Germany

Travel News

Moving to Germany will be easier in 2024 under a new visa scheme

Germany's immigration law reforms will be introduced in three stages starting in November this year.

16/10/2023

Travel News

Are Germans travelling less due to the recession?

German travel sales have bounced back after the pandemic but with fewer holidaymakers enjoying them.

15/10/2023

Germany

Street marchers back both Israel and the Palestinians across Europe

The demonstrations passed off peacefully. London police had threatened anyone openly supporting Hamas with arrest, while in Frankfurt a court cited security concerns for an order prohibiting a pro-Palestinian march

14/10/2023

Culture news

Who is Joana Mallwitz, Berlin's first female orchestra conductor?

Joana Mallwitz took up her role as chief conductor of Berlin's Konzerthaus last month. The internet can't stop comparing her to Cate Blanchett's character in the Oscar-nominated film 'Tár'.

13/10/2023

Germany

Seven killed after 'smuggler's minibus' crashes in Germany

Local police reported that seven people died and several others were injured after an overloaded vehicle suspected of transporting migrants across the border between Austria and Germany overturned after fleeing police checks.

13/10/2023

Green News

Airline takes unusual step of demanding €120,000 over climate protest

Last Generation activists face thousands in damages after glueing themselves to German runways.

12/10/2023

Economy

German government forecasts that economy will shrink by 0.4% this year

Germany slashed its economic forecasts for 2023, predicting a 0.4% decline in its GDP.

11/10/2023

Destinations

The glamorous German island where Brigitte Bardot loved to party

The island began to gain fame in the 1960s when it reinvented itself as a party hotspot.

10/10/2023

Germany

Germany's opposition conservatives make gains in two state elections

Germany's centre-right opposition won two state elections on Sunday at the halfway mark of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unpopular national government, projections showed.

08/10/2023

Art

ICYMI: German museum worker avoids jail over fake painting swops

In Case You Missed It: A German museum worker was sentenced for stealing and selling paintings from Munich's Deutsches Museum, replacing the originals with fakes.

08/10/2023

Germany

Bavaria's election could be an omen of rising extremism in Germany

The country's second-most populous state has a long tradition of mainstream conservative politics, but trends towards the extreme are detectable.

07/10/2023

Europe Decoded

Two years in, the German coalition is unpopular. The far-right is not

Germany's ruling coalition, helmed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is well on its way to enact most of its pledges yet its popularity has plummeted to the benefit of the far-right AfD party.

03/10/2023

Germany

Germany and Central Asian states voice support for 'Middle Corridor'

Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to discuss strengthening regional and economic cooperation.

30/09/2023

Europe Decoded

Were German army soldiers killed after a strike in Ukraine?

The German Defense Ministry has denied the bombshell accusation put forward by the Russian news agency RIA Novosti that four Germany army soldiers were killed aboard a Leopard tank in Ukraine.

29/09/2023

Economy

German inflation falls to its lowest level since start of Ukraine war

The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be 4.5% in September 2023.

28/09/2023

Economy

The German GDP is shrinking by 0.6% this year

A new forecast expects the overall German economic output to contract this year, mainly due to a slower-than-expected recovery in the industry and private consumption.

28/09/2023

Germany

Germany steps up border controls with Poland and Czech Republic

Berlin's move is aimed at fighting illegal immigration amid a sharp rise in the number of asylum applications.

27/09/2023

Germany

Germany's government calls summit to combat housing crisis

With Germany gripped by a crippling housing shortage, the government is bringing together industry leaders and other experts for a special summit in Berlin.

25/09/2023

Germany

German far-right extremism on the rise as Holocaust sites defaced

Surveys show that hardcore political beliefs are spreading beyond traditionally right-wing demographic groups.

25/09/2023

Germany

Glyphosate: Berlin calls for a ban in the EU

Could the controversial herbicide be prohibited across the European Union member states?

23/09/2023

Economy

How Germany lost its reputation as the economic envy of the world

The loss of cheap gas from Russia played a part, but decisions in the boom years are now being questioned.

23/09/2023

Business

German housing prices at record low

Residential property prices in Germany have fallen by their steepest decline since data collection began in 2000, with larger cities seeing harsher drops.

22/09/2023

Mobility

European 'car-free' day produces mixed results

Dozens of cities around Europe marked European Car Free Day on Friday, with mixed results, including in Berlin. Critics say the German capital is lagging behind its other European counterparts in terms of reducing car usage in the city centre.

22/09/2023

Art

'A completely different kind of exhibition': Leiko Ikemura's animals

In a new exhibition at Berlin’s Feuerle Collection, Leiko Ikemura’s sculptures and paintings are juxtaposed with her beloved stuffed animal collection.

21/09/2023

Germany

Germany baffled over sandwich-throwing mystery

For six months now, discarded sandwiches have been found between the villages of Königsborn and Heyrothsberge in northwest Germany, apparently thrown by the same driver. The locals are frustrated - and intrigued.

20/09/2023

Germany

Ukraine will receive M1 Abrams tanks for counteroffensive, says US

The tanks will be armed with controversial armour-busting depleted uranium rounds, which could possibly be linked to health issues such as cancer and birth defects.

19/09/2023