Mainz – September 13, 2026 -- German broadcaster ZDF and Swiss broadcaster SRF launched a new international leadership forum, the Streamium Days, bringing executives from public and private media companies across Europe together at ZDF's Mainz headquarters on September 7-8, 2026.

Seoul – September 13, 2026 -- SK keyfoundry has signed a long-term wafer supply agreement with Elmos Semiconductor SE that guarantees production capacity through 2037, extending an 18-year partnership between the Korean 8-inch foundry and the German automotive chipmaker.

The deal, signed during a ceremony in Frankfurt am Main, shifts the two companies' collaboration from 350nm to 130nm process technology, marking the first major node transition in nearly two decades of cooperation.

Unterföhring – – September 13, 2026 -- Germany's women's basketball team reached its first-ever FIBA World Cup quarterfinal after a 94-56 win over South Korea at the home tournament, setting up a broadcast showcase for ProSieben MAXX. The German broadcaster will air the quarterfinal against reigning European champions Belgium live on Thursday, September 10, with coverage starting at 17:15 and tip-off at 17:45.

Mainz – September 12, 2026 -- Public libraries across Rhineland-Palatinate will offer free coding instruction to children aged four to seven starting this autumn, under a new partnership between the state's Landesbibliothekszentrum (LBZ) and German public broadcasters WDR and SWR.

Library staff train in September ahead of autumn rollout

Training sessions for participating library staff run from September 21 to 23, 2026, preparing personnel to guide children through the program before public sessions begin in autumn 2026.

Hanover – September 12, 2026 -- FOTON exported 149,000 vehicles between January and August 2026, up 44.3% year-on-year, as the Chinese commercial vehicle maker uses IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover to launch a full European market strategy.

Düsseldorf/Prague – September 12, 2026 -- Polarise, a European sovereign AI cloud provider, has signed a cooperation agreement with Czech infrastructure operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) to secure 15 MW of capacity at CRA's new "Prague Gateway" data center in Jiloviste near Prague, along with exclusive rights for further expansion at the site.

Unterföhring – September 12, 2026 -- SAT.1 will premiere the 15th season of its culinary competition format "The Taste" on October 21, 2026, offering a total prize package of 50,000 euros in cash plus a professional kitchen outfit from cookware brand Fissler.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- Nearly 77 percent of businesses ranking in Google's top 10 results are completely invisible when customers query AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity, according to a new report from German directory operator Gelbe Seiten.

Munich – September 12, 2026 -- Germans estimate a school year for a child in a low-income country costs 320 euros on average, more than 74% above actual figures ranging from 35 to 183 euros across five surveyed nations, according to a forsa poll commissioned by the ChildInvest Foundation.

Berlin/Magdeburg – September 12, 2026 -- Germany's six leading welfare umbrella associations, representing more than 5 million volunteers and paid staff nationwide, issued a joint pledge to defend human dignity and social cohesion following the state election results in Saxony-Anhalt.