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

01 May
- EXPLAINED: Why is May 1st significant in Germany?
- Dutch queen sought deal to help top Nazis flee Europe: report
- Siemens signs 'roadmap' deal on $14bn Iraq grid upgrade
- French cheeses recalled in Germany over E.Coli risk
02 May
- More than 20 people injured during May Day outing in Bavaria
- Fears of serious violence at Berlin May Day protests prove unfounded
- German word of the day: Astrein
- ‘History isn’t black and white’: Guestbook sheds light on senior Nazi’s Zionist link
- Forecasters predict ‘whiff of winter’ for Germany in coming days
- These are Germany's most popular baby names
- Social Democrats in uproar as youth leader calls for BMW to be nationalized
- German churches could lose half of members over coming decades: Study
03 May
- 12,700 violent far-right extremists in Germany, government claims
- German words you need to know: Der Schrebergarten
- Flixbus and chill? Coach driver caught watching movie while driving
- German police shut down major 'darknet' illegal trading site
- Why Frankfurt’s plan to build Europe’s biggest airport is making locals so angry
- Six events not to miss in Germany in May 2019
- Germany's climate protesting youth take fight to RWE
- Probe launched after 120 sports cars seized while 'racing' through Germany
06 May
- Taxes in Germany - how to get more money back on your return
- How rumours of Merkel’s demise have been greatly exaggerated
- Germany set to bring in fines, kindergarten bans if parents refuse vaccinations
- Why so many trains in Germany are late
- Thousands of German students protest against maths exam deemed 'too difficult'
- 'A miracle': Zookeeper lucky to be alive after lion attack near Hanover
- How Berlin’s housing crisis leaves women vulnerable to sexual predators
- Germany’s Fusion Festival may be cancelled due to police dispute
07 May
- Card payments outstrip cash for first time in Germany
- Germany’s first electric Autobahn for hybrid trucks opens near Frankfurt
- 6.2 million in Germany ‘cannot read or write German properly’
- US Secretary of State Pompeo cancels Germany visit due to 'pressing issues'
- How Germany's marvellous bread helped me overcome food anxiety
- Luxury car maker Porsche fined €535 million over diesel cheating scandal
- German word of the day: Das Abitur
- Germany ends probe into doctor from Chile-based Nazi sect
- Five delicious breads you have to try in Germany
08 May
- Update: 12 injured after train and truck collide near Hamburg
- Greens call for speed limit on Germany's Autobahn
- South-west German town rocked by child sex abuse allegations
- German teenagers drinking less alcohol: Study
- Spargelzeit recipe: Easy white and green asparagus tart
- Share your views: Should there be a speed limit on Germany's Autobahn?
- German supermarket chain Edeka slammed over 'sexist' Mother's Day video
09 May
- Update: 143 flights cancelled at Frankfurt Airport due to drone sighting
- Why Greece's former finance minister is running for the Euro elections in Germany
- How a German ’racing pigeon’ went viral after speed camera snapshot
- Presidential bodyguard suspended after losing gun in Berlin hotel
- Quiz: How well do you know your German false friends?
