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

01 April
- Double tragedy after deadly plane and car crash near Frankfurt
- What you need to know about Berlin's full day public transport strike
- 'I'm a proud European': Pakistani-born German on identity as Brexit looms
- IN IMAGES: Who is affected by the public transport strike?
- German word of the day: Frühlingsmüdigkeit
- Germany debates changing to 'opt-out' organ donation system
- Everything that changes in April 2019 in Germany
- Brexit latest: Germany plans visa-free travel for British visitors
- Germany skeptical about Facebook's pledge to reform
- Russia joins probe of crash near Frankfurt that killed top airline co-owner
- Foreign minister Maas latest German politician hit with plane problems
- Cycling the Iron Curtain: Bike race to pay tribute to Berlin Wall fall
02 April
- Crime in Germany at lowest level since reunification
- 12 words and phrases you need to survive in Hamburg
- 20 injured after bus with school children crashes near Paderborn
- Berlin-born polar bear cub named after Hertha football club
- OPINION: Why Germany shouldn't be creating second-class citizenship for foreign fighters
- Germany reports first C02 fall in five years
- 'I've seen war in Europe': Berlin veteran in push to get people voting in EU elections
- German football president to step down following scandals
- 'Germany is one of the safest countries in the world'
03 April
- German truckers also 'manipulated' emissions devices
- Poverty rising in Germany's industrial Ruhr region: study
- Attacks against Muslims and mosques in Germany decreasing
- 'Unfit for trial': German court ends case against former Nazi camp guard, 95
- 'Efficient and very welcoming': Munich named Europe's top airport
- German word of the day: Die Quasselstrippe
- Iraqi pair extradited to Austria over Germany train attacks
- From west Germany to Westminster: Unbrexit bus makes first solidarity trip
- German chemical firms plan pro-EU campaign to get staff voting
- Brexit latest: Merkel hopes Theresa May 'will be successful'
- 7 events you won't want to miss in April 2019 in Germany
- Police graves destroyed, defaced with swastikas in Berlin
04 April
- Bavaria to transform landmark 'save the bees' petition into law
- 'We need to unite': Germany's far-right seeks Europe-wide alliance
- Five people victims of far-right hate crimes in east Germany every day
- U.S. Vice President Pence calls Germany's stance on NATO 'unacceptable'
- Inside Weimar's new politically charged Bauhaus museum
- German word of the day: Doch
- Anger brews at deportation of Vietnamese activist from Nuremberg
- FOCUS: How Italians are filling the gaps in the German job market
05 April
- Cocaine worth €25 million found in Aldi banana boxes in north Germany
- German army slammed for 'disrespectful' recruitment ad
- Islamic State children repatriated to Germany from Iraq
- Meet the Scottish mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to Brexit
- German word of the day: Spargelzeit
- What Germany's Red Army Faction can tell the world about terror
- German AfD MP could be 'absolutely controlled' by Russia
- Obama meets with Merkel as part of Germany tour
- Der Klassiker: Your guide to the biggest Bundesliga game since 2012
06 April
- Britain and EU set out competing Brexit delay dates
- Germans up in arms over 'rent insanity'
- Far-right parties kick off campaigns for Europe election
- EU accuses BMW, Daimler and VW of breaking antitrust rules
- Italy says migrant mothers, kids refuse to leave German rescue ship
- VW seals 10-year lithium deal for electric cars
07 April
- Obama hails climate strikes by Berlin schoolchildren
08 April
- AfD support falls to lowest level in a year, poll finds
- Doctors across Germany set to take strike action
- Escaped mentally ill prisoner remains at large in Cologne area
- New video emerges of YouTube brawl at Berlin's Alexanderplatz
- Merkel to host British PM May for urgent Brexit talks
- The ultimate guide to living on a budget in Munich
- From iguanas to cocaine: Germany publishes list of customs seizures
09 April
- German woman who joined IS on trial accused of letting Yazidi girl die of thirst
- Update: May meets Merkel in bid to seek Brexit delay as no-deal looms
- Bayer to cut 4,500 jobs in Germany
- Germany faces colonial past through 'largest' return of Aborigine remains
- 'It's about our Europe': German business makes unusual political push for EU elections
- EXPLAINED: What to do if your German bank account is frozen
- Seven signs that spring has arrived in Germany
- Merkel sees Brexit extension to early 2020 as possibility: party source
10 April
- Brexit expected to be postponed again at crunch meeting of EU leaders
- German government mulls renewing Airbus fleet after series of plane problems
- Terror in Germany: Investigators have foiled 13 attacks since 2010
- German doctors walk off job in nationwide strike
- Cottbus focus of nationwide raids targeting right-wing gangs
- German taxi drivers stage nationwide protests against Uber
- #MyGermany: 'I moved to Düsseldorf for love'
- Merkel open to longer Brexit delay than the UK is seeking
- Tell us: What are the essential smartphone apps you need in Germany?
