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

01 September
- 'I bow my head and ask for forgiveness': German President in Poland
- Far-right surge expected in east German state elections
- Far-right AfD second strongest force in Brandenburg and Saxony
02 September
- Berlin panda Meng Meng gives birth to twins
- Germany's CDU rules out coalition with far-right AfD
- How did the Nazis fake an attack to start World War II?
- German words of the day: Der Ehrenmann, Die Ehrenfrau
- A few months till Christmas - and why this matters for finding a job in Germany
- 'Seniors rescue the established parties': German grey vote fights far-right
03 September
- 15,000 people evacuated in Hanover after WWII bomb found
- 'Feeling of insecurity': Alarm gun ownership on the rise in Germany
- Germany sees rise in births with more babies born to older mothers
- Five things to know about the AfD surge in German regional elections
- How to understand Berlin through its landmarks with quirky nicknames
- German bankers' chief slams Boris Johnson's 'Trump method'
04 September
- Bayern Munich footballer under investigation for assault
- 'You have experience of a dictatorial government': Hong Kong protesters appeal to Merkel before China visit
- No-deal Brexit: British pensions to be uprated until 2022 if UK crashes out of EU
- Search for missing Berlin teen Rebecca reopened
- Peter Lindbergh, revolutionary German fashion photographer, dies at 74
- Former Germany and Real Madrid footballer investigated over child porn
- 'What harms insects harms people': Germany to ban cancer-linked pesticide
- Hitler bust found in cellar of French Senate
- ‘Anxious and enraged’: Brits in Germany speak out as Brexit chaos continues
05 September
- Turbulent politics: How wind energy became a divisive issue in Germany
- Currywurst turns 70: The Berlin dish that wouldn't exist without the British
- Two men jailed for over a decade in Germany's 'largest child abuse scandal'
- How a Potsdam rabbi school is bringing a 'Jewish Renaissance' to Central Europe
- Call for €1 per day annual public transport ticket throughout Germany
- Germans more optimistic - and a bit less worried about Trump
- Thousands of monuments set to open to the public across Germany
06 September
- Same-sex penguin couple fails to hatch egg in Berlin
- Crisis summit: German government vows to take action on wind energy
- #MyGermany: 'Hamburg is the best city in the world'
- Pet owners warned of four-month wait for travel between Germany and UK after Brexit
- Merkel says Hong Kong freedoms 'must be guaranteed'
- Germany to ban single-use plastic shopping bags
- 10 weird taboos you should never break in Germany
- What you need to know about Germany's new online banking system
07 September
- Austria: German tourist must remove 'Nazi grandpa' comments from travel sites
08 September
- Stripped-back auto show highlights German car industry woes
- Outrage as neo-Nazi elected town council leader in Germany
09 September
- 'If we have an engine, they respect us less': How e-bikes are shaking up the Bavarian Alps
- Germany faces shortage of 26,000 primary school teachers
- Woman dies after ‘frying pan explosion' at German food festival
- Berlin horror crash prompts growing calls to ban SUVs from German cities
- Widow of German rapper turned IS fighter arrested in Hamburg
- Today in history: How did Germans inflict Rome's most devastating defeat?
- These 9 German words perfectly sum up being in your 20s
10 September
- ‘Just too dangerous’: Medical chief says Germany should ban electric scooters
- 'Car for the new era': VW unveils 'zero emission' vehicle
- Patient dies and more than 70 injured in Düsseldorf hospital fire
- Eight people injured during Eurowings flight to Berlin
- 'Hong Kong the new Berlin': Activist Joshua Wong discusses 'new Cold War' with Heiko Maas
- Revealed: What you think of the rise of electric scooters in Germany
- Dating apps: The unlikely tool that helped me settle in Germany
- 'Germany will do what's needed without new debts'
- BMW to stop work in UK plant for two days due to Brexit
11 September
- Brits in Germany: What questions do you have about a no-deal Brexit?
- Merkel still sees 'every chance' for deal by Brexit deadline
- Jobs in Germany: Four out of 10 new employees hired on a limited contract
- Homes raided in northern Germany over suspected links to terrorism
- German word of the day: Ach so
- VIDEO: Seven jobs you can only do in Germany
- What we learned from Angela Merkel’s Bundestag debate speech
12 September
- Frankfurt car show faces protests over SUVs and climate woes
- Old-age poverty in Germany ‘set to rise significantly’
- How the Stasi failed to silence Rolling Stones fans in East Germany
- No-deal Brexit: Brits in Germany warned over healthcare restrictions when visiting UK
- 'Racist' man attacks group of schoolchildren at Bielefeld train station
13 September
- Summer weather returns to Germany with temperatures up to 30C forecast
- Parts of Munich airport shut down after man slips through security
- How Germany plans to improve safety at railway stations
- Germans waste 75 kilograms of food per capita per year
- Travel in Germany: Here's why you should visit Dresden
- Hide and squeak: German scientists reveal the playful lives of rats
- Should Germany boost spending to help revive Europe?
