The federal transport ministry is raising the trucking capacity that federal and state authorities must hold in reserve for national emergencies by more than 50 per cent, as Berlin overhauls its civil defence logistics framework.

The governing coalition has agreed final amendments to a sweeping infrastructure bill, clearing the way for the Bundestag to pass it on Friday. The Infrastruktur-Zukunftsgesetz aims to cut planning and construction times across all transport modes.…

Germany’s cabinet has approved a national aviation strategy designed to strengthen the sector’s competitiveness, resilience, security role and environmental performance. The 37-page paper sets out 50 measures, including reversing the latest air…

The federal transport ministry spent just 422 million euros of the nearly 1.6 billion euros available for electric vehicle charging infrastructure last year, government budget data show. The shortfall, disclosed in a Federal Finance Ministry report…