Here is a roundup of top stories from and about Germany on Wednesday, August 16, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add DW as a Preferred Source on Google. Germany's governing coalition is considering rapid measures to ease the burden of soaring fuel costs after the price of E10 gasoline reached a record high for a fourth consecutive day. Thorsten Frei, parliamentary leader of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union, called for relief measures to take effect as early as October 1. "People don't need the prospect of relief now; they need relief," Frei told broadcasters RTL and ntv.
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