📰 Breaking News: News Archive for January 2019 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 January
- German word of the day: Kurzweilig
- Florence museum demands Germany return artwork stolen by Nazis
02 January
- Berlin Attorney-General wants to scrap criminal penalties for fare evasion
- German unemployment at lowest level since reunification
- The female German artists who conquered the global art scene
03 January
- 'Mentally ill' driver wanted to kill foreigners: Report
- Berlin New Year's Eve air quality 'worst in Germany'
- Ship loses cargo in storm, as clean up begins after flooding in northern Germany
- Woman 'shot to death' in north Germany under cover of firework show
- How feminist filmmakers are tackling male domination in adult movies
- 372,000 German drivers join legal action against Volkswagen
- No evidence braces have health benefits for teeth, Health Ministry report finds
- Far-right 'neighbourhood defence groups' patrol Bavarian town after asylum seeker attack
- Battling Brexit: How a group of Brits in Europe took on the fight for citizens' rights
- 'Drastic increase' of violent anti-Semitic attacks in Berlin, according to figures
04 January
- Apple rival paves way for ban on some iPhones in Germany
- Dangerous powder from lost cargo on Germany-bound boat found on Dutch island
- Could this EU Green Card save freedom of movement for Britons in Europe?
- Investigation underway after explosion outside AfD office in Saxony
- Homosexuality at fault for sex abuse not Catholic Church, says German cardinal
- Deutsche Bahn seals pay deal with train drivers
- Uzbekistan extends visa-free travel to Germans in tourism bid
- Suspects admit to shooting woman dead in Berlin’s Neukölln district
- Merkel hit by hack that stole private data from German politicians
- Record numbers visit Auschwitz in 2018
- What you need to know about Berlin's Brexit registering process
07 January
- Flights scrapped as security staff strike at Berlin's airports
- Germany raises avalanche alert after skiier deaths
- 'Fat years are over', Germany's Scholz says on tax intake
- Don’t use new WhatsApp sick note service, German doctors advise
- How you can make the most of Germany's 2019 public holidays
- German police search for suspects in data breach
08 January
- Probe underway after Bremen AfD leader seriously injured in targeted gang attack
- Suspect, 20, arrested over massive German politician data hack
- 2018 saw record number of visitors to Berlin Wall
- Merkel leads Germany-wide condemnation of attack on AfD politician
- Germany returns Nazi-looted painting to French Jewish collector's heirs
- Germany on alert as snowfall and storms batter the country
09 January
- Suspect charged with killing that sparked Chemnitz far-right riots
- Passengers face disruption as three major airports brace for Thursday strike
- 'We want to move ahead': Macron and Merkel to sign new Franco-German treaty
- Partially shredded Banksy canvas to go on view in Baden-Baden, southern Germany
- Germany and Poland compete to fill labour gaps
- IN PICTURES: Snow and storms hit Germany
- Germany to extradite Syrian terror suspect to Netherlands
- Footage contradicts AfD version of local leader's attack, investigators say
- Germans embracing TV streaming services in record numbers
- Boar-lin: Why wild boars are being sighted more in the capital
10 January
- Four men face Berlin trial over theft of giant gold coin valued at €3.75 million
- German airports strike slashes over 600 flights
- Drunk high speed train driver heavily over the limit misses stop at Wittenberg
- Merkel's Greece visit to focus on post-austerity solidarity
- 'Not a shred of firm evidence': Men on trial deny giant gold coin heist
11 January
- Former Nazi camp guard deported by US dies in Germany
- 9-year-old dies in heavy snow as weather danger continues in Bavaria
- Merkel says Germany recognizes responsibilty for Nazi crimes in Greece
- First Brexit, now 'Dexit?' AfD mulls prospect of German departure from EU
- Courts throughout Germany shut down after receiving bomb threats
- Despite setbacks, Volkswagen boasts sales record in 2018
- Frankfurt airport braces for 'massive' strike disruption Tuesday
- How Brexit and the fight for rights united Britons from across Europe
- Weekend Wanderlust: Medieval charm and Maultaschen in Tübingen
12 January
- Austria army rescues snowbound German students
- Egypt says deported German national is jihadist militant
- French and German tourists among seven dead in Cuban road accident
13 January
- Australia police call off outback search for German tourist
- Calls for Huawei boycott get mixed response in Europe
- Gloomy German left remembers murdered Rosa Luxemburg
- US threatens sanctions over Russia-Germany gas pipeline
