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Reçu aujourd’hui — 11 mars 2026 6.9 📰 Infos English

Cologne Cathedral’s plans to charge for tickets spark outcry

11 mars 2026 à 06:00

Limiting access to German church to well-off visitors would be ‘socially unjust’, critics say

Plans at Cologne Cathedral to start charging visitor fees have sparked an outcry, with critics warning against limiting access to the majestic gothic building to the well-off.

Officials said this month that the cathedral, the tallest twin-spired church in the world and a tourist magnet in Germany’s fourth largest city, could only be maintained with a new revenue stream.

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© Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

© Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

© Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

Reçu — 9 mars 2026 6.9 📰 Infos English

‘Bitter result’ for Friedrich Merz as Greens win in German car heartland

9 mars 2026 à 14:54

Cem Özdemir gains 30.2% of vote in Baden-Württemberg, ahead of CDU, with far-right AfD in third

Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) have stumbled into a busy election year with a defeat to the Greens in a key state poll, as his embattled party struggles to fend off a challenge in other pivotal races from the far right.

The German chancellor’s conservative CDU had enjoyed a double-digit lead in the south-western car production region of Baden-Württemberg just weeks ago but the Greens and their charismatic candidate Cem Özdemir eked out a half-point-margin win in Sunday’s poll with 30.2%.

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© Photograph: Bernd Weißbrod/AP

© Photograph: Bernd Weißbrod/AP

© Photograph: Bernd Weißbrod/AP

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