A recent YouGov poll has found that 77 percent of people in Germany are in favour of a social media ban for under-16s, similar to that recently adopted by the Australian... | Continue reading
Tens of thousands of Volkswagen employees, represented by the IG Metall union, have begun a warning strike against company plans to shut down three plants and cut pensions.... | Continue reading
Using a new online calculator launched by Germany’s Left Party (die Linke), tenants in four German cities can find out if they are paying exploitatively high rents and report... | Continue reading
Ostrom is an expat-friendly energy company that offers smart solutions that can simplify your energy management. In this article, Lisa Schmid explains how smart heating tools can... | Continue reading
What’s the holiday season without a little indulgence? Whether you’re planning a festive dinner, looking for the perfect gift or simply treating yourself, there’s no better way to... | Continue reading
Buying a Christmas tree in Germany will be slightly more expensive in 2024 compared to last year, the Association of Christmas Tree Producers has reported. Christmas trees go up... | Continue reading
A 63-year-old woman has been arrested after her lit cigarette led to an S-Bahn carriage catching fire in Berlin, causing transport delays and disruption. Smoking woman sets... | Continue reading
The Berlin Senate’s decision to slash culture funding means December 1, 2024, will be the last chance to enjoy free entry to around 60 museums in the capital. Cuts spell the end... | Continue reading
Renovations on two important Deutsche Bahn routes are finishing up this December. Does that leave room in your brain to hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too... | Continue reading
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) has called on the federal government to implement stricter, nationwide rent controls amid exploding rents in the capital. Conservative Berlin mayor... | Continue reading
The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) and the German Interior Ministry plan to reintroduce public bunkers and a shelter location app amid rising... | Continue reading
At its party conference in Greding, the Bavarian branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) adopted a resolution to deport non-Germans and Germans with a migration... | Continue reading
Christmas will be here before we know it. If you’re sending presents to family and friends across the globe, here are the German postal deadlines you should follow to ensure your... | Continue reading
To be human is to want to connect with other humans. Being able to make contact with people and form communities and friendships is what brings out the best in us. And doing that... | Continue reading
The German Bundesrat has passed the country’s controversial new hospital reform. What do the coming healthcare changes mean for patients? Hospital reform passes in German... | Continue reading
Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has announced that the country’s economy grew less than expected in the third quarter of 2024. German GDP grew by 0,1 percent... | Continue reading
Are you looking to refinance your mortgage but unsure where to start? Nick Mulder from mortgage broker Hypofriend explains how the system works in Germany. Refinancing your... | Continue reading
The US television network CNN has named Berlin’s Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt and Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt among the best in the world in 2024. Berlin and Nuremberg... | Continue reading
A viral TikTok takeaway spot in Berlin has angered locals in the Bergmannkiez neighbourhood because of the vast amounts of litter that customers leave in their wake. Munchies... | Continue reading
Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have been hit with heavy snowfall, disrupting public transport, causing several road accidents and a motorway standstill. Deutsche Bahn announces... | Continue reading
NordPass’s annual analysis of personal and corporate passwords in 44 countries has revealed that people in Germany, along with just about everyone else, desperately need to get... | Continue reading
An investigation by the regional broadcaster Hessenschau has revealed that some German citizenship applicants are waiting over two years for their application to be processed. 32... | Continue reading
Expats in Germany have spoken and we were mercilessly honest once again. Five German cities ranked among the 10 worst for expats in InterNation’s most recent ranking. Hamburg... | Continue reading
A representative of Germany’s Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Office) has said that integration courses for refugees and migrants should be reformed to better prepare... | Continue reading
Berlin’s Christian Democrat (CDU) and Social Democrat (SPD) coalition government has announced that it will scrap the city’s 29-euro monthly public transport subscription. CDU-... | Continue reading
The German government predicts that it will issue 10 percent more skilled worker visas in 2024 than were issued in 2023, before the new skilled worker immigration law was... | Continue reading
A new study by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research has found that superfluous bureaucracy costs the German economy around 146 billion euros per year, more than double previous... | Continue reading
Germany is set to open several new Foreigners' Offices (Ausländerbehörden) specially designed to reduce the country’s worker shortage. Here’s what you need to know about the... | Continue reading
German cheeses have not faired well in Taste Atlas’ most recent assessment of the 100 worst European cheeses. 10 cheeses from the federal republic were blacklisted, with two rated... | Continue reading
Green Party representatives in Berlin are pushing for transport associations to introduce women-only carriages during non-peak hours, amid rising cases of sexual violence on... | Continue reading
To protect the future of the Deutschlandticket, German state transport ministers are urgently appealing to the federal government to pass an amendment to the Regionalisation Act.... | Continue reading
Have you ever felt like your career should be on a certain path, yet you find yourself navigating a fog of uncertainty? For many expats, transitioning to a new country brings... | Continue reading
For the third consecutive year, Germany has retained its position as the 10th-best country for non-native English proficiency in Education First’s annual ranking. Taking a closer... | Continue reading
EU Commissioner-designate Apostolos Tzitzikostas has proposed that the bloc introduce a unified system for booking train tickets across the 27 member countries. Tzitzikostas... | Continue reading
Following the traffic-light coalition's collapse, Germany's Federal Returning Officer has confirmed when Chancellor Olaf Scholz will face his no-confidence vote and when voters... | Continue reading
Following the collapse of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democrat Party (FDP) and Green Party traffic-light coalition, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he would be... | Continue reading
A survey of 25 German cities has found that the number of people becoming German citizens has increased by 50 percent in the last two years. Germany records significant uptick in... | Continue reading
Are you looking to change career and get into tech? DataScientest explains the benefits of a career as a cloud engineer, and why Germany in particular is a great place to move... | Continue reading
An extremely drunk driving instructor has been arrested by police in Freiburg after crashing a car mid-lesson, fleeing the scene and abandoning his pupil. Drunk driving... | Continue reading
Over the next two weeks, stargazing enthusiasts in Germany will have the opportunity to see the Taurid and Leonid meteor showers shine in the skies above. Here’s where you can get... | Continue reading
Every year, German carnival season kicks off at 11.11am on November 11. What’s the occasion for all this out-of-character tomfoolery and what’s the obsession with all of those... | Continue reading
Frankfurt am Main and Hanover will soon begin pilot projects selling cannabis at dispensary points. How will the trial work and who will be allowed to purchase weed at the... | Continue reading
Deutsche Bahn has announced that it will soon run a train between Berlin and the Polish city of Kraków three times per day. Here’s what you need to know. More trains between... | Continue reading
On Wednesday evening, Germany’s SPD, Greens and FDP traffic light coalition (Ampelkoalition) collapsed and became history. Here’s how it unfolded and what we can expect from... | Continue reading
November 9, 2024, marks 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall (Mauerfall). Here’s everything you need to know about celebrations planned in Berlin this weekend. Berlin... | Continue reading
Germany’s largest-ever 4-day workweek trial has wound down and 70 percent of participating companies have said that they will continue working in the reduced-hour format. But... | Continue reading
Germany’s ruling coalition parties and the opposing CDU have agreed on a resolution that would make organisations deemed antisemitic no longer eligible for public funding. A... | Continue reading
For expats in Germany, particularly in cities like Berlin, the decision to rent or buy property is complex. Economic factors such as interest rates, inflation and market... | Continue reading