In a historic political shift, Alexander Omar Kalouti of the CDU has been elected as Dortmund's new mayor, ending the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) nearly 80-year hold on the city's top political position. Kalouti secured 52.92% of the vote in the runoff election, defeating incumbent Thomas...
German households are showing declining willingness to actively participate in the country's energy transition despite overwhelming support for its goals, according to the latest KfW Energiewendebarometer survey. While 83 percent of private households consider the shift toward renewable...