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
Many people in Germany may have woken up this morning to a sprinkle of white on the tree branches outside. It’s time to fish out your winter jacket and woolly hat, as temperatures... | Continue reading
No cause for panic: On December 8, 2022, Germany will have another official warning (Warntag). From sirens to emergency alert text messages, here’s what you can expect on the day... | Continue reading
The Anmeldung (registration appointment) is the process of registering your residential address with the local citizen’s office (Bürgeramt). In Germany, everyone who is staying in... | Continue reading
Following a series of organisational blunders during Berlin’s 2021 local elections, the city’s constitutional court has ordered an official revote for February 2023. Berlin court... | Continue reading
The state of Saxony might not be high up the list of tourist destinations in Germany, but popular travel guide Lonely Planet is encouraging people to think again: its state... | Continue reading
As temperatures drop and winter hits Germany it has been announced that the country’s gas storage facilities have now reached full capacity. German gas storage at full capacity... | Continue reading
The German Bundestag has approved a motion to lower the legal voting age to 16 for elections to the European Parliament, on the basis that the younger generation is particularly... | Continue reading
The German government has announced it will follow in France’s footsteps by introducing a 200-euro culture pass for 18-year-olds to use at cinemas, museums and concert halls ... | Continue reading
On Monday the German government announced that it would nationalise SEFE, the daughter company of billion-dollar Russian energy corporation Gazprom. Germany nationalises Russian... | Continue reading
The German government's planned overhaul of the controversial Hartz IV social benefits system has been halted as the reform fails to pass a Bundesrat-level vote. Bürgergeld... | Continue reading
According to estimations by the Association of German Bond Banks (VDP), the cost of buying a house in Germany has sunk for the first time since 2010. Meanwhile, rents continue to... | Continue reading
Germany is famous for its bureaucracy. And - guess what - the burden for freelancers is even bigger. But don’t panic! Melchior Neumann from the freelance tax app Kontist lays down... | Continue reading
Deutsche Bahn ICE train services between German cities and the Swiss alpine city of Chur will be cut from December 11, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has announced. Deutsche Bahn’s ... | Continue reading
After years of planning and unmet deadlines, Berlin’s new moving unity memorial is expected to be unveiled next year. Berlin unity memorial to open in 2023 A new freedom and... | Continue reading
After a series of protests against sluggish government climate policy, a survey has found that a large majority of Germans are unsympathetic to activists’ tactics. Majority of... | Continue reading
Question: what word can you use to describe something that’s a bit crummy, low-quality, annoying, lazy, bad - or even a person who embodies some or all of these things? Answer:... | Continue reading
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, an energy crisis and high inflation rates, Germans are pretty happy in 2022! Germans happier in... | Continue reading
US fast food chain KFC has apologised after its German app suggested customers should commemorate the Kristallnacht anti-Semitic pogrom by ordering food. KFC app alert tells... | Continue reading
Germany's health minister, Karl Lauterbach, wants to reduce non-urgent hospital stays in an attempt to relieve overworked doctors and medical staff. Lauterbach calls for fewer... | Continue reading
From next year, parents in Germany will receive higher child benefit payments, the federal government has announced. The FDP has called it the biggest child benefits hike in... | Continue reading
Amid a series of fan protests and revelations of homophobic comments made by Qatar’s World Cup ambassador, an online survey has revealed that the majority of Germans support a... | Continue reading