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Mikel Gurrea’s ‘Saints’ Lands Distribution Deals Ahead Of San Sebastián Competition Debut — First Look Trailer

EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based M-Appeal has posted some early sales on Spanish filmmaker Mikel Gurrea’s latest feature, Saints, which debuts this week in competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Check out a trailer for the film above. Elastica Films has taken distribution rights in Spain. The company, which this year is also handling Spain’s Cannes breakout […]

Sep 23, 2026 · byDeadline

Could a Left Party government in Berlin expropriate large real estate companies?

The socialist Left Party won the Berlin election partly on the promise to implement the city's 2021 expropriation referendum as a way to solve the city's rent crisis. But can it really happen?

Sep 23, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Munich, Berlin, Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr – Germany's three Olympic candidates

Munich, Berlin, or the Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr region? Germany aims to host the Olympic Games again. Three candidates are in the running, with one city considered the slight favorite.

Sep 23, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Volotea launches Berlin–Florence flights

Volotea has launched direct flights between Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Florence, marking the first time the Tuscan capital has been served nonstop from BER. The route will operate up to twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, using a 156-seat Airbus A319. The journey takes just under two hours. Services are scheduled around periods of strong […]

Sep 23, 2026 · byAviation24.be

Volotea Launches Nonstop Berlin–Florence Flights

Volotea launches nonstop Berlin–Florence flights up to twice weekly, with services in autumn, over Christmas and from late March for the summer timetable.

Victories by far left and far right show Germans sick of politics as usual

In a striking show of antiestablishment voter sentiment, the Left won in Berlin on the same night that the far-right Alternative for Germany won in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Washington Post

Young Berliners vote overwhelmingly for socialist Left Party

Berlin's young voters overwhelmingly supported the victorious socialist Left Party. Are the young more radical? Or is that just a reflection of current German politics?

Sep 22, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Germany says Costa losing touch ‘with reality’ on EU budget

Berlin's Europe minister rebuked the European Council president's remarks to POLITICO.

Sep 22, 2026 · byPOLITICO Europe

Holly Humberstone Cancels European Tour After ‘Life-Threatening Medical Emergency’

The affected dates were due to include stops in Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Hamburg and Berlin.

Sep 22, 2026 · byBillboard

US satellite maker Planet Labs opens Berlin factory as military demand booms

Germany is leading European drive to reduce dependence on America for space-based intelligence, says US group’s CEO

Sep 22, 2026 · byFinancial Times

First New York, now Berlin: Why the left turn for major metropolises?

There's the inroads of the far right, but also the broader desire for change. Introducing Berlin's answer to Zohran Mamdani: Elif Eralp, who led the far-left Die Linke party's historic win in Sunday's municipal elections in Berlin. We ask if the 45-year-old daughter of Turkish political exiles can push through her promises of rent freezes and nationalisation of private real estate companies. Just like in New York last year, affordable housing was a hot-button issue. It didn't hurt that her party ran a social media-savvy campaign.

Sep 22, 2026 · byFrance 24

Germany news: VW to step up cost-cutting program

Volkswagen's chief says the carmaker will accelerate its streamlining measures as workers protest. The Israeli ambassador says the Left Party win in Berlin polls poses a risk to the city's Jewish community. DW has more.

Sep 22, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

‘Hope’ rises in Berlin immigrant communities as Left wins amid AfD gains

The Left party, led by Turkish-origin Elif Eralp, won Berlin, offering a contrast to the far right's wins in the east.

