Many expats in Germany find it difficult to get the education and qualifications they received in their home country officially recognised. As a result, many work in jobs for... | Continue reading
Parents across Germany will receive payments for child benefit (Kindergeld) earlier this December, in order to help meet the costs of the Christmas holidays. Parents to receive... | Continue reading
The annual Global Retirement Index report has revealed that retirement conditions for pensioners in Germany have worsened in 2022. Norway and New Zealand were named among the top... | Continue reading
It is expected that Germany will have taken in a total of 1,2 million migrants once the year is up, 35 percent more than during the 2015 refugee crisis. Local authorities in... | Continue reading
“Just another international school”? Think again. Set in a peaceful parkland, with world-class facilities, a varied, holistic curriculum of academic and extracurricular pursuits,... | Continue reading
Normally, if you want to change your car insurance in Germany, you need to let your insurance provider know at least one month before the end of the year - either on or before... | Continue reading
Ranking off the charts for Christmassy-ness, which German city has been officially declared as the most festive in all of Europe? None other than Berlin. Berlin declared the most... | Continue reading
The Schwabing Clinic in Munich has briefly opened up a teddy bears’ hospital and invited children to take a peek behind the surgical curtain to quell their doctors-visit anxiety... | Continue reading
A hospitalised woman in Germany has been arrested after allegedly turning off her roommate's ventilator because she found the loud noise too annoying. German woman turns off... | Continue reading
Riders in Germany who work for the takeaway delivery company Lieferando will receive more pay in the winter months, the company has announced. Lieferando drivers receive 50 cents... | Continue reading
A thrilling Thursday in Qatar has brought into question Germany’s international status as one of football's finest teams. Despite a win against Costa Rica, Germany are out of the... | Continue reading
The local government in Berlin is urgently searching for a remedy to the city’s epidemic of abandoned e-scooters and bikes, and, for now, allowing them to use car parking spots is... | Continue reading
As salaries in Germany rise, they are being eaten away by inflation: the latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) have shown that the persistently high... | Continue reading
The German government has announced that it has approved a plan for the biggest shakeup in worker migration law in decades. We take a look at what we know about the plan so far... | Continue reading
December sees multiple parts of the German government’s energy relief package hit. Deutsche Bahn’s services are expanding with night trains and, after a two-year hiatus, fireworks... | Continue reading
In an effort to find as many alternatives to Russian gas as possible, the German government has just signed a 15-year gas supply deal with Qatar, adding to mixed signals about the... | Continue reading
Lots of my career coaching have one thing in common: they all want to change their career and switch to a job that makes better use of their talents or aligns better with their... | Continue reading
Volker Wissing, Germany’s digital affairs minister, has given internet providers an ultimatum to fill mobile connection dead zones across the country - hurry up or face government... | Continue reading
More and more people are opting to take early retirement at 63 in Germany, almost three years before the statutory retirement age. More people taking earlier retirement in... | Continue reading
The Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) has announced that the Germany-wide 49-euro ticket is likely to be delayed until May 2023. The “Deutschlandticket” will offer... | Continue reading
The annual InterNations City Ranking survey has just been released and expats in Germany have given their adopted home a pretty damning review. Five German cities are included in ... | Continue reading
Could Germany’s citizenship reforms be blocked in parliament? Senior members of the CDU and FDP have called the reform plans into question, claiming that they would be too... | Continue reading
The German government’s plan to offer two weeks of paid leave to all partners following the birth of a child has been delayed until 2024 due to the difficult economic situation,... | Continue reading
The risk of house prices falling in Germany is increasing, a new study has warned. As house price rises increasingly outpace the cost of rentals, the market becomes more and more... | Continue reading
Booking a skiing trip this ski season or over the holidays? Lucky for you, Europe is home to some of the most stunning ski resorts in the world, complete with dazzling views, runs... | Continue reading
Catholic Church employees in queer relationships and those who have remarried after a divorce can no longer lose their job. German Catholic church removes discriminatory labour... | Continue reading
As part of Germany's collective effort to save energy, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to dim the lights on the Christmas tree outside his official residence in Berlin. Scholz... | Continue reading
After it was blocked by the CDU / CSU faction last week, the historic Bürgergeld reform to social security payments has now passed through the German parliament and will be... | Continue reading
German trade union ver.di has announced that employees at half of the country’s Amazon warehouses are striking on Black Friday for better conditions and pay. The collective action... | Continue reading
A museum in Bavaria has been robbed of Celtic gold coins worth millions of euros after thieves sabotaged internet and communications in the town ahead of the heist. Celtic gold... | Continue reading
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of lying after claiming Germany encouraged Ukraine to surrender to Russia within days of the invasion. German government... | Continue reading
Germany's 3-euro test scheme will be scrapped as soon as Saturday, November 26. Free coronavirus tests in Germany are set to end all together come February 2023. German 3-euro... | Continue reading
After FIFA quashed German football players’ attempts to show LGBT+ solidarity in Qatar, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and supermarket chain REWE have urged the German Football... | Continue reading
Fancy showing off your German language skills to friends and family? A tongue twister is a (usually nonsense) sentence that groups together similar-sounding words to challenge... | Continue reading
Have you heard about Tinder for families? Yes, you read that right! There is a new platform in the social networking arena designed specifically for families. It will help you... | Continue reading
Households and businesses in Germany are set to save a little more on their home utilities next year. The government has announced that it will retroactively extend gas price cap... | Continue reading
Germany’s Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BKK) has apologised after a representative said that local blackouts were likely across the country in... | Continue reading
Throughout history, businesses have overwhelmingly focused on profit. And some paid little attention to how they did it. But in today’s interconnected society – where preserving... | Continue reading
For many car-owning expats, moving to a new country comes along with some difficult questions: do I take my car with me? Do I sell it? Should I get a new one? Get your next car... | Continue reading
Low-income earners who are set to receive Wohngeld housing benefit may have to wait months for money after the government admitted planned reforms would overload administrative... | Continue reading
The 20th century has called and it wants its coin-operated payphones back. Coin slots in Germany’s 12.000 remaining payphones will stop working from today, a move by Deutsche... | Continue reading
Berlin Zoo will be shut for an undisclosed number of weeks following a possible outbreak of the H5N1 flu among its bird population. Berlin Zoo closes after H5N1 bird flu case... | Continue reading
The Bavarian International School (BIS) is more than just a school. It is where students from three to 19 years of age are prepared for the new world of tomorrow. This is where... | Continue reading
A year after falling out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015, Germans have once again been named some of the best non-native English speakers in the world. The latest EF... | Continue reading
Berlin was once a wholesome horizon of self-policing cyclists and oblivious tourists walking on the Fahrradweg (cycling path), but oh those days are gone. Today, electric scooter... | Continue reading
Think you’ve got what it takes to become a naturalised German citizen? Turns out, it’s not so easy, even for people who are born and bred Germans! Do you know the answers to... | Continue reading
A petition organised by Klimaneustart to hold a city-wide referendum on making Berlin climate neutral by 2030 has surpassed the number of signatures needed to hold a vote. Berlin... | Continue reading
Ready to navigate eating some cheesy Spätzle with a bendy plastic fork without foregoing your cosiest mittens? Just as we’ve all forgotten quite how strong the Glühwein is,... | Continue reading