- German word of the day: Jawohl
- Berlin park's 'drug dealing zones' spark outrage
- Thuringia premier calls for new German national anthem
- Hundreds evacuated as World War II bomb found north of Berlin
10 May
- Remains of Nazi prisoners to be buried in Berlin decades after war
- Gunman on the loose after woman shot dead in Offenbach
- German priest calls homosexuality a sickness
- German word of the day: Der Frühschoppen
- Train graffiti: How Germany is tackling its €38 million problem
- Asylum seeker sentenced to jail for random attacks in Amberg
- How our readers feel about imposing a speed limit on Germany's Autobahn
11 May
- German steel giant ThyssenKrupp scraps Tata merger
12 May
- 70 years on: remembering the Berlin candy bomber
- Germany mulls 'mosque tax' to cut out foreign funding
- Merkel successor 'will not not seek leadership before 2021 poll'
13 May
- 'They're not sausages!' Butchers at Frankfurt trade fair fight back against synthetic meat
- Customs dog sniffs out €1.2 million in cash at Düsseldorf Airport
- Update: Two more bodies found after mystery crossbow deaths in Bavarian hotel
- 'They were denied a grave': Microscopic remains of Nazi victims given final resting place
- Brexit drives British firms to Germany: Report
- New details emerge in ‘worst child sexual abuse scandal in German history’
- 'We are continually trying to improve': Inside Germany's largest immigration office
- Germany remains 'vigilant' to Russia meddling threat in EU vote
- German car maker Mercedes plans to abandon combustion engines by 2039
14 May
- Merkel’s plane damaged as ‘over-excited’ fan causes runway accident
- Overnight queues and complex rules: What Germany's immigration offices are really like
- Call to prevent power cuts in poorest German households
- New details emerge in Bavarian crossbow death mystery
- Germans in Bavarian crossbow deaths shared passion for Middle Ages
- Germany sees 'extremely alarming' rise in racist and anti-Semitic hate crime
- Can you guess what happened to Angela Merkel?
- Outrage after German biscuit heiress's WWII forced labour claim
15 May
- 'They are accountable': Teens take climate fight to German car giant VW
- German workers should be paid for overtime: EU court
- 'Germany's future depends on immigration and integration’: Merkel
- The complete guide to opening a bank account in Germany
- Man in German crossbow deaths reportedly led 'Medieval cult'
- Child victims of ex-East German regime to get compensation
- Brazen thief steals €2 million Ferrari during test drive near Düsseldorf
16 May
- German public TV must air far-right campaign spot: Court
- Crime committed by clans plagues west German state: Police
- Angela Merkel on Macron: 'We wrestle with each other'
- German biscuit heiress apologizes for Nazi labour claim
- Your complete guide to visiting Germany's immigration offices
- Famed veggie burger resembling real meat comes to Germany
- Weekend Wanderlust: Discovering the original medieval Berlin Wall
- How Germany became home to the world's first youth hostel
- Bavarian startup to offer electric air taxis by 2025
- Merkel 'not available' for future political post after stepping down
- Prosecutors seek life in jail for German serial killer nurse
- 'Language is a huge barrier': What it's like for internationals working in Germany
17 May
- Germany confronts colonial past through return of ancient cross to Namibia
- Row breaks out near Frankfurt over Islam 'beer mats'
- German word of the day: Das Zeug
- Are plastic bags on the way out in Germany?
- E-scooters get the green light on Germany's roads
- Austrian priest cleared of trying to kiss German nun by Vatican
- Germany to pay Chile Nazi sect survivors compensation
18 May
- German parliament slams boycott Israel movement as 'anti-Semitic'
- Victims of Chile Nazi sect says German compensation not enough
- Germany and France at loggerheads over next EU president
19 May
- Merkel urges Europe to stand up to far-right politicians 'for sale'
- German leaders use Austria scandal to blast own far-right
- Golden era to brand new dawn: Bayern set for major overhaul
- August Diehl: Hollywood's 'unknown' go-to German actor
- Arab League urges German parliament to reverse anti-BDS motion
20 May
- 'Never again': Thousands rally in Germany against nationalism ahead of EU vote
- One dead and dozens injured after Flixbus overturns near Leipzig
- Germany's AfD embraces climate change denial as part of EU campaign
- German word of the day: Der Krawall
- From Montana to Berlin: Reflections on inhabiting two cultures
- Grundgesetz: What does Germany's 'Basic Law' really mean?
- Could Cologne’s central station move underground?
21 May
- Looking for work in Germany? Check out The Local's new job site
- Germany's AfD drops election venue over threats
- Deadly storms wreak havoc across Germany
- IN PICTURES: Extreme weather brings flooding to Germany
- Germany to return stolen papers of Kafka's friend Max Brod to Israel
- Do internationals face discrimination in the German workplace?
