Museums in Berlin saw a spike in visitors in 2023, following a significant drop during the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s Senate for Culture has announced. More Berlin museum... | Continue reading
Germany has dropped one place in the latest Henley Passport Index, but the German passport is still rated one of the most powerful in the world, allowing German citizens access to... | Continue reading
Enjoying a holiday on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast but can’t get that John Williams crescendo out of your head while swimming? Does it even apply? Are there any sharks in the Ostsee... | Continue reading
Germany has set the date for the next federal election: people will go to the polls on Sunday, September 28, 2025, to choose the next federal government. The decision just needs... | Continue reading
Thanks to new digitised and streamlined processes implemented at the beginning of this year, Berlin is now processing new citizenship applications up to three times faster,... | Continue reading
Europe’s exciting summer of sport continues this week, as the Olympic Games 2024 kick off in Paris. If you’re not lucky enough to have a ticket for one of the events, here’s what... | Continue reading
Despite having paid into the German pension system for at least 45 years, one in five retirees in Germany still receive less than 1.200 euros per month in their pension packets,... | Continue reading
It can’t have escaped your notice that the weather in Germany has been rather wet recently. Now it’s official: the 12 months from August 2023 to July 2024 have been the wettest... | Continue reading
There are many must-have insurance policies in Germany and it’s not always easy to keep track of which ones are the most relevant. Although well-known abroad, critical illness... | Continue reading
Average salaries in Germany rose by 4,1 percent in 2023, according to new figures from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA). What is the median salary in Germany? The median net... | Continue reading
As stormy weather swept over the country on Sunday, a young man died after being struck by lightning at the top of the Zugspitze, the tallest mountain in Germany. 18-year-old... | Continue reading
Imagine generating your own electricity right from your balcony. Ostrom makes this possible with their innovative balcony solar panels. The start of a green energy revolution at... | Continue reading
The German government is set to tighten several rules for people receiving the long-term unemployment benefit, Bürgergeld. This is what we know so far about the planned changes.... | Continue reading
A new, immersive exhibition celebrating the works of US director Tim Burton has opened in Berlin, but has so far received disappointing reviews. Immersive Tim Burton exhibition... | Continue reading
Young people living in three German states will be able to travel to Paris for the Olympics using the Deutschlandticket. The offer will run between July 26 and August 31. Under... | Continue reading
Passengers travelling through Berlin BER airport on July 19 have been affected by a worldwide IT outage linked to Windows PCs, which has grounded planes and severely disrupted... | Continue reading
A teenager is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after attempting to “surf” an U-Bahn train over the famous Oberbaumbrücke in Berlin. 18-year-old hospitalised after U-... | Continue reading
With political ties to apartheid South Africa, West Germany long dubbed Nelson Mandela a terrorist. It wasn’t until shortly before the activist’s prison release in 1990 that the... | Continue reading
The German government has amended the Regionalisation Act so that the price of the Deutschlandticket can remain 49 euros for 2024. Deutschlandticket price rise avoided until 2025... | Continue reading
Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter is set to open the city’s first-ever alcohol-free beer garden. Die Null will exclusively sell non-alcoholic drinks. Die Null alcohol-free Biergarten... | Continue reading
A report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD) has found that the birth rate in member countries has fallen to half of what it was 60 years ago. However, Germany’s... | Continue reading
Network provider O2 Telefónica has announced that it expects 5G internet coverage will be available to the entire German population by the end of 2025. Germany’s 5G coverage will... | Continue reading
As part of the government’s recently announced budget plan for 2025, the German tax system is set to see some changes. Here’s how the proposed changes may affect you. Tax changes... | Continue reading
14 to 16-year-olds in Germany are permitted to drink alcohol while supervised by adults, but a Berlin politician is advocating for the law to be scrapped across the country.... | Continue reading
Two German universities have been named among the top 20 in Europe in QS’s second-ever ranking of universities across the continent. However, experts warn that the ranking should... | Continue reading
South African trillionaire Elon Musk has opened a nightclub below the grounds of Tesla’s gigafactory in Grünheide, Brandenburg. Only employees are allowed entry to the so-called "... | Continue reading
An RTL series which follows the former German chancellor, or her likeness, as she comes out of retirement to become an amateur detective, has aired on Italian TV. Angela Merkel... | Continue reading
Berlin’s local public transport association has unveiled a new tram for the city. The so-called Urbanliner is one of the longest trams in the world. BVG unveils new 50-metre-long... | Continue reading
According to the recently released 2025 budget, the German government will halve the amount of money previously spent on funding integration courses for migrants. German... | Continue reading
Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) has launched a campaign to scrap the eight-hour working day law, calling existing legislation “outdated”. FDP call eight-hour working day... | Continue reading
Construction works beginning on the line between Frankfurt and Mannheim will disrupt Deutsche Bahn trains until December 2024. Replacement bus services will be in operation... | Continue reading
The hot and sunny weather which got the week started across Germany is on the way out, thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to arrive in the early afternoon on Wednesday.... | Continue reading
A new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has praised Germany - now the OECD member country with the highest number of migrants after the US... | Continue reading
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has proposed that international workers receive a tax break for the first three years after they arrive in the federal republic.... | Continue reading
Berlin has surpassed Munich among the 50 most expensive cities in the world according to the recent Cost of Living City Ranking by Mercer. Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and... | Continue reading
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing has said that the Bundestag will pay missing funds to state governments, meaning a Deutschlandticket price hike could be avoided.... | Continue reading
Finding the right property can be a time-consuming process. Thankfully, the Property Radar by Hypofriend can save you a lot of time. It aggregates property listings from Germany's... | Continue reading
The German government has drafted a law which will make the paternity recognition procedure more scrupulous. The Ministry of Justice has said the new law is designed to prevent... | Continue reading
Once upon a time the half-timbered Rathäuser, imposing Plattenbauten and colourfully-tiled U-Bahn stations that we all associate with the federal republic were half-baked ideas in... | Continue reading
From October, people in Germany will be able to visit participating cinemas an unlimited number of times if they pay 12,50 euros per month for the Cinify app. Cinify app to... | Continue reading
After weeks of debate, Germany’s coalition government leaders have agreed on the federal budget for 2025. Here’s what we know so far about how the money will be spent. Olaf... | Continue reading
The public transport provider in the Netherlands, NS, has submitted documents to market regulator ACM with plans to launch a new night train connecting Amsterdam, Bad Bentheim and... | Continue reading
Forgetting oily soy milk alternatives, a new Berlin company set out to mimic the world’s favourite cheeses using molecular biology, and their findings are set to hit supermarket... | Continue reading
Germany never fares well when internationals speak their minds in the InterNations Expat Insider survey each year, but in 2024, new lows have been reached. The federal republic... | Continue reading
A new study by Greenpeace has slammed the lack of direct train connections between major European cities. The environmental organisation found that train stations in Munich and... | Continue reading
Unless new policies are implemented, employees in Germany could be paying through the nose for social security services in the next 10 years, a new study by IGES Institut in... | Continue reading
The number of married couples getting divorced has fallen to its lowest level in Germany since 1990 - while the number of marriages continues to wane. 129.000 couples got... | Continue reading
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has expressed doubt that the Deutschlandticket cannot continue to cost 49 euros per month if Germany is to invest in track network... | Continue reading