Germany news: Berlin rushes to fly in 535 Afghan refugees

Berlin says it hopes to have the screened and approved refugees in the country by year's end. Meanwhile, the German finance minister launched a €130 billion investment vehicle for start-up companies. DW has the latest.

• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says he hopes to see 535 Afghan nationals with existing admission approval arrive in Germany before the end of the year
• The "Germany Fund," a €130 billion ($153 billion) investment vehicle for start-up companies in Germany, has been launched
• A 40-year-old German man was remanded into psychiatric detention after being found guilty in a March car-ramming incident in Mannheim

Here are the latest headlines, features, and analyses from across Germany on Thursday, December 18: