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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Istanbul on Monday carrying a 60-kilo kebab skewer symbolizing stories of Turkish migration to Germany. The owner of the snack bar that provided the kebab, Arif Keles, and several other guests travelled on the plane with the president. "Someone from the Office of the Federal President called me, he wanted to come over for a coffee and told me about the idea of taking me along on the state visit. I just thought: What an honour!" Keles told news

Hanover's Lord Mayor Belit Onay is calling for parking to be made more expensive for sports utility vehicles (SUVs) on environmental grounds, as Paris prepares a referendum on the issue. "The trend towards ever more and ever larger and heavier cars continues," he told Berlin's Tagesspiegel newspaper. "That's why I'm very much in favour of tiered parking fees based on the length of the vehicles." Parisians are voting on the issue on Sunday in a referendum that asks residents whether fees in publi

If you want to understand German politicians, and their approach to policy, you have to look to a quiet regional capital.

Hanover has taken an unconventional approach as city officials plan to remove thousands of parking spaces to encourage residents to explore on foot.

Mayor to make Hanover 'almost car-free', with on-street parking and traffic lights banished from the German city's streets.