11 April
- Germans sceptical of Brexit deadline delay
- EU agrees to delay Brexit until end of October after tense summit
- Heartache for Merkel after her mother dies at the age of 90
- German phrase of the day: Alles in Butter
- German government buys new planes after technical embarrassments
- How Brits in Germany should make the most of the Brexit delay
- German parliament debates prenatal blood tests to detect Down Syndrome
- German police make nationwide raids over tax fraud
12 April
- Controversial ride-hailing app Uber launches in Cologne
- Patients in Germany to be given speedier doctor's appointments
- German word of the day: Die Geschmacksverirrung
- Passengers shocked after high-speed German ICE train 'hit by bullets'
- Debate over Nazi art sparked after Merkel returns two Nolde paintings
- Easter holiday weather: What can Germany expect?
- 'I weighed 32 kilos': Auschwitz survivors remember a living hell
- Inside the world of the cult east Berlin club that rails against commercialism
13 April
- Germany under increasing pressure to boost spending
14 April
- Germany's Daimler faces probe over 'new cheating software'
15 April
- German far-right capitalizes on migrant crimes in EU elections campaign
- WWII bomb detonation in Frankfurt triggers 30m high water fountain
- EXPLAINED: How to understand the German 'Anmeldung'
- Amazon workers strike at four locations in Germany
- German prosecutors charge ex-VW chief with fraud
- UK to host Brexit 'informational evenings' around Germany
- German MPs protest Assange's arrest outside London prison
- 10 ways to celebrate Easter in Germany like a local
- Voting in Germany: What you need to need to know about the EU elections
16 April
- Sadness in Germany following huge fire in Notre-Dame, 'symbol of France'
- Germany opens Baltic Sea's largest wind park
- Passenger delays after government plane crash lands in Berlin
- Germany's AfD claims Notre-Dame fire linked to anti-Christian attacks
- Can Germany's history of fire-ravaged cathedrals offer hope to Notre-Dame?
- Germany's far-right AfD handed huge fine over illegal Swiss funding
17 April
- How tickets for long-distance trains in Germany could become much cheaper
- Temperatures up to 25C expected over Easter weekend in Germany
- German word of the day: Osterhase
- German war crime payments debated in Greece
- Yoga can count as vocational training: Berlin court
- How Luther's showdown at the 'Diet of Worms' shaped Christianity
- 28 dead after bus carrying German tourists crashes in Madeira
18 April
- Update: 29 German tourists killed in Madeira bus crash
- What exactly is Germany's 'Green Thursday' and is it a public holiday?
- 'Know your rights': The advice you need about renting in Germany
- Frankfurt party organizers face hefty fine for flouting Easter dancing ban
- 'Blue miracle': The unusual way Hanover marks the start of Spring
- What you need to know about travelling in Germany over Easter
- Heiko Maas travels to Madeira after horror crash kills 29 Germans
- Former Nazi guard, 92, charged for complicity in WWII killings
- Recipe: How to make German Easter bunny strudels
- German court discusses legality of assisted suicide
19 April
- Is it really illegal to dance at Easter in Germany?
