📰 Breaking News: News Archive for October 2020 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 October
- Germany declares Belgium, most of France and parts of UK coronavirus 'risk' zones
- What you need to know about changes to travel and quarantine rules in Germany
- IN NUMBERS: How life in Germany has changed since reunification
- The show must go on: How German orchestras are continuing concerts amid the pandemic
- EU launches legal action against UK over breach of Brexit deal
- Germany fines H&M €35 million for worker 'surveillance'
- Just how guaranteed are the rights of Britons living in Europe?
- Lüften: Why Germans are obsessed with the art of airing out rooms
02 October
- LATEST: Germany reports highest daily number of Covid-19 infections since April
- Should Germany ensure workers get a day off for every public holiday?
- Merkel sends Trump 'good wishes' and hopes for quick recovery
- Eight corona-safe events not to miss in Germany in October 2020
- 10 countries you can travel to from Germany without restrictions
- Jihadist's wife sentenced in Germany for enslaving Yazidi girl
- German word of the day: Der Kaffeeklatsch
- Merkel says coronavirus rules evoked memories of East Germany
- Brexit: Brits in Germany urged to apply for residence status before 2021 deadline
03 October
- Masks, distance and dancing: Clubs reopen for the day in the German capital
04 October
- German anti-mask rally smaller than expected
05 October
- German police probe Jewish student attack as attempted murder
- Explained: How to prevent a burglary at your home in Germany
- How Germany hopes to prevent care home deaths with rapid test strategy
- Number of refugees in Germany drops for first time in nine years
- Ruhezeit: What you need to know about 'quiet time' in Germany
- Living in Germany: Being free from small talk, borders and moving German public holidays
- 7 things you need to get right if you’re travelling to Germany from a risk area
- North German state places four Berlin districts on quarantine list
- Germany plans for 'right to work from home' for a minimum of 24 days a year
- Key victory for family rights of Britons returning to the UK from EU
06 October
- Just how bad is right-wing extremism in the German police force?
- Return to normality could take up to two years, German virologists warn
- Germany reports hundreds of suspected cases of far-right