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

01 March
- BlaBlaCar to tackle German long-distance bus market
- Public service strikes to continue as Potsdam talks fail
- German word of the day: Das Honigkuchenpferd
- 'Angela I': Bremen theatre premieres play about Merkel
- Swedish teen climate activist rallies students in Hamburg
- Foreign minister Maas latest German politician plagued by plane problems
- Weekend Wanderlust: 'Fasnet' and foolhardiness in Rottweil
- 7 events you won't want to miss in March 2019 in Germany
02 March
- Ankara triggers German protest over journalists accreditation
- EU ready to give UK more guarantees on Brexit: Barnier
03 March
- German football needs more women at the top: Grindel
04 March
- For this Berlin restaurateur, anti-Semitic attacks are the norm
- Storms threaten Carnival celebrations across west Germany
- Daylight savings abolition one step closer after EU Parliament vote
- Germany to strip dual national militia fighters of citizenship
- 'Pug of war' over dog seized by German city and put on eBay
- Merkel successor slammed over intersex toilet joke
05 March
- German word of the day: Der Klugscheißer
- IN PICTURES: Rosenmontag Carnival celebrations go ahead despite storm
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- Fastnacht first timer: Behind the scenes of Mainz' famous carnival
- Anis Amri acquaintance charged with bomb plot in Germany
- Where to celebrate Women's Day in Berlin
06 March
- Why a Kita in Hamburg celebrated Carnival without Native American costumes
- German word of the day: Die Mundart
- Löw blow: Why Müller, Hummels and Boateng deserved the axe
- Digital archive on display in Berlin aims to help rebuild war-torn Syria
- Guard critically injured in robbery at Cologne-Bonn Airport
- Germany extends Saudi arms export ban by three weeks
- Brexit: Brits across Germany urged to apply for residence permit
- In-depth: Why the ‘German beer renaissance’ is in full swing
07 March
- 'Most uptight people in the world': Merkel successor defends controversial joke
- German doctors debate added fees to 'no-show' appointments
- German phrase of the day: Die Nase voll haben
- UK and EU guarantee flights will operate in case of no-deal Brexit
- Racist crime rises sharply in state of Saxony
- German operators of darknet child porn website jailed in Limburg
- This is how significant the gender pay gap is in Germany
- My German career: 'Women and girls need to know how to defend themselves'
- 'Negative effects will occur': No-deal Brexit threatens German jobs
08 March
- German word of the day: Der Frauentag
- 'Securing rights of Britons in Europe is legally possible, they just need to try'
- Berlin workers enjoy first ever public holiday in name of women's rights
- Brexit: 11,000 Britons in Berlin still to apply for residence permit
- No-deal Brexit: Which EU member state is being the most generous to Britons?
- Weekend Wanderlust: Exploring Nuremberg's lesser-known history
- Two years since legalization, patients in Germany still face hurdles accessing medical marijuana
- 'I get mansplained regularly': Do Berlin startups have a sexism problem?
- Feminist activists tear down gate to Hamburg brothels
- VIDEO: Berliners on what Women's Day means to them
09 March
- From house arrest, Russian director stages Germany opera
- German industral orders sag in January
- German WW2 pension payments going to former Waffen-SS members in Sweden
10 March
- Merkel's successor responds to Macron's Europe vision
- Germany's EPP leader to deliver ultimatum to Hungary's Orban
- German police probe anti-Semitic tweet against Israeli footballer
- New German leftist movement wobbles as co-founder retreats
- German journalists forced to leave Turkey after accreditation row
11 March
- German word of the day: Kabelsalat
- Travel chaos as deadly storm strikes Germany
- IN PICTURES: High winds, torrential rain and snow hit Germany
- Germany fourth largest exporter of arms in world: report
- World's top 'eSports' athletes train in Berlin, from their bedrooms
- Chemnitz football club fires staff over neo-Nazi tribute
- Merkel takes successor's side on Europe reform vision
12 March
- Iraqi man goes on trial in Germany's 'Susanna' rape-murder case
- Brits in Europe hold breath with MPs set to vote on Theresa May's 'improved' deal
- Merkel's staying power: Two-thirds of Germans want Chancellor to serve final term
- German word of the day: Die Betriebsblindheit
