Hamburg

Hamburg Spends Two Million Euros Annually on Unused Rental Properties

Hamburg city authorities are incurring annual rental costs of around two million euros for properties that are only partially or not at all...

Henrik MüllerApril 26, 2026

More Children in Hamburg Obtain Swimming Badges in 2025

In 2025, significantly more children in Hamburg learned to swim compared to the previous year, according to figures from the German Life Saving...

Henrik MüllerApril 26, 2026

Retail and Mail Order Trade Wage Talks in Hamburg End Without Agreement

The first round of collective bargaining negotiations for employees in Hamburg's retail and mail order trade ended on Friday without an agreement. The...

Henrik MüllerApril 25, 2026

Elderly Man Critically Injured in Billstedt Apartment Fire

An 84-year-old man was critically injured in an apartment fire in a twelve-story building on Kandinskyallee in Billstedt, Hamburg, on Friday afternoon. Approximately...

Henrik MüllerApril 25, 2026

Two Aiders Sentenced for Cocaine Smuggling in Hamburg Port

Two men were sentenced to five and a half years in prison by the Hamburg Regional Court on Friday for their involvement in...

Henrik MüllerApril 25, 2026

Cruise Industry a Major Economic Factor for Hamburg, Study Reveals

A new study by the University of Hamburg, commissioned by the city and Cruise Net, highlights the cruise industry's significant economic contribution to...

Henrik MüllerApril 25, 2026

Rheinmetall’s Blohm + Voss to Hire Over 500 New Employees in Hamburg

Rheinmetall's CEO, Armin Papperger, revealed on Thursday evening that the company plans to recruit more than 500 new employees for its naval division,...

Henrik MüllerApril 25, 2026

Schiller Opera in Hamburg: Expropriation of owner considered amid preservation dispute

The long-standing dispute over the Schiller Opera in Hamburg's St. Pauli district is intensifying. Following a court ruling obliging the owner to preserve...

Henrik MüllerApril 24, 2026

Hamburg’s Oldest Paternoster Vanishes: Heritage Authority Initiates Proceedings

A criminal case unfolds in Hamburg as the city's oldest Paternoster lift, a protected monument from 1908, has seemingly been dismantled without authorization...

Henrik MüllerApril 24, 2026