In the past ten years the size of the average German apartment has grown as has the size of living space the average resident has. What explains the trend, and what does it mean for desperate flat seekers?

Germany will need sweeping change to remain free and prosperous, Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Wednesday, calling on the country to unite in the face of Russian aggression, economic woes and rising extremism.

Being able to demonstrate financial security is a prerequisite for naturalising as German, and this can get complicated for anyone who receives short-term unemployment benefits. The Local asked several immigration offices for clarification.

In terms of innovative strength, the German economy has dropped from 9th to 11th place worldwide according to a study by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Germany’s nationwide public transport pass, known as the Deutschlandticket, looks set to rise in cost in 2026.

When it comes to talking about time, German can be a lot more straightforward than English. Here’s how you can talk about the past, present and future with just two tenses.

Police raids on suspected far-right extremists, traffic bottlenecks on Berlin’s newest section of Autobahn, a sharp rise in cases of EHEC in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and more news from around Germany on Wednesday, September 17th.

Waste management companies in around 40 German municipalities have plans to stop collecting biowaste bins that contain too many impurities. Here’s where enforcement is being tightened, and why you’ll want to sort your compost carefully.

An Italian court Tuesday ordered a Ukrainian man arrested over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia with Europe to be extradited to Germany to face charges.

Donating blood can be a charitable and healthy habit, but to avoid spreading infections there are tight regulations in place. So who is able to give blood in Germany?