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A regional court in Hesse upheld the claim of a Frankfurt resident against Google over the publication of aerial images of his house on Google Earth and Google Maps. The court found that the publication violates the right to privacy, and Google cannot invoke freedom of information.
Sevara AzamovaAt the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, Amazon announced plans to invest €16 billion ($18 billion) in Germany in 2027. The funds will go toward expanding cloud and AI infrastructure, logistics, Amazon Leo satellite communications, and Prime Video content. Since 2010, the company has already invested more than €100 billion in the country.
Javlon TursunovAccording to PitchBook, in 2025 investors from the US took part in 76 deals involving German industrial companies worth about $29.5 billion — nearly twice as much as in 2022. Among the high-profile deals are the sale of ebm-papst to Madison Air for $5.4 billion and the purchase of BASF Coatings by the Carlyle fund together with QIA for €7.7 billion. Experts link the interest to the absence of heirs among family business owners and moderate company valuations.
Javlon TursunovThe typical ten-year mortgage rate in Germany has approached 4.5%, surpassing the late-2023 peak, broker Interhyp reports. The rise is linked to inflation fears caused by the war involving Iran and ECB rate hikes. House prices continue to rise, while new mortgage lending is declining.
Sevara AzamovaThe Alternative for Germany party reported a hacker attack on the email provider it uses in September 2026. According to Bild, over 421,000 emails were copied, including correspondence of Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland; excerpts from the emails, as well as photos of ID cards, bank statements and party membership lists, have been published online, according to the perpetrators. The authenticity of the data and the organizers of the attack have not yet been established.
Javlon TursunovSwiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced a freeze on all future investment decisions in Germany. Head of Roche Germany Daniel Steiner linked the move to government policies that have undermined the industry's trust. The criticism came on the opening day of the government's investment summit in Berlin.
Dilnoza RahimovaGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at the Invest in Germany summit that the country has begun the largest modernization in its recent history: investments in infrastructure, green energy and defense. According to him, more than 500 billion euros will be allocated to strengthening defense capability by the end of the decade. At the same time, according to a ZDF poll from October 8, 59% of Germans consider the coalition's social reforms mistaken.
Otabek YusupovAccording to Eurostat data published by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, in 2025 women held 30.3% of leadership positions in the country, compared with an EU average of 35.9%. Over ten years, the share grew by only one percentage point, while the EU average rose by four. At the same time, the share of women among those employed in Germany is above the European average, and in the government it stands at 42.6%.
Nilufar KarimovaIran's Foreign Ministry summoned German Ambassador Axel Dittmann in response to the summoning of Iran's ambassador in Berlin, where Tehran was accused of planning attacks on pro-Israeli figures. Iran called the accusations unsubstantiated.
Otabek YusupovJensen Huang believes AI development in Europe is held back by hesitation and endless analysis, and urged a faster move to practice. At the Invest in Germany summit in Berlin, he and Chancellor Friedrich Merz intend to present a joint AI pact. The government is preparing several hundred million euros, with about a dozen companies joining the project, including Siemens and Audi, as well as the startup Black Forest Labs. The funds will go mainly to computing capacity of Deutsche Telekom's Industrial AI Cloud with the chip
Otabek YusupovBulgarian prosecutors suspect two 19-year-old German nationals of deliberately setting fire to Starlink antennas near Sofia on October 9. A court in Sofia granted the prosecutors' request. The head of Bulgaria's DANS intelligence agency considers it a targeted act of sabotage. The case follows arrests in Germany over a similar incident in Poland.
Otabek YusupovMigrant organizations in Germany sent an open letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz and state premiers demanding the creation of legal, administrative and financial mechanisms to protect migrants before a possible government formation involving the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, where the party won 43.8% in the September 6 election.
Otabek YusupovThe ifo Institute reported that from the end of 2018 to the end of 2025, industrial employment in Germany subject to social insurance contributions fell by 496,000 people (7.1%), while the services sector added more than 2.2 million jobs. The main losses were in the automotive industry, metal processing and mechanical engineering.
Nilufar KarimovaThe Made for Germany alliance of 147 companies and investors presented the Reinventing Growth report: according to its estimates, Germany could attract €2.9–4.1 trillion in investments by 2035 across five strategic areas — from AI to defense. Members of the initiative plan to invest more than €850 billion in 2025–2028.
Dilnoza RahimovaThe union IG Metall said Volkswagen has ordered a suspension of salary increases at the 2026 level until 2030. The directive has been in effect since early October and applies to HR managers worldwide. The union is demanding a 5% pay increase over 12 months and expects strong resistance to the plan.
Dilnoza RahimovaThe German Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador over alleged plans of assassination attempts against pro-Israel figures. Earlier, a Hamburg court sentenced two men to 8.5 and 4.5 years in prison for plotting against the head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, and the head of the German-Israeli Society, Volker Beck. According to the prosecution, one of the convicted men received instructions from the Quds Force. Tehran has previously rejected such accusations.
Otabek YusupovGermany's Foreign Ministry issued a warning on Monday for travelers to France after mass protests over the cost of living, which were accompanied by riots and more than 2,000 arrests. The ministry urged people to avoid demonstrations and warned that further actions and possible unrest in the coming days cannot be ruled out.
Aziz KarimovAccording to Bild, German courts have seen a sharp increase in lawsuits prepared with the help of artificial intelligence, in particular ChatGPT. Such documents often contain fabricated court decisions and references to non-existent legal norms. One court received a lawsuit of 4,500 pages. The workload on social courts has grown noticeably: in Baden-Württemberg, urgent cases rose by 60% over a year, disputes over social pensions by 80%, and in Bavaria pension-related lawsuits grew by 60% in the first half of 2026.
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