Nationwide strikes disrupt local public transport across Germany

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2026-02-27

Berlin (dpa) - Public transport in Germany is facing major disruptions as strike action hit municipal bus and train services early on Friday. A Verdi trade union spokesman told dpa that strikes at Germany's largest local transport operator, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), began at 3 am (0200 GMT). The union has called for walkouts in almost all German states. In many cities, services operated by municipal transport companies are to be suspended......

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