in France, Spain, or Italy. Workforces are shrinking dramatically, especially at large corporations.
The German economy is in crisis. One bankruptcy follows another. But things aren’t looking particularly rosy internationally either. Nevertheless, companies in Germany are cutting significantly more jobs than firms in Spain, France, or Italy.
And the money, she is all gone, señor.
BioNTech to close 3 sites in Germany after failed buyer search – BioNTech is set to shutter multiple sites in Germany, impacting about 1,800 jobs, after efforts to find buyers fell through.
BioNTech announced plans to exit three German sites in May, as the mRNA pioneer adjusts production capacity in response to a sharp drop in global COVID-19 vaccine demand while pivoting to its developing oncology pipeline. At the time, the German company said it was exploring potential divestment options, including a partial or total sale, for the manufacturing sites.
“Despite the intensive efforts of all parties involved and a broad-based sales process, it was unfortunately not possible to realize a sale,” a BioNTech spokesperson told Fierce in a statement.
Although why all these tweaked versions of climate simulations (all incorrect, as usual) would interest anybody is rather mysterious.
Germany Is Building a Digital Noah’s Ark for US Climate Data – Wary of Trumpian tampering, scientists have taken matters into their own hands…
Under normal circumstances, the DKRZ’s mission is to provide computing power and storage to the German climate science community. But these new racks will serve a different and highly sensitive purpose: They will store backup versions of climate simulations from the other side of the Atlantic. The operation aims to ensure that essential work performed by US scientists for the next major U.N. climate assessment, due in 2029, cannot be meddled with or compromised by the administration of President Trump, which has slashed funding for climate research, buried scientific reports, removed references to human-caused warming from dozens of government websites, and sought to prevent satellites from collecting key climate data.
That’s behind it. At least when it comes to the AfD.
What’s behind the rising polarization in German politics?
Recent state elections in Germany saw wins for parties on the political fringes, while parties in the center struggled. What is behind this realignment? And is it here for good?
And their cars do too.
Volkswagen, Audi to recall almost 1 million cars in Germany – Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi are to recall nearly a million vehicles in Germany due to a potential steering fault.
Germany auto firm Volkswagen (VW) and its subsidiary Audi are to recall nearly a million vehicles in Germany due to steering problems, according to German media reports.
The KBA road traffic authority was cited by the t-online news portal as saying that the recall was required due to potential bolt failures that could damage the steering gearbox or, in some cases, cause a complete loss of steering.
With no chance of parole!
105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany – German prosecutors are investigating a man aged 105 over allegations that he was an accessory to multiple counts of murder at a Nazi prisoner of war camp in World War Two.
The suspect is alleged to have been a camp guard at Stalag 326 VI K in Senne in northwestern Germany.
A similar case had also been under way involving a second former camp guard at Senne, Dortmund public prosecutor Sonja Frodermann said in a statement.
That suspect died a few months ago at the age of 99, she said.