- Far-right AfD to campaign on German EU exit
- German skiers die in Austria avalanche
- How Stuttgart's Hotel Silber gave rise to the Gestapo
14 January
- 'I am a woman with every fiber of my body': Germany's first transgender MP
- Heavy snow, avalance danger continues in southern Germany
- Eight German airports brace for strike action as hundreds of flights are cancelled
- Egypt deports second German student and alleged 'jihadist'
- German newspaper employee attacked Monday by far-right group
- Historic moment as Germany's first transgender MP set for state parliament
- Finding a flat in Germany: How to stand out from the crowd
- Euro MPs back Brexit delay in letter to Britain
15 January
- Hundreds of flights axed as fresh strike hits German airports
- Man caught travelling with snake in pants on Christmas Eve
- British Jews take German path to Europe after Brexit
- No-deal Brexit: Britons in EU could be forced to retake driving tests
- German government denies Merkel offered additional Brexit assurances
- Merkel's 'crown princess' seeks to chart own path
- 3,600 Britons in Berlin apply for residence permit in run up to Brexit
- Heiko Maas: Brexit talks could go on if May loses vote
- Germany arrests German-Afghan army adviser for 'spying for Iran'
- Germany's intelligence agency to step up surveillance of AfD
- What can we learn from Rosa Luxemburg, 100 years after her murder?
- Britons in Europe hold breath as MPs set to vote on Brexit deal
- Brits in EU demand to be spared from Brexit 'train crash' after May's deal rejected
16 January
- 'What a Brexshit!': How Germany is reacting to the Brexit deal defeat
- Boris Becker's son wins damages over AfD member's tweet: report
- 'We still have time to negotiate,' Merkel says after Brexit vote
- German business warns of Brexit 'chaos'
- Your guide to the events marking 100 years of Bauhaus in Germany
- Düsseldorf student accuses Rheinbahn of racism
- Faced with Brexit, beloved British shop in Berlin to close doors
- Body of missing German tourist found in Australian outback
17 January
- Record 745,000 traffic jams on Germany's Autobahn last year
- German word of the day: Stoßlüften
- How Bauhaus designed the world as we know it
- 'They voted against my way of living': Brits in Germany on life with Brexit
- How Deutsche Bahn plans to improve its service and staffing in 2019
18 January
- German far-right politician launches AfD splinter group
- Plan emerges for a ‘radical solution’ to lower rising rents in Berlin
- AfD provides list of names behind 'illegal' campaign finance scandal
- Police break up hostage situation at hospital near Passau
- Quiz: How well do you know the demographics of German cities?
- Bundestag declares Georgia, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco ‘safe countries of origin’
- Hamburg police investigate axe murder of Syrian activist
- Essential phrases and customs to survive the German winter
- A brewing movement: Germany's baristas compete to create world's top coffee
19 January
- Iconic creations of Bauhaus design, 100 years on
20 January
- Thousands protest in Berlin against industrialised agriculture
- German executives turn to magic to up their game
- Mick Schumacher joins Ferrari Driver Academy
21 January
- Holocaust victims killed at Auschwitz laid to rest in Britain
- IN PHOTOS: The 'blood moon' seen throughout Germany
- Germany plans to sanction Iran airline: report
- Germany deported record number of refugees in 2018 to EU countries: report
- What the mysterious 'Nebra Sky Disk' tells us about ancient German history
- Berlin to impose New Year's Eve fireworks ban in two new zones
- Germany considers Autobahn speed limit to fight climate change
22 January
- France and Germany seek closer bond with treaty ahead of Brexit
- Timeline: Decades of Franco-German friendship
- IN PHOTOS: Frosty temperatures as low as -18C hit Germany
- Drones cause record number of air traffic disruptions in Germany
- German word of the day: Der Besserwisser
- Germany and France unite to fight 'fake news'
- AfD drops in popularity, Greens and Christian Democrats on the up: Poll
- Merkel: Franco-German treaty a step toward 'European army'
23 January
- Icy roads and low temperatures cause disruption across Germany
- What you should know about 'Frauentag', Berlin's newest public holiday
- 'We've got to grips with immigration': Interior Minister on drop in asylum bids
- German court lengthens Syrian kidnapper's jail term
- German car firms to build self-driving alliance: report
- Germany ranked fourth best country in the world
- As cold spell grips Germany, warning over icy waterways issued
- My German career: 'Learning German should just be the side effect of a really fun activity.'
