Popular flight routes around Europe are almost impossible for passengers to book by train because of a "stone age" ticketing system, a new report has found as the EU is set to unveil plans for it single ticket system.
As war in Iran pushes jet‑fuel prices higher, flights from Germany could become more expensive and less predictable in the months ahead. Here’s what that means for bookings, prices – and your rights.
Long waits for appointments, burdensome bureaucracy and language barriers: applying for a residence permit can be a tricky business for foreigners in Germany. We asked readers to share their experience and their top tips.
Germany is encouraging employers to give their staff a €1,000 tax-free bonus. Now the government plans to extend the time that firms are allowed to pay it out by six months.
Berlin summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday over "direct threats from Russia" against "targets in Germany", the foreign ministry said.
Finding an unlimited apartment to rent in Germany is getting harder, with new figures confirming that standard leases are steadily declining while furnished and fixed‑term contracts continue to grow.
A German woman has been arrested in Russia, allegedly for plotting a 'terrorist attack' on behalf of Ukraine.
A new survey suggests Germans think manners are slipping across the country – with some regions judged far more harshly than others.
Transport ticket machines around Berlin have stopped accepting cash payments due to a 'technical malfunction', but city officials suggest it's time to retire the machines altogether.
From late spring, Germany will see the launch of new direct trains from Dresden, Berlin and Hamburg to the Danish capital.
Most people in Germany believe it’s only possible to lead a dignified life with a monthly net income of at least €2,000.
Chancellor calls for National Security Council to react to looming fuel shortages, western cities vote to approve Summer Olympics bid, the whale stuck in the Baltic is seen swimming again and more news from around Germany on Monday, April 20th.
Veteran endurance driver Juha Miettinen was killed in a seven-car pile-up during a race at Germany's Nuerburgring on Saturday.
Thousands of people demonstrated across Germany on Saturday, calling for a faster shift towards renewable energy and accusing conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition of putting the brakes on the transition.
UEFA on Friday opened disciplinary proceedings after several photographers were injured when fans stormed over barriers at the end of Wednesday's quarter-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Germany.
On Sunday, voters in Germany's Rhine/Ruhr region will be the latest to have their say on a possible bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044.
From thousands of pro-AfD social media accounts that are based well outside of the country to the three top sources of German pride to the development of universal blood plasma, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
A bitter conflict pitting Lufthansa management against much of the German airline's workforce has been left "more entrenched than ever" after a week of industrial unrest, one of the unions involved said Friday.
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Friday called on authorities to put "well-coordinated plans in place" in the event of jet-fuel rationing due to the Middle East war.
This German word doesn’t mean what you think it does. Forget nuts and bolts – it’s a sneaky label for someone with a wandering eye and zero shame.
A train driver in Germany found a parcel left in the passenger area of a train that contained 20 live tarantulas. The large, hairy spiders did not disrupt rail traffic, police said.
The risk of jet fuel shortages in Europe grows each day the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, although it isn't clear when exactly supplies will run out and what that will mean for travellers.
Germany’s coalition government is pushing a number of healthcare reforms at the moment. In the background there are also discussions about cutting down workers' entitlement to sick pay.
Germany's leading airline has seen three different worker strikes in the past week, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights each day. We asked passengers about their experiences – some say they're calling it quits.
Germany backs diplomatic push on Hormuz, number of applicants for Germany’s armed forces rises by 20 percent, North Rhine-Westphalia votes on Olympic bid and more news on Friday, April 17th.
Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East fuel costs have soared with the price of just about everything else expected to follow. Here are the articles to read to understand which costs are rising in Germany, how to save and what's being done.
The UK and European Union said they have signed the legal texts allowing Britain to rejoin the bloc's Erasmus student exchange scheme, five years after Brexit forced its departure.
Planned health insurance cuts met with backlash within the federal government, household energy costs and inflation begin to rise amid Iran conflict, a last ditch effort is planned to save stranded whale 'Timmy' and more news on Thursday, April 16th.
