most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
No Agreement: BVB Pulls Out of the Transfer Standoff Over El Mala: Said El Mala is one of Germany's most promising soccer talents. Borussia Dortmund and 1 ...
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Key FactsBorussia Dortmund Ends Pursuit of Said El Mala
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Managing director Lars Ricken confirmed the withdrawal and said Dortmund would not submit another offer.
- According to media reports, Dortmund had already failed with several bids; Cologne was reportedly holding to a demand of €50 million, while a latest reported package exceeding €55 million still did not include the required fixed fee.
- El Mala extended his 1. FC Köln contract in July 2025 until June 30, 2030, without an exit clause.
- In his first Bundesliga season, the 19-year-old winger scored 13 goals and provided five assists, narrowly missing out on Germany’s World Cup squad.
Said El Mala is not a Borussia Dortmund player and will not be this summer either.— Lars Ricken, managing director of Borussia Dortmund, to the Funke Media Group
The expansion of 1. FC Köln's training center has been a point of contention for twelve years. Now, the Higher Administrative Court of North ... Show more
Key FactsMünster Higher Administrative Court upholds FC expansion plan
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: geissblog.koeln
- The court ruled that the development plan drawn up by the city in 2020 is lawful; conservationists had challenged the construction and sealing of the green area.
- The upheld plan includes a new performance center at Geißbockheim, three football pitches and four public small-sided fields on Gleueler Wiese.
- Changed council majorities had so far prevented a lease for the meadow; the SPD has since enabled a majority for the satellite-pitch model, whose implementation still requires environmental reviews and bureaucratic procedures, according to the FC.
- Managing director Philipp Türoff still considers Gleueler Wiese the only fully comprehensive solution so far, while a council majority for it is viewed as highly uncertain.
We regard today’s ruling as the starting gun for a big, shared task. We want to strengthen nature conservation, the green belt, and sport, including grassroots sport. To that end, our invitation to the entire city: let us now, together, repair and expand our Cologne green belt, the green lungs of our city!— Jörn Stobbe, FC President: Reaction to the Geißbockheim expansion ruling
Reactions to the death of Fritz Schramma: "He would have given his last shirt for this city"
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Key FactsCoesfeld List: Probe of Cologne Immigration Office Possible
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: www1.wdr.de
- Police have requested the list, which WDR reports is said to include at least six offenders with relevant convictions who were not deported.
- Cologne City Director Dörte Diemert has promised a review, but quick results are not expected because of the list’s scope.
- NRW Minister Verena Schäffer plans to present a report on the current situation and further steps concerning tolerated stays at the integration committee’s next meeting.
- The Düsseldorf immigration office accepted Coesfeld’s offer; according to a response to a WDR inquiry, nine of 56 reported cases there resulted in deportations to the respective countries of origin, while Coesfeld obtains replacement passports.
If the grounds for a Duldung no longer apply, the enforceable obligation to depart must be enforced. The regular review of Duldung cases also includes examining the stay prospects of well-integrated individuals who comply with the law and are here in education or employment.— Verena Schäffer (Greens), NRW Minister for Refugees and Integration
Hamburg tax official: A state representative must appear in court for the first time in the Cum-Ex affair
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1. FC Köln has publicly addressed Said El Mala's failed transfer to Borussia Dortmund for the first time. Sporting director Thomas Kessler speaks plainly: ... Show more
Fall El Mala: Köln-Boss widerspricht BVB
Fall El Mala: Köln-Boss widerspricht BVB
Four Days in the Water: Extreme Swimmer Pohl Has Made It to Cologne: Nathalie Pohl swam down the Main and Rhine rivers for four days—and has now reached her ...
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Road width: More than 410 parking spaces eliminated in Cologne's city center - | more districts to follow
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High Fens forest fire: Belgium's largest fire since 1911: Rain helps, but the wind carries the smoke as far as Cologne: Belgium's firefighters continue ...
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"Catastrophic and unbelievable": Cologne Greens sound the climate alarm due to fires and heat
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At the Oase in Cologne Deutz, Oliver tells students about his life as a homeless person. The project aims to help break down prejudices. 🫂
Situation still unclear: Fire in Cologne city center - | Fire department warns of smoke
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Extreme swimmer Nathalie Pohl arrives in Cologne. Nathalie Pohl has completed her 200-kilometer river challenge from Frankfurt to Cologne ... Show more
"It's hard to believe": Rhine water level in Cologne reaches historic low: A lack of rain is setting dismal records in western Germany. The Rhine's water ...
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Cologne Bonn Airport: Drone sighting disrupts flight operations: No landings were possible at Cologne/Bonn Airport for half an hour today. This was due to drone ...