- German word of the day: Karfreitag
- WhatsApp has become breeding ground for Nazi propaganda in Germany: report
20 April
- 'A life without a dog is a mistake': Why is Germany such a dog-obsessed country?
- Germany's Leica draws fire in China over 'tank man' ad
- Vacation days in Germany: What to know about your rights as an employee
- Germans injured in Madeira bus crash flown home
21 April
- Falling turnout at European elections: the reasons
- From strict to starry: discovering the original meaning of my German name
- Germany's Merkel condemns 'religious hate and intolerance' after Sri Lanka attacks
22 April
- Merkel pledges support to Ukraine after comedian Zelensky win
- Juncker vows to fight 'fake news' before European elections
23 April
- Germany's AfD invites ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon to conference
- Here are the top 10 breweries to celebrate German Beer Day
- German arms exports continue to fall amid changing attitudes
- Eleven motorcyclists killed on German roads over long weekend
- German postage costs may increase by 'up to 30 percent'
- Wildfires rage during Germany's spring heatwave
- Why beer means so much to the Germans
24 April
- Bavaria: Thousands evacuated during WWII bomb detonation
- Prost! Why do Germans make eye contact when they clink glasses?
- Here's where the biggest wealth divisions are in Germany
- One in two Germans don't know top European election candidates: Survey
- Why this town is battling German bureaucracy for elephant-themed traffic lights
- WWII bomb forces evacuation, travel disruption in Cologne
25 April
- Thief fined for taking discarded work by German artist Gerhard Richter
- Father arrested after German mother and son found dead in Tenerife
- German word of the day: Das Hirngespinst
- Major wildfire in Hesse sparked by lightning strike
- Police 'failures' probed in the 'largest child abuse scandal in German history'
- Klaus Störtebeker: Infamous German pirate and 'Robin Hood' of the high seas
- German attitudes towards asylum seekers increasingly hostile: Report
- What's it like for internationals working in Germany?
- German farmers fear drought amid spate of forest fires
26 April
- Dexit: One in 10 Germans in favour of leaving the EU
- Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin convicted of fraud
- German word of the day: Der Bildungsurlaub
- German train driver suspected of faking manhole cover bridge attack
- Eat, sleep, and fall in love like a Kölner: 8 unique things to do in Cologne
- Berlin fears resurgent May Day violence as protests move east
- Tax deadlines, banknotes and pollen: Everything that changes in May 2019 in Germany
- Tenerife murder: German father suspected of killing wife and son faces judge
- Schufa explained: How to avoid the 'catch 22' in Germany's credit rating system
- New Zealanders in Germany: How many are there and where do they live?
27 April
- Germany suspends work on some Syrian asylum applications: report
- Bayer shareholders vote against board over Monsanto deal
28 April
- Four Germans die in Swiss avalanche
- Germany's Weber, EU Commission frontrunner, urges Europe to embrace 'Christian influence'
- Police investigate Sancho incident amid fan trouble in Dortmund
- German neo-Nazi party loses bid to air anti-migrant advert
29 April
- EXPLAINED: How (and where) to enroll in a Master's program in Germany
- German police stumble upon huge stockpile of chemicals during routine call out
- Two dead and dozens injured after crash and mass car pile-up in Thuringia
- Woman struck by cannon ball at celebration of German emperor’s death
- AKK calls unscheduled CDU summit, stoking talk of imminent Merkel exit
- Case against German Instagram star Cathy Hummels thrown out of court
- Relatives of German IS fighters stage protest in Berlin
30 April
- Germany's most bizarre May 1st traditions
- Interior Ministry begs for more cash after 'forgetting' landmark reunification celebration
- Germany's unemployment rate at lowest level in nearly 30 years
- Hungry dog sets kitchen on fire in Saxony
- Pensioner crashes car into Hamburg shopping centre
- The ultimate guide to Germany's top Euro election candidates
- Are you ready for Walpurgisnacht, Germany's night of witches?
- German word of the day: Das Bierzelt
- Tribunal orders German TV channel to remove Catholic abuse documentary