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Lufthansa strike - 3800 flights cancelled

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

For latest strike news, see The Germany Eye Strike News. The Germany Eye Strike LatestLufthansa pilots have agreed to a strike over pay and working conditions, which has resulted in the cancellation of 3,800 flights.  Starting from Wednesday and running until Friday, the airline said 425,000 travellers would be affected by the strike. Lufthansa claims that it has sent 100,000 text messages to people who have booked a flight with them in an attempt to prevent chaos at airports. Emergency...

Munich, the place to be a man

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Munich, the place with everything, according to Gelbe Seiten (a directory listing service).  They have claimed Munich is the best place in Germany to be a man. They produced an infographic highlighting some stats which leads them to this conclusion.  Whether or not you agree on their concept of what interests men, you have to admit that there are some good points there. The famous Bavarian clear blue sky (we have lots of sunny days), a single-women-surplus (a double-edged sword in my opinion),...

Flirting with Deutsch - learning a language can be fun

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

I have lived in Germany for, let's say, a few years now. Do I speak the bloody language? I sure don't. I hate language classes and the way people over here pronounce everything sounds so harsh. They say it is close to English? The English they speak in Sichuan maybe! I have tried in the beginning, like all of us, to be a good immigrant. You go to language classes, you make an attempt to say "Bitte" and ,"Danke", "Gruess Gott" and "Tschuss!". You put words together and hope they assemble a...

Taking ownership of your life

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Have you ever asked yourself why that which appears easy for other people to do, seems to be impossible for you to achieve? There are people whom never seem to be afraid of speaking in public nor of introducing themselves to a room full of strangers. They expel a self-assured attitude and inspire admiration; while for others in the same circumstances, the possib
ility of speaking publicly becomes totally unthinkable. What do they do differently? Let's imagine one of the following scenarios: that...

European Union outstrips the US in Transatlantic Meat Trade

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

In 2013, the U.S. and the EU initiated free trade negotiations under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP). These negotiations offer a substantial opportunity to resolve many of the longstanding agricultural trade barriers between the two markets. The negotiations are likely to extend for several years. The United States is the European Union's biggest market for agricultural exports, and meat exports have been rising over the past three years.

Europe comes fifth on the...

Increasing citizenships grants in Europe

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

According to new figures from 2011 released by Eurostat and charted by the statistics portal Statista, the European Union granted 783,100 people citizenship in 2011. Altogether, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Germany accounted for almost three quarters of all citizenships granted across the 27 EU member states.

The United Kingdom granted the most citizenships with 188,800. France and Spain rounded off the top three with 114,600 each. Germany stands in fourth place with 109,600...

Mariam Karim Ahlawat, "My writing is cinematic"

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Novelist, playwright, screenplay writer, children's writer, columnist, illustrator - the many roles of Mariam Karim Ahlawat - are but just a few. A pedagogue of French Language and Literature, freelance editor, and a writer of fiction for children and adults, Mariam's second novel The Street of Mists, released this year, was longlisted for the Man Asian Prize 2009. Born in Lucknow, India, and educated at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India) and the Sorbonne in Paris, Mariam grew up...

Billion in stolen art found in Schwabing

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Munich has received its fair share of bumps and criticisms, being the city where Hilter began his early Nazi career. Germany as a whole has repaid Billions to the victims of WWII but nothing could have prepared anyone for the horde of over 1500 Art pieces that was discovered at the home of Cornelius Gurlitt in the Schwabing district of Munich in the spring 2011. When, police conducting a routine search on a train from Switzerland to Munich, discovered Gurlitt carrying a large amount of cash....

How Germany's Free Democrats Failed To Make Parliament

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Regardless of where anyone stands in the political spectrum of Germany, clearly the biggest shock of this week's federal election was the . Naturally, a political scientist would likely suggest that the proverbial writing of the FDP's demise has been on the wall for some time- referencing. Reference would be made not only to the polls leading up to the federal election, but the state election results in Bavaria (2013), Saarland (2012), and Schleswig-Holstein (2012). While there is truth in the...

Spooky Halloween stories

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

The Munich Readery invites brave children to a special Halloween reading hour at its bookstore on Augustenstr, this Saturday.  Only the most fearless should attend this scary event, but children can bring their quivering parents to accompany them, if they dare.  The reading/witching hour begins at 11am, and starts with a few not-so-scary stories for younger readers and frightened adults alike.  Later in the hour, The Munich Readery will continue with some of their ghostly favourites.  Fancy...

Google vs. Death

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Google, the American company known for its popular search engine, is supporting a new venture that aims to significantly extend human life. The new company, Calico, will apply itself to the most tricky problems to face humanity, as ilness, aging and mortality.

Boldly going where many have gone before, and failed, Google is attempting to cheat death. Calico, so far has just one employee, Arthur Levinson. But, Mr. Levinson is not a typical "employee." He also happens to be a founding investor in...

Merkel on top

February 21, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Berlin: Angela Merkel was reelected the German Chancellor for a third straight time, sending Christian Democratic Union (CDU) supporters across the country into rapturous applause and giving her opponents another reason to be bitter after their largely ineffective campaign. Merkel smiled from ear to ear as exit polls and estimates gave CDU leaders an opportunity to toast the win with the third-time Chancellor-elect even though early trends showed that her party may not be able to muster...

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Join us at the Kunstraum in der Au for the exhibition titled ,,Ereignis: Erzählung" by Christoph Scheuerecker, focusing on the captivating world of bees. This exhibition invites visitors to explore the intricate relationship between bees and their environment through various artistic expressions,...

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