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At Cologne Pride, parents, relatives, and queer people come together. 💜 Have you experienced a coming out yourself or accompanied someone through it? Which ... Show more
Persistent rain threatens: Storm front brings thunderstorms and gales to Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia
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OpinionUp to €60 million: Is this Bundesliga club now serious about El Mala?: Transfer market: 1. FC Köln assumes Said El Mala will stay. Now RB Leipzig is reportedly ...
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Matthäus regrets the failed El Mala deal 😕 "I'm curious to see what happens and how things will continue for him in Cologne ... Show more
Suspected manslaughter: 31-year-old arrested at airport: Police intervene during exit checks at Cologne/Bonn Airport: A 31-year-old man with an arrest warrant is ...
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Offener Drogenkonsum, benutzte Spritzen und aggressive Auseinandersetzungen: Einzelhändler in Köln klagen über die Zustände rund um ihre Geschäfte ... Show more
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After failed BVB deal: Leipzig considers signing El Mala: After Yan Diomande's departure, RB Leipzig continues its search for a successor ...
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A wanted man was apprehended by the Federal Police at Cologne/Bonn Airport. The 31-year-old was attempting to fly to Istanbul on Friday (August 14) ... Show more
Special launch event: Haribo moves into its "big sister" location in Cologne's city center
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Operation underway: Indications of shots fired - | Police deployed in Cologne-Niehl
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Iserlohn Roosters lack bite in first test in Cologne: Andreas Jenike was in goal for the Iserlohn Roosters' first test match in Cologne and certainly ...
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Unexploded ordnance in Cologne | World War II bomb found in the Rhine at Rheinpark.
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Cologne: Cyclist hit by tram - | critically injured: A 50-year-old cyclist was hit by a tram in Cologne-Mülheim and critically injured. Paramedics took him to ...
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El Mala not from FC to BVB: The background and history of the failed transfer: 1. FC Köln remains firm: After five rejected offers, Borussia Dortmund gives up on ...
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Key FactsBorussia Dortmund Ends Talks for Said El Mala
4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: rundschau-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: rundschau-online.de
- Borussia Dortmund withdrew from negotiations on Friday after 1. FC Köln rejected five offers; Lars Ricken said there would be no move to Dortmund this summer and no further bid.
- The latest Dortmund offer reportedly included a fixed fee of €46 million to €48 million, while Cologne demanded at least €50 million; proposed bonuses would have raised the package above that level but would only have been attainable over a very long period.
- With 1. FC Köln’s competitive season beginning on 24 August with a DFB-Pokal match in Würzburg and the transfer window closing on 1 September, the club would have needed an adequate replacement if El Mala had left.
- Said El Mala joined Cologne in July 2024 for €300,000 plus a 10% sell-on share, and his contract renegotiated in July 2025 runs until 2030 without a release clause.
Said El Mala is not a Borussia Dortmund player and will not be one this summer either.— Lars Ricken, sporting director of Borussia Dortmund, told the Funke Media Group newspapers
Fire in the Hürtgen Forest: Smell of smoke reaches Cologne - | Light reminiscent of Sahara dust
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Düsseldorf-Cologne railway line closed from August 21 - | these are the reasons: From Friday evening, the important railway line between Düsseldorf and Cologne ...
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Fire in the High Fens: Major fire in Belgium stinks as far as Cologne: The Cologne fire department speaks of a "widespread odor situation," but the flames in the ...
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Born in Aschaffenburg, raised in Hanau, social worker in Berlin-Schöneberg. Burak Caniperk knows the fates of many young people ... Show more
Deliberate destruction: Lights go out at Gohrsmühle in Gladbach: The symbolic "Gohrsmühle Zanders" sign in Bergisch Gladbach was severely damaged by vandalism ...
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Major fire in Hürtgenwald: Firefighting helicopter also spotted over Cologne: Anyone looking up at the sky in Cologne-Bocklemünd on Saturday morning didn't ...
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Mobility: Chorweiler district council proposes rental stations for Cologne's north
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After months without a jackpot: Lotto jackpot of 50 million euros cracked: Since the lottery began in October 1955, it has never taken so long to correctly guess ...
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Key FactsIndividual from Thuringia takes €50 million lottery jackpot
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- The jackpot went to Thuringia in Saturday’s draw, according to a statement a Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH spokesperson gave the German Press Agency on Monday.
- The Thuringian State Lottery said one individual matched six numbers and the bonus number, namely 7, 13, 24, 26, 32 and 45 with bonus number 5.
