German

La Caleta, in the municipality of Adeje (Tenerife). Photo: Pixabay.

Spain

CRIME

Court on Spain's Canary Islands confirms sentence on German murderer

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/30/22

His wife and 10-year-old son were beaten to death with a heavy stone. The man's 7-year-old son escaped by running away

16 April 2022, Spain, Palma: Tourists chill on the beach of Arenal during the Easter week. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Another German holidaymaker drowns in sea off Mallorca

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/26/22

This is already the second German bathing death on Mallorca within a week

FILED - 27 May 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A girl poses next to a destroyed Russian tank on display in Mikhailovsky Square. Photo: Deml Ondøej/CTK/dpa.

Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain to supply modern heavy German tanks to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 6/6/22

Madrid is also preparing to supply a battery of Italian-manufactured Aspide anti-aircraft missiles, the report says

20 May 2022, Spain, Palma de Mallorca: The restaurant "Why Not" near the Ballermann is seen in flames. Police have arrested 13 German holidaymakers on the Spanish island of Mallorca for allegedly starting a fire in the German-run restaurant near a popular beach strip. Photo: 5vision/dpa.

Tourism

13 DETAINED

German tourists accused of burning a Mallorca restaurant could be jailed

5/23/22

Jail terms for deliberate arson run up to six years, and if the court finds that they jeopardized human life, the sentence could be even longer

Tourism

BURNED RESTAURANT

German tourists arrested in Mallorca for allegedly starting a fire

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/22

Two people were slightly injured, the Mallorca Zeitung daily reported

Spanish police van and helicopter. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

Spain

CRIME

German woman arrested in Palma for killing sick father with drugs

The Nomad Today 4/23/22

A few days before the death occurred, she made several bank transfers in which both she and her daughter appeared as beneficiaries

FILED - 16 September 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lubmin: A signpost stands in front of the natural gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline. The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline has started being filled with gas, the company said on Monday. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

German opinion divided along east-west lines over Russian energy

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

A recent survey shows there is a divide on willingness to turn down the heating or drive less

Sports

EUROPA LEAGUE

Barcelona president Laporta 'ashamed' by Eintracht fan presence

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/15/22

A huge contingent of Eintracht fans witnessed and celebrated their club winning 3-2 in the quarter-final second leg at the Camp Nou, rubbing salt in the wound for the Blaugrana

FILED - 02 April 2021, Spain, Muro: People spend Easter 2021 on the beach. Mallorca expects full hotels at Easter for the first time since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic a good two years ago. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Germans, Brits flock to Mallorca for Easter as hotel occupancy soars

The Nomad Today 4/9/22

Mallorca expects full hotels at Easter for the first time since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic a good two years ago

HANDOUT - 18 February 2022, Portugal, ----: Smoke rises from a freighter in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Azores. A freighter carrying about 4000 German cars belonging to the Volkswagen Group caught fire, according to the Portuguese Navy. The 22 crew members had abandoned the almost 200-metre-long Felicity Ace and were brought to safety, a spokesperson told dpa on Friday. (best quality available) Photo: ---/Marinha Portugal/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

World

DISASTER

Firefighting efforts prove complex as ship burns with cars on board

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/19/22

Many of the vehicles on board are electric models whose batteries made putting the fire out even more complicated, he said

Spain

CRIME

German man convicted of beating family to death with stones in Spain

The Nomad Today 2/5/22

The jury has considered proven that the father acted with treachery and premeditation. According to a witness, he even told his children that the cave they were about to visit was full of…

FILED - A lettering with the inscription "Mercedes-Benz" is emblazoned in front of the plant entrance at the headquarters of the car manufacturer. According to the automaker, this is intended to highlight its focus on the car and van business. Daimler's truck division was spun off last year and became independent. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

German carmaker Daimler officially changes its name to Mercedes-Benz

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/1/22

Mercedes-Benz is now concentrating on the car and van business

FILED - 23 February 2021, Bremen, Bremerhaven: The 140-meter luxury yacht "Solaris" is seen docked at the Lloyd shipyard in Bremerhaven. Lloyd shipyard filed for insolvency on Monday. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Insolvent German shipyard looking for new owner

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/11/22

The steel and shipbuilding group Rönner, based in nearby Bremerhaven, had expressed interest in Lloyd in 2021

31 August 2021, Spain, Mercadal: Beachgoers enjoy the Mediterranean sea at the sunny Cavalleria beach at Menorca's north coast. Photo: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

Sun-seeking Brits and Germans boost tourist arrivals to Spain

The Nomad Today 12/3/21

Spain received 5.1 million tourists in October, which is 402.1% more year-on-year.

A view of Port de Soller, in Mallorca. Photo: Pixabay.

Property

DUE TO BREXIT

Germans outnumber Brits as main foreign home buyers in Spain

The Nomad Today 11/11/21

The average house price in Spain was € 1,843/m² in the third quarter, an increase of 2% compared to the previous quarter

29 October 2021, Greece, Athens: Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L) attends a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Maximos Villa. Merkel is on a two-day visit to Greece, whose financial crisis has marked much of her time in office and Germany's relations with Europe. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa

Economy & Business

GERMANY

German economy drags itself slowly out of pandemic in third quarter

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/29/21

The government and analysts expect the economic recovery to lose speed in the final quarter, as continuing shortages of raw materials and high energy prices bite

FILED - 12 March 2018, Berlin: Christian Lueth, then press spokesperson of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), attends a press conference. Germany's right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has distanced itself from former spokesperson Christian Lueth after he was apparently recorded by reporters talking about "gassing" migrants. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa.

World

AfD

German politician recorded talking about 'gassing' migrants

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/28/20

"The worse things are for Germany, the better it is for the AfD," he also said.

Finland

Growing proportion of students learning English at school

The Nomad Today 5/20/20

Starting from the beginning of 2020 all pupils start studying their first foreign language or a second national language at the latest in the spring of the first grade.