From the government pushing ahead with welfare reforms to the beginning of autumn to how the debate around freed speech has changed in Germany as compared to the US this week, here’s what we’re talking about at The Local.

German sports car maker Porsche said Friday that it would dramatically slow its shift to electric vehicles amid weak demand, prompting parent company Volkswagen to warn of a multibillion-euro hit.

Enjoying a beer or two – but not too many – can help you speak a foreign language more clearly, a prize winning scientific study claims.

An estimated 9,000 people are jailed in Germany each year because of unpaid public transport fines after they were caught without a ticket. How did they end up there?

There are plenty of practical reasons to learn German. Today’s word isn’t interested in being sensible, though. Instead, it’s all about remembering how much fun it is to just kick back and talk nonsense.

Forgot to shop on Saturday and now your fridge is empty? Sunday shopping in Germany is severely limited but it’s not impossible. Some shops, and even supermarkets, stay open on Sundays and holidays – here’s where to find them.

From cars with cameras that can detect parking violations to self-driving buses to a drone delivery pilot project, you might be surprised by a few of the ways new mobility tech is being rolled out in Germany.

Depopulated towns in Germany’s ex-communist east have come up with a novel scheme to bring back life: offering people several weeks of super-cheap housing to give would-be residents a taste of the place.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday acknowledged differences over the Gaza conflict following talks in Madrid.

German minister calls for Google to be broken up, controls on external borders ‘becoming unsustainable’, evacuations in Berlin and more news from around Germany on Friday, September 19th.