- The payout is €50 million, the legal maximum in “6 aus 49”, although the jackpot had previously grown to €121 million because of the prolonged gap between top prizes.
- Since the lottery began in October 1955, there had never been such a long wait for a top prize; on March 25, 2026, the previous jackpot-winning ticket had been registered in Bavaria.
Every form of gambling carries a risk.— Verena Küpperbusch, head of the Landesfachstelle Glücksspielsucht Nordrhein-Westfalen in Bielefeld, on the risks of gambling
Fire in Cologne Bar: A fire broke out in the basement of a cocktail bar in Cologne on Tuesday (August 18). Thick smoke billowed from the building ... Show more
Three cars were set on fire in Cologne-Westhoven last night. Police are investigating a possible connection to the series of fires in southern Cologne last ... Show more
First tenant moves in: New business park in Porz offers flexible space concept: The company Aurelis is developing a business park on Brucknerstrasse in ...
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Goggles on, buckle up, and off we go: Shuri the dog loves exploring Cologne on her owner Karsten Jaskiewicz's motorcycle ... Show more
Future of the Bastion: City of Cologne considers demolition justifiable - | no decision yet made
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Opinion„Würde ihn nicht hindern“: Wagner lässt Torwart-Frage offen: Steht im DFB-Pokal Marvin Schwäbe oder Ron-Robert Zieler beim 1. FC Köln zwischen den Pfosten? René ...
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(Sleeve) After withdrawing from the El Mala transfer saga: Dortmund signs Konstantelias
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Closure in Cologne: KVB tram hits pedestrian on Keupstraße - | Police on scene: A traffic accident in the Keupstraße area has stopped tram service ...
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Violation of watering ban: What homeowners need to know: Due to drought and low water levels, municipalities are restricting watering. What applies to homeowners ...
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Ulrike von der Groeben on her 32 years at "RTL aktuell": She presented the sports segment on "RTL aktuell" with Peter Kloeppel from 1989 to 2024 ...
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Paid articlePaywall Three arrest warrants executed: Federal police arrest men in Cologne and Bonn: Over the weekend, the Federal Police arrested three men in Cologne and Bonn who ...
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✨ Hey Cologne! This drone show kicked off the Cologne Lights 2026 festival - | six minutes of images in the sky above Cologne ... Show more
Accident near construction site in Cologne: Truck driver dead. Tragic workplace accident in Cologne-Junkersdorf: A man died there on Thursday afternoon (August ... Show more
Family businesses in the neighborhood: At Jupp Schlömer's, the sausage tastes like it did almost 100 years ago
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After traffic jams: City of Cologne to at least consider opening Trankgasse to cars
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Voluntary work in Cologne: "We must not misuse voluntary work as a way to save money"
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Collision with taxi: Cyclist in critical condition after accident near Langendorf
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"7 vs Wild" star rants about "Cologne Lights": "A massacre like no other": The "Cologne Lights" are causing snapshots and head-shaking. Now a "7 vs Wild" star is ...
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Remscheid: New at the Old Market: Lennep ice cream parlor makes ice cream like Podolski in Cologne - | Ice Cream United Lukas Podolski Poldi
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Despite animal rights protests: "The Cologne Lights are and will remain primarily a fireworks display"
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Bloody escalation in Cologne: Several injured: In Cologne-Mülheim, four people were injured, some seriously, by gunfire. A dispute between several people had ...
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After approximately 200 kilometers: Extreme swimmer Pohl is expected in Cologne: Nathalie Pohl has been swimming through the Main and Rhine rivers for four days ...
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Man completely exhausted: Jet ski riders and helicopter rescue swimmer from the Rhine in Cologne
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New offer for El Mala: FC rejects Borussia Dortmund: "1. FC Köln has rejected Borussia Dortmund's new offer of €48 million plus bonuses for Said El Mala ...
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After the attack on Berlin’s CSD: Thousands participate in the “Queer March” in Cologne
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Key FactsThousands join Cologne Queer March after Berlin attack
Aug 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: rundschau-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: rundschau-online.de
- Thousands initially gathered at Deutzer Werft on Sunday, and the march grew further as it continued toward Friesenplatz.
- The event followed the July 25 attack at Berlin’s CSD, in which a police-known Islamist killed a woman and injured many people; a Cologne alliance called for the Queer March in response.
- Despite the circumstances, the mood remained relaxed and defiant, while speakers called on the federal, state and local governments to provide lasting protection for queer life.
- One speaker highlighted Cologne’s queer committee, which regularly consults with the city council, and called for its further expansion.
Months of railway construction work between Düsseldorf and Cologne: From August 21st, there will be closures, diversions and replacement buses on the railway ...
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