- Health officials issue alert after man with measles travels by Flixbus to Munich
14 September
- German central bank chief slams ECB for 'unnecessary stimulus'
- Climate protesters to disrupt Frankfurt auto show
15 September
- Protests against German car industry draw 25,000
16 September
- Hitler or Höcke? Regional AfD boss cuts short German TV interview
- Autumn weather comes to Germany following weekend highs
- 10 mistakes English teachers in Germany are sick of hearing
- German ministers demand ban on far-right group
- German supermarket giant Aldi bucks Brexit trend with huge UK expansion
- Revealed: This is what Germans do (and don't do) in their free time
- How to reach out to German employers on LinkedIn or Xing
- New campaign urges Brits in Germany to get ready for Brexit
17 September
- German government to unveil multi-billion-euro climate strategy
- SUV driver behind deadly Berlin crash likely suffered 'accute health problem'
- How Bavaria plans to shake up German working time rules
- How to receive money for private childcare in Berlin if you can't find a Kita spot
- 8 quirky German customs you might never have heard of
- German probe finds millions of medical records freely available online
18 September
- Fierce storm causes travel chaos in Germany
- Trucker jailed for life over murder of German student hitchhiker
- 'Bielefeld exists!': How a German city debunked an old conspiracy
- Nine German words that perfectly sum up being in your 30s
19 September
- Sparks fly as Germany's climate plan hits rural landscapes
- German probe opens into suspected internal spying at Airbus
- Germany sees 'alarming' increase in number of food bank users
- How Germany plans to ditch paper sick notes for digital ones
- Neo-Nazi suspect in German official's murder linked to stabbing of Iraqi man
- Giant art project transforms housing blocks in eastern German city
- Germany pledges €100 billion in the fight against climate change
- Can Germany overcome speed bumps on road to fight climate change?
- 'It's difficult to make new friends': Germany ranked one of hardest countries for settling in
- Brits in Germany given chance to ask Brexit questions at open evenings
20 September
- UPDATE: Germany reaches climate deal as protesters strike for change
- Four German states push for smoking ban in cars with children
- Update: Six things to know about the climate strikes in Germany
- IN PICTURES: Germany takes to the streets in global climate strike
- Tell us: What's the best way to make friends in Germany?
- Germany's Commerzbank to slash 4,300 jobs
- The 8 dos and don'ts you need to keep in mind at Oktoberfest
- Marko Feingold, Austria's oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 106
- What are the key points of Merkel's new climate strategy?
22 September
- German icebreaker to lead 'largest polar expedition in history'
- 'It's not too late for a Brexit deal': EU's Juncker
23 September
- Travel bus burns down on Autobahn near Karlsruhe
- Ex-SS soldier charged over incitement dies at 96
- 'A massive betrayal': UK's no-deal Brexit healthcare pledge for pensioners in EU sparks anger
- 'An impressive man and a rather quiet hero': Sigmund Jähn, Germany’s first man in space, dies at 82
- Two people and dog killed in latest SUV crash in Germany
- Oktoberfest in numbers: An inside look at Germany's multi-billion business
- German court rules hangovers are an 'illness'
- Thomas Cook collapse: Germany's Condor seeks government aid to keep flying
24 September
- Denmark hits German bank with multi-million euro fine over tax fraud
- 'Go East': More Germans returning to roots 30 years after Wall's fall
- Update: Mother and baby die after taking medicine from Cologne pharmacy
- Nine life-saving tips for foreign students in Germany
- Dieselgate: German car industry bosses charged with 'market manipulation'
- VIDEO: What are Germany's strangest laws and social norms?
- Germany to create 300 jobs to combat right-wing extremism
- Five things to know about Germany's 'dieselgate' scandal
25 September
- Thomas Cook collapse: Germany's Condor to keep flying with state loan
- Germany's climate-stressed forests face 'catastrophe' as bugs attack
- 2,000 jobs at risk as Thomas Cook's German arm to file for bankruptcy
- Deutsche Bahn to fight future heatwaves with 'white rails'
- Five films that shaped the GDR's legacy - and what east Germans think of them today
- Continental to cut thousands of jobs in Germany through massive restructuring
- 'I took a deep breath': An American's first dip into German nudity
26 September
- Berlin bans rappers from rally over 'anti-Semitic' lyrics
- Cologne pharmacies closed after mother and baby die: What you need to know
- Germany's female Muslim boxer dreaming of glory: 'It's always been clear I'd fight with a headscarf'
- German phrase of the day: Bock haben
- Working in Germany: It's a myth you need to speak German to land a job
- Fall of Berlin Wall: 30 years on, German MPs to decide fate of vast Stasi archive
- Five events not to miss in Germany this weekend
27 September
- 'A lid will be put on history': Stasi archive transfer sparks outcry
- Major train delays hit western Germany as police hunt murder suspect
- Wind power giant Vestas to cut 600 jobs in Denmark and Germany
- 15 Bavarian words you need to survive down south
- Berlin spends €1 billion to buy back public flats
- German police bust 'Cyber Bunker' hosting Darknet sites
28 September
- French 'Spiderman' arrested after climbing Frankfurt skyscraper
30 September
- Far-right 'terror' group face trial in Germany over attack plot
- Dieselgate: Volkswagen faces first mass lawsuit in Germany
- Berlin marathon winner misses world record by two seconds
- Travel chaos as autumn storm lashes Germany
- German energy giant RWE vows to go 'carbon neutral' by 2040
- 'They don't do small talk': Why foreigners in Germany find it hard to make friends
- All you need to know about Berlin's iconic TV Tower on its 50th birthday
- Everything that changes in October 2019 in Germany