- German Word of the Day: Der Ohrwurm
- German satire party under fire over Nazi-name candidates
- Why your takeaway coffee could soon cost more in Germany
- Recipe: White asparagus with speck in orange chervil cream sauce
22 May
- Western German motocycle gangs targeted in dozens of police raids
- 'Shame on you': German police officer praised for confronting prying drivers
- German word of the day: Der Streber
- Germany relaxes rules on shooting wolves
- Germany promises billions to offset coal job losses
- Germany orders online bank N26 to take new steps against money-laundering
23 May
- How an EU hoodie became the street cred emblem of German politicians
- German YouTuber shakes up mainstream politics with viral video
- Germany slaps Bosch with huge fine over 'dieselgate' role
- How to use the unusual German phrase '08/15'
- Could Americans in Germany soon get relief from filing double taxes?
- Five reasons why the European elections really do matter
- 'Brexit will hinder AfD success': What you need to know about the EU elections in Germany
24 May
- Sleepless in Berlin: Nightingales flock to scruffy city parks
- European elections: A beginner's guide to the vote
- The complete guide to getting a freelance visa in Germany
- Merkel says she 'respects' Theresa May's decision to resign
- Berlin youths rally in climate protest before EU vote
- Weekend Wanderlust: An ancient seat of wealth and power in Braunschweig
- Why can’t Germany’s Social Democrats pull themselves together?
- German YouTube stars rally behind Rezo's political rant
25 May
- European elections: What you need to know about the eurosceptics and populists
- Pompeo to make up Germany talks on Europe trip
- Youths rally across Europe in pre-vote climate protest
- Merkel vows to work for 'orderly Brexit' after May leaves
- EU vote faces new covert digital threats: report
- Global tribunal in Hamburg tells Moscow to free Ukrainian sailors 'immediately'
- Jews warned against wearing kippah in Germany
26 May
- What you need to know about how the European elections work
- Meet the east German Greens candidate offering another alternative
- What EU citizens living outside their country need to know about voting in local elections
- 'Shocked' Israel president says Jews are unsafe in Germany
- Greens surge amid heavy losses for Germany's ruling parties in EU election
- Germany's Social Democrats set for historic losses in Bremen state election
- EU vote debacle leaves Merkel coalition with new headache
- 'Sunday for Future': Germany's Greens celebrate double-digit score in EU vote
- Five things we've learned from the European elections
27 May
- Germany's coalition set for crisis talks after EU vote drubbing
- Is Germany one step closer to having its first far-right AfD mayor?
- The winners and losers: Six things to know about the EU elections in Germany
- Will Deutsche Post customers soon receive better service?
- German newspaper Bild prints cut-out kippa to fight anti-Semitism
- 'They're our main competitors': Germany's far-right AfD lashes out against Greens
- Western German court fines 'sharia police' patrol
- The perfect storm: Germany feels heat of climate vote
- ‘Surfing the Zeitgeist’: How the Greens won over Germany
28 May
- Germany changes course on warning against wearing kippa
- AKK under fire over election campaign 'censorship' comments
- The Dane who wants to be mayor of a German city – and how he plans to modernize it
- New €100 and €200 notes go into circulation in Germany
- German prosecutors raid Porsche in corruption probe
- Temperatures of 30C predicted in Germany in June
29 May
- Update: Merkel 'climate cabinet' pledges to act fast
- Court upholds ban on Germany’s pharmacy vending machines
- German unemployment rate rises for first time in five years
- German school bus driver fired for shooting on-board porn video
30 May
- EXPLAINED: Why Germans get wholly wasted on Ascension Day
31 May
- Merkel cheered for diplomatic 'anti-Trump' speech at Harvard
- 'Lots of issues with Germany': Pompeo starts Europe tour in Berlin
- German word of the day: Kiez
- Germany coach Jogi Löw taken to hospital after accident
- Pompeo voices concern over German kippa warning to Jews
- Search for four-year-old German girl missing after boat accident in France
- Everything that changes in Germany in June 2019
- What can Germany do to improve its Autobahn network?