Sep 22, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Reform-Agenda: Merz‘ neue Suche nach Gerechtigkeit

Nach dem Wahlschock steht die politische Reformagenda in Berlin auf dem Prüfstand. CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz rückt scheinbar plötzlich die soziale Gerechtigkeit in den Fokus. Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet ein, was Phantom-Debatten sind und wie Union und SPD planen, die politische Mitte wieder für sich zurückzugewinnen. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview fordert der niedersächsische CDU-Landesvorsitzende Sebastian Lechner einen Kurswechsel. Er […]

Sep 22, 2026 · byPOLITICO Europe

RT Features’ ‘Bodies of Summer,’ From Berlin Winner Iván Fund, Starring Lee Kang-sheng, Miranda de la Serna and Marcelo Subiotto, Unveils First Look (EXCLUSIVE)

RT Features, behind James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” and Walter Salles’ Oscar winner “I’m Still Here,” has announced a star cast of Taiwan’s Lee Kang-sheng and Argentina’s Miranda de la Serna and Marcelo Subiotto for “Bodies of Summer.” A speculative sci-fi drama, the film marks the latest from Fund, who leaped to international attention last year […]

Sep 21, 2026 · byVariety

Far-left leader pushing to lead Berlin says city has voted for change

Elif Eralp: A leftist leader with Turkish roots dubbed ‘Germany’s Mamdani’

Victory in Berlin signals that Germany continues to be liberal, that, despite the far right's rise, experts say.

Sep 21, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Germany’s Merz hits out at ‘destructive’ forces as he fights for survival

Chancellor defensive after AfD’s second electoral victory in the east and far left wins in Berlin

Sep 21, 2026 · byFinancial Times

REPLAY: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in post-vote comments

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and CDU representatives held a press conference on Monday, September 21, after the party suffered its worst regional election defeat in postwar Germany. Merz called the result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a “disaster”, as the CDU fell below the 5% threshold for entering the state parliament. According to FRANCE 24 Europe editor Armen Georgian, Merz and his party’s Berlin candidate, Stefan Evers, offered no concrete solutions to address the historic defeat, despite pledging to keep the coalition together in the name of a “democratic future.”

Sep 21, 2026 · byFrance 24

German chancellor meets CDU leaders to shore up support after more defeats

Friedrich Merz clinging to power after Christian Democratic Union loses two state elections Europe live – latest updates Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has sought to shore up support for his flagging chancellorship among senior members of his conservative party after its drubbing at the polls in two state elections. Merz, who has vowed his fractious coalition government will plough ahead with an unpopular reform agenda, held an early meeting in Berlin with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)’s leadership on Monday. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Sorbonne Professor Hans Stark: 'Merz is in a very, very fragile situation'

The far right AfD claims it has become Germany’s new “people’s party”. The statement comes after AfD claimed its second regional election win in as many weeks, ramping up pressure on the poorly performing CDU and Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The far-left party also advanced, winning its third regional election thanks to its latest victory in Berlin. Perspective spoke to Hans Stark, professor in contemporary German civilization at Sorbonne University, who said that Merz is now in a very fragile situation, but that there is no obvious candidate to take over from him.

Sep 21, 2026 · byFrance 24

Regional losses for Germany's ruling CDU

Another electoral setback for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as his centre-right CDU performed poorly in two state elections on Sunday. Projections showed the party failing to enter the state parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD came out on top, while the far-left Die Linke led the vote in Berlin. The AfD also made significant gains in both states, building on its recent victory in Saxony-Anhalt. France 24 Europe editor Armen Georgian shares further insights.

Sep 21, 2026 · byFrance 24

Merz ‘fighting for political survival’ as AfD takes another state and The Left wins Berlin

Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke to press just minutes after polls revealed massive CDU losses. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party failed to make the five-percent threshold. In Berlin, where the party had held power, it was thrashed by the Left.

Sep 21, 2026 · byEUobserver

Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows

Chancellor acknowledges disastrous state election results but vow to push on is likely to further alienate voters, and his own party Friedrich Merz called it a “disaster”, and that was even before the full scale of the catastrophe for himself and his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) came into view after Sunday’s state elections . In what one outlet called a “power move” , the German chancellor made a highly unusual televised speech just minutes after polls closed in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, attempting to get ahead of the narrative with a pledge to stay on and fight for his economic recovery programme . Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian