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No hotel room for Jews? Investigators probe antisemitism case in Bavaria
Bavaria’s justice ministry is probing a hotel’s allegedly antisemitic reply to Israeli guests, after it reportedly said it would not host “Jews”. An Israeli traveller tried to book a hotel in Bavaria but was turned away. The reason given, according to a screenshot circulating on social media: they were being refused because of their Jewish background.
How a German town uses currency to promote emission cutting
How a German town uses currency to promote emission cutting June 1, 2026Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria's Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and other insects. "An estimated 10 to 15% of customers pay this way," one bookseller told DW. The locals call it the "Chiemgauer" — and it's a currency they invented themselves.
German town prints its own cash to cut CO2 emissions
German town prints its own cash to cut CO2 emissions June 1, 2026Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria's Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and other insects. "An estimated 10 to 15% of customers pay this way," one bookseller told DW. The locals call it the "Chiemgauer" — and it's a currency they invented themselves.
The German town cutting emissions with play cash
The German town cutting emissions with play cash June 1, 2026Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria's Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and other insects. "An estimated 10 to 15% of customers pay this way," one bookseller told DW. The locals call it the "Chiemgauer" — and it's a currency they invented themselves.
The German town where locals spend play money to cut CO2
The German town where locals spend play money to cut CO2 June 1, 2026Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria's Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and other insects. "An estimated 10 to 15% of customers pay this way," one bookseller told DW. The locals call it the "Chiemgauer" — and it's a currency they invented themselves.
German hotel apologizes for 'no Jews allowed' message
German hotel apologizes for 'no Jews allowed' message June 3, 2026A hotel in the southern German state of Bavaria came under heavy criticism for a message refusing a reservation to an Israeli guest that included a message reminiscent of the Nazi era. The case came to light when Israel's consul general to southern Germany, Talya Lador, posted the rejection message on X. "Have we returned to the 1930s?" Lador wrote in German.
The German town that prints its own money to cut emissions
The German town that prints its own money to cut emissions June 1, 2026Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria's Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and other insects. "An estimated 10 to 15% of customers pay this way," one bookseller told DW. The locals call it the "Chiemgauer" — and it's a currency they invented themselves.
Refugees and migration: Is Europe closing its doors?
Refugees and migration: Is Europe closing its doors? June 1, 2026The "Global Refugee Crisis 2026" report, published Monday in Berlin, is intended to be a wake-up call, according to its co-editor Petra Bendel from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Bavaria). At its presentation, she expressed concern about the impact of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), a legal framework adopted in 2024 that will become legally binding across all EU member states on June 12: "We fear a further...
Taimering mammoth was likely butchered by hunters and gatherers
The wooly mammoth from Taimering (Bavaria, Germany), discovered in 2020, was buried in a former Ice Age pond after its death. Pollen findings and radiocarbon dating confirm that the mammoth lived and died during the harsh conditions of the Last Glacial Maximum. Cut marks on several ribs suggest that Paleolithic humans tampered with the carcass.
Austrian protesters shut Brenner motorway on Saturday over pollution
Thousands of demonstrators blocked Austria’s vital Brenner motorway on Saturday to protest rising traffic noise and pollution. The eight-hour shutdown of the transit corridor between Germany and Italy disrupted travel. A protest in Austria on Saturday against noise and pollution blocked one of Europe's most important highways connecting Germany and Italy.