Germany is on course to abolish a fast-track path to German citizenship that requires C1 level language skills and exceptional integration. We spoke to a foreign resident in Berlin who raced to improve her German to apply before it’s too late.

If you’re considering purchasing property in Germany, you might be wondering if there are tax benefits to owning your home or having a mortgage in the country. Here’s what to know.

Germany has done well at integrating refugees says expert, the number of cars in the country continues to grow, a viral hippo leaves Berlin and more news on Monday, August 25th.

A central Berlin street is being officially renamed on Saturday for an 18th-century African philosopher after years of debate over its current name, Mohrenstrasse (“Moors’ Street”), viewed as outdated and offensive.

From the as of yet still unchanged name of a central Berlin street to a ban on the sale of crisps in Bavaria after 8pm and a few of the other changes coming your way, here’s what we’re talking about at The Local this week.

A picture-perfect Alpine mountain lake in Germany draws so many visitors every summer that the first thing they see is crowded busses, traffic jams and a packed-out carpark.

A Ukrainian man arrested in Italy this week over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe on Friday refused to be extradited to Germany, reports said.

Buying a property is always a major undertaking – and even more so when you’re attempting to do it in a foreign country. We look at the key phrases you need to know in Germany, and what you can expect.

Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has slammed the fact that budget flights between destinations in Europe are still often significantly cheaper than travelling by train.

Germany’s postal service announced Friday a raft of temporary restrictions on package deliveries to the United States due to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.