- 'A gross distortion': Why Germany's 2019 Oscar nominee is caught in controversy
24 January
- Iraqi charged with rape, murder in Germany's 'Susanna case'
- Canada acquires rare book previously owned by Hitler
- German foreign minister says 'ball is in Russia's court' to save missile treaty
- German word of the day: Die Schwärmerei
- Man takes Bavarian town to court over 'women-only' parking spaces
- What are your tips for getting through the German winter?
- Fact check: Will a speed limit on Germany's Autobahn be beneficial?
25 January
- Explained: Why German police have seized 'fake' Hitler watercolours
- German Jewish leader 'threatened' after criticising far-right AfD
- Trump under investigation for Deutsche Bank ties
- Friday meeting may spell end to coal-powered energy in Germany
- Children of Nazis and their victims share family history to mark Holocaust
- 'I am not alone' – How Brexit's Facebook groups can be life-saving therapy for anxious Britons
- Why this house in western Germany is sinking in the snow
- Germany may recognize Guido as Venezuela's leader
- Artist behind Germany’s Stolpersteine: ‘They're needed now more than ever’
- Swedish skiers save German's life after sudden heart attack
- Nationwide protests planned in battle to change Germany's 'Nazi-era' abortion law
- Germany steps up fight against anti-Semitism with new reporting centre
- Germany extradites 'laser man' racist killer to Sweden
- AfD banned 'indefinitely' from attending Holocaust memorial services
- Weekend Wanderlust: A pilgrimage to Germany's 'sacred sites'
26 January
- Germany should phase out coal mining by 2038: commission
- Spain, France, Germany give Venezuela's Maduro ultimatum
27 January
- Berliners see red over Karl Marx Allee sale
- Mixed emotions in Germany as 500-euro note bows out
- Torn over coal, German village struggles to heal
- EU nations put Venezuela's Maduro on notice
- Germany earmarks funds for Russian siege survivors
28 January
- Putin praises 'unbroken' Leningrad on anniversary of German wartime siege
- Germany responsible for the Holocaust, not Nazis: Polish Prime Minister
- Thousands of families affected as Berlin Kitas set for strike
- Energy giant warns of 'significant' job losses over Germany's coal phase out
- Prince of IS-ravaged Yazidis dies in Hanover
- Denmark raises fence on German border to prevent swine fever
- Readers’ tips: Your guide to getting through the German winter
- German government rejects speed limit on Autobahn
29 January
- German electricity prices could rise by 20 percent due to coal withdrawal
- Icy weather causes traffic chaos in Germany
- German software giant SAP to slash 3,000 jobs
- Second Brexit referendum 'more likely' every day: Germany's Justice Minister
- Merkel warns against nationalism in Fulbright Prize acceptance speech
- Germany to soften ban on providing information on abortions
- German NGO sues Italy over stranded migrants
- Senior Vatican priest resigns over advances to nun
- Star-studded line-up unveiled for this year's Berlinale film fest
- No-deal Brexit: British pensioners in EU to lose NHS healthcare cover
30 January
- World's Wurst hotel? Sausages and 'tasteful' decor on the menu at Bavarian hideaway
- Venezuela's Guaido urges 'more sanctions' from EU, German media reports
- Three Iraqis arrested in north Germany for alleged attack plot
- German word of the day: Das Fernweh
- Deutsche Bahn execs to discuss how to pull company out of debt
- Merkel spokesman says reopening Brexit deal is 'not on agenda'
- How Charlemagne was the original fighter for European unity
- How Hamburg's laughing stock became its crown jewel
- Explained: Germany's plans to change controversial abortion laws
31 January
- Holocaust survivor appeals to Bundestag to address rising nationalism
- European court backs bishop's Holocaust denial conviction
- Snow and ice cause travel chaos, grounding flights at Cologne's airport
- Everything that changes in Germany in February 2019
- Brandenburg approves landmark law to boost number of women in parliament
- Sausage museum plan at former concentration camp sparks outcry in Germany