Lower Saxony's data protection commissioner Denis Lehmkemper wants to investigate the use of a covert video surveillance system including biometric facial recognition in Lower Saxony.

Last Sunday’s Lower Saxony state election took place amid the deepest crisis since the end of World War II. The results saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) almost double its vote to ...

German Minister President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil speaks during the opening of Canada's booth at the Hannover Messe, which has Canada as this year's partner country for one of the world's ...

Over the last few years, the entire region of south-east Lower Saxony has been challenged in many ways by new framework conditions. In economic terms, the region is facing a major structural change ...

The premier of the northern German state of Lower Saxony is set to step down in May. Stephan Weil, from the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), said on Tuesday that he intends to resign ...

Germany's Scholz visits flood-hit areas in Lower Saxony 12/31/2023 December 31, 2023. The German chancellor urged people to "stick together" while visiting flooded areas of Verden in northern Germany.

Lower Saxony has a major influence on Volkswagen, which is headquartered in the state, under a law that effectively gives it a blocking minority. Lower Saxony owns 11.8% of its shares and has 20% ...