In September 2025, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said he was planning cuts to long-term unemployment benefits that he hoped would save five billion euros a year. Requirements to claim and sanctions ...

Airbnb's new house rules policy takes effect on November 20, 2026. Find out what hosts can no longer ask guests to do and what it means in Germany.

Under the motto “Our future is in our hands”, a youth initiative called “Gen Z regelt” has called on young Germans to join demonstrations across the country on October 31. Gen Z regelt announces ...

A recent study by the German Economic Institute (IW) uses the median income to define five income groups. Where does your current salary put you?

Update: Transport ministers have announced that the "Deutschlandticket light" was removed from the Conference of Transport Ministers (Verkehrsministerkonferenz) agenda because it was added at too ...

Thousands of Americans living in Germany have the right to vote in the 2026 federal midterms. These elections cover every US state, and overseas ballots could prove decisive in close races. 2. Choose ...

The Federal Interior Ministry has confirmed plans to make language tests for German integration courses harder. Here’s what ...

Tesla’s Model Y was Germany’s most registered car in September 2026, ahead of the Volkswagen Golf. Battery-electric cars made up 34,5 percent of all new registrations, signalling that the country’s ...

A new survey has found that 89 percent of tenants in Germany support tougher sanctions on landlords who charge exploitative rents, also known as rent-gouging.

Germany's 2026 wine harvest is forecast to be 20% below the 10-year average after a drought prevented grapes from reaching ...