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
Tickets for public transport in Hamburg will increase in price by an average of 3,2 percent come the new year. Rates for children and senior citizens will stay the same. Hamburg... | Continue reading
November 9 is a significant date in German history - witness to so many momentous occasions that it has become known as the country’s “Day of Fate” (Schicksalstag). From the... | Continue reading
No matter whether you’re a self-employed worker with a business tax question, or a regular employee wanting advice on your annual return, it can still be difficult to find tax... | Continue reading
A young girl in the northern German town of Attendorn has been freed by police after allegedly being kept inside by her maternal family for the majority of her life. German girl... | Continue reading
Deutsche Bahn has launched a week-long sale, offering discounted tickets for less than 20 euros each way. But you've got to move quickly, as the offer is limited to 1 million... | Continue reading
A landlord in Munich has been fined thousands by local tax authorities after charging his tenants rent that was deemed to be "too low". Munich landlord fined for charging below... | Continue reading
As usual, pensions in Germany are set to go up next summer, according to a new report seen by Bild am Sonntag. As Germany struggles to retain the sustainability of its pension... | Continue reading
German football fans have been using the last matches of the Bundesliga to protest conditions of the fast-approaching Qatar World Cup. Bundesliga football fans protest Qatar... | Continue reading
Integrating in Germany doesn’t happen overnight, but learning the local language sure helps speed up the process. Christopher Robinson from Alpadia Language Schools explains how... | Continue reading
It’s official: early next year Germany will welcome a follow-up to the 9-euro ticket. The nationwide monthly ticket - dubbed the “Deutschlandticket” - will offer unlimited travel... | Continue reading
Stolpersteine have been in Germany since 1992. We take a deeper look into the origins of the stumbling stone Holocaust memorial project that has spread across every corner of... | Continue reading
There are many reasons why you might want to get in touch with the police in Germany - perhaps to report a burglary, make a noise complaint, or something more serious - but for... | Continue reading
An employee at Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district office has been charged with embezzling 175.000 euros of disability support money for benefit recipients. State employee... | Continue reading
Under new legislation, consumers in Germany will soon be entitled to reduce their bills if internet speeds are substantially below their contract minimum. | Continue reading
German carmaker VW has announced that meat dishes will be removed from another of its staff canteens, to provide vegetarian and vegan employees with more ch... | Continue reading
The government wants to impose stricter controls on dog owners and breeders in Germany, by enshrining in law a dog's right to exercise and stimulation. | Continue reading