- AfD faces fine for allegedly breaking campaign financing laws
- 'I don't know how it could have happened': Ali B. admits to murder of teen
- 'Let's wait and see': Merkel to watch UK closely after latest Brexit offer
- Renting in Germany: Share your stories
- Germany bans plane model involved in deadly Ethiopia crash from airspace
13 March
- 'No-deal increasingly likely': Heiko Maas on latest Brexit defeat
- Brexit vote: 'It's now time to take the rights of Britons off the negotiating table'
- Volkswagen set to cut up to 7,000 jobs
- Passengers face disruption as bus drivers in Berlin set to strike
- '10,000 jobs in grave danger': Unions warn of Deutsche-Commerzbank merger
- Merkel expresses 'regret' over May's Brexit defeat amid fears of no-deal
- Bavarian town that accidentally ordered 12 years' worth of toilet paper flushes last roll
- My German career: 'One year turns into 15 very quickly’
- Storms with gusts upwards of 100km/hour strike Germany
- UK moves towards Brexit delay as MPs vote to rule out a no-deal exit
14 March
- Missing teen story grips Germany as police call off search
- Germany's Catholic Church addresses child sex abuse scandal amid protests
- 'Short and violent' tornado strikes town near Aachen
- How Thursday's bus strike in Berlin will affect you
- 48 flights cancelled as Hamburg Airport employees strike
- Three German cities ranked in the top 10 best places to live
- 'No longer acceptable': Germany pledges to speed up return of colonial-era loot
- Probe underway after far-right threats sent to German politicians, courts and celebrities
- 'Time to think about the 5 million in limbo': UK parliament votes to delay Brexit
15 March
- Man tries to smuggle tortoises disguised as desserts through Berlin airport
- Over 200 'Fridays for Future' climate demos taking place in Germany
- German word of the day: Der Firlefanz
- Brexit: Germany says up to Britain to propose solution to EU
- Baby polar bear makes debut at Berlin's Tierpark
- German lawmakers fight diesel bans, angering environmentalists
- 'Similar pub cultures': Who are the Irish in Germany?
- Where to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Germany
- Ford to slash over 5,000 jobs in Germany
17 March
- German banking giants announce formal merger talks
18 March
- Man goes on trial over killing that sparked far-right protests in Chemnitz
- Update: Özil criticized for reportedly inviting Erdogan to his wedding
- German word of the day: Piesacken
- Berlin offers women cheaper transport tickets for 'Equal Pay Day'
- Syrian man denies knife killing that sparked Chemnitz protests
- Life in corpses: Behind the scenes of 'Body Worlds' in Ulm
- Hundreds of mourners attend funeral of neo-Nazi figure in Chemnitz
- What you need to know about teaching English in Germany
19 March
- Auction for superfast 5G launches in Germany
- Poll: Two-thirds of Germans consider themselves ‘happy’
- Spring returns: Temperatures up to 20C forecast in Germany
- Merkel will 'fight to last hour' to achieve orderly Brexit
- German Word of the Day: Die Naschkatze
- 'Total diplomatic failure': US Ambassador sparks anger in Germany
- European Court clears way for Germany to deport refugees to other EU countries
- Four in five Germans ‘concerned about retirement’
- Still no clues in search for missing Berlin teen Rebecca Reusch
- No-deal Brexit: UK vows to cover health costs of retired Britons for one year
20 March
- Word of the day: Der Schnarchhahn
- Düsseldorf cardinal suspended after sexual harassment allegations
- The Local's Membership shortlisted for European media award
- New arrest in Erfurt doping scandal
- Germany is Europe’s drug capital, sewage system research reveals
- Merkel supportive of Britain's request for Brexit delay
- Germany to cut refugee funding by a third from 2020
21 March
- FOCUS: Trump tearing up diplomatic rules by attacking UK and Germany
- Britons in Europe express anger over UK government's Brexit healthcare offer
- Why German Wikipedia is down for 24 hours
- Düsseldorf and Cologne to suffer highest income losses in no-deal Brexit
- Nearly 300 extra winners and €450,000 bill after German lottery employee error
- German word of the day: Die Buchmesse
- Former East German 'Stasi' agents questioned over Lockerbie bombing
- Local knowledge: An insider's guide to life in Hamburg
- Brexit: German firm stockpiling toilet rolls for anxious Brits
- Cancel Brexit petition passes ONE MILLION signatures
22 March
- German phrase of the day: Jemanden unter die Fittiche nehmen
- EU piles pressure on Theresa May by granting UK short Brexit delay
- Police break up mass ‘social media’ brawl as 400 fans descend on Berlin’s Alexanderplatz
- How the Enabling Act paved the way for Nazi dictatorship
- 'Three weeks to find a miracle': Europe reacts to yet more Brexit chaos
- Video footage shows moment Alexanderplatz mass punch-up kicked off
- Policeman fined after revealing confidential information on right-wing extremists
- Germany fans filmed shouting racist and Nazi chants turn themselves in
- 'Child-free' Hamburg cafe hit with graffiti attack
- Brexit: Germany plans to extend transition period for Brits in case of no-deal
- Police arrest 11 over terror attack plan
23 March
- Germany stars Goretzka and Gnabry condemn racist abuse
24 March
- Protesters in Germany rally against EU internet copyright reform
- Police stoned as Frankfurt flashmob descends into chaos
- Cycling safety ad sparks sexism outcry in Germany
- German billionaire family admits to Nazi past
- Call for EU veto as Germany eyes Italy's China deal warily
25 March
- Update: More than 60 flights cancelled at Frankfurt airport due to air traffic control IT glitch
- Thunderstorms and snow forecast for Germany as cold front moves in
- OPINION: Why Germany struggles to understand the issues at heart of Brexit
- Fuelled by diesel bans and Brexit, London black cabs get set for German streets
- 'We're ready': Border checks to return as EU completes no-deal preparations
- Danish Astronomical Society discovers unique Einstein letters
- German parliament to consider compulsory vaccination laws
- Plane accidentally flies to Edinburgh instead of Düsseldorf
26 March
- Update: City halls across Germany evacuated after receiving bomb threats
- Brits' anxiety, residence permits and 'Freundship': Brexit experts talk to The Local
- Car racers behind deadly accident on Berlin's Ku'damm sentenced to life in prison
- Germany records hottest year in over a century
- Anti-Semitism 'deeply rooted' in German society: public prosecutor
- Germany could be one step closer to permanent summer time after EU vote
27 March
- FBI to return Nazi-stolen art to Jewish collector's heirs
- 250 kg World War II bomb found in Rostock causes city centre shutdown
- Court upholds ban on Mainz kindergarten with ‘Salafist links’
- Terror suspect arrested in Austria over 2018 Germany train sabotage
- German observatory goes viral after Star Wars re-styling
- At least 60 injured after ammonia gas leak at Bavarian ice rink
- #MyGermany: 'Living outside the Berlin Ringbahn means less competition'
- German word of the day: Der Frühlingsanfang
- EXPLAINED: How to pay Germany's TV tax, or (legally) avoid it
- How to take over The Local Germany's Instagram for a week
- EU Parliament votes to ban single use plastics
- German car giant Volkswagen teams up with Amazon to build 'industrial cloud'
- 'Children have a right to be immunized': German doctors demand vaccinations
28 March
- Germany goes ahead with gas pipeline despite U.S. protests
- Race row breaks out over German DIY store advertisement
- Neo-Nazi wanted in Germany over attempted bombing arrested in Mallorca
- Health Minister warns no-deal Brexit could result in medical shortages in Germany
- QUIZ: Which European leaders gave these damning quotes about Brexit?
- German rockers Rammstein slammed over 'repulsive' Holocaust video clip
- Two Germany rail sabotage suspects detained in Prague
- German word of the day: Das Gedöns
- Deutsche Bahn reports record revenues despite train delays
29 March
- Teen activists shake up politics in ageing Germany
- Full day strike set for Berlin public transport system
- Frankfurt Airport launching new routes, flight frequencies
- 'We must learn from this': The German view on 'Brexit chaos'
- Thousands of teens join Greta Thunberg's climate fight in Berlin
- Germany train attack suspects face extradition to Austria
- 'Die Linke' demands Berlin expel outspoken U.S. ambassador
- 'Grandma, what's a polar bear?': Students speak out at Berlin climate demo
30 March
- Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
- Time 'running out' to prevent no-deal Brexit: German FM
- German football clubs face possible security bill at high-risk games
- Volkswagen says it's responsible for 2% of global CO2 emissions
31 March
- Brexit fears for British shop owners in Germany