After a successful autumn of low consumption, Germany isn’t saving as much gas as is needed to get through the winter months without facing shortages. But the Federal Network... | Continue reading
While Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for policies to discourage people from taking early retirement, the FDP is looking to Sweden for inspiration, considering the... | Continue reading
A new survey conducted by German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost has revealed that 40 percent of Germans do not believe their home country is a country of immigration. Age groups... | Continue reading
According to a recent survey by the Oliver Wyman consultancy agency, an overwhelming majority of Germans would support a food price cap to absorb the financial shock of inflation... | Continue reading
After a period of moderate growth, rents are once again rising sharply in Germany. The rent rise trend is passing beyond the borders of large German cities and spreading to areas... | Continue reading
Taxes and accounting are complicated topics, even in your native language. But dealing with these troublesome topics in German as a foreigner? You like challenges, don’t you! As... | Continue reading
Thanks to its low study costs and high-quality institutions, Germany is one of the most popular destinations around the world for students looking to study abroad. AGS Movers... | Continue reading
According to a survey by a Munich-based consultancy company, Germany’s love of cash is dwindling, but it’s still more dominant than in most European countries. Apple Pay hasn't... | Continue reading
Nowadays, Advent calendars can contain anything from soaps to accessories to beers, but sometimes just simple and classic is best. Nowhere is this more true than in the town of... | Continue reading
Berliners are saying bye-bye to the bovine. Data from grocery delivery platform Flink has revealed the true extent of Berliners’ love for cow's milk alternatives of the nut and... | Continue reading
The German Language Society has crowned the word of the year, which a jury in Hesse has decided linguistically reflects the political, economic and social life in Germany in 2022... | Continue reading
Locals have taken to Reddit to rate and slate the most horrific public transport train stations in Berlin. Mitte, Kreuzberg and Neukölln have some particularly bad offenders.... | Continue reading
This December could be the coldest in many years as temperatures of minus 20 degrees, ice and heavy snow are set to hit Germany in the coming days. Germany braces for freezing... | Continue reading
That time of year has rolled around again - Google has unveiled Germany’s top searches of 2022. The mishmash of questions don’t make for the most optimistic read. Coronavirus... | Continue reading
From next year German rail company Deutsche Bahn will offer passengers food and drink in reusable cups, plates and bowls, as part of a wider company effort to cut waste. New... | Continue reading
After a meeting between health ministers, two federal states in Germany have announced that they will remove the obligation to wear face masks on public transport. German states... | Continue reading
In-person gatherings will be more common over Christmas this year, but expats still have lots of cards and presents to send around the world in the lead-up to the holidays. If you... | Continue reading
Berlin’s new German citizenship processing centre (Einbürgerungszentrum) will open in 2024, mayor Franziska Giffey has announced. Once it opens its doors, the centre plans to... | Continue reading
Construction on the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin has been suspended due to worries that its barn-like design will unnecessarily waste copious amounts of energy. Critics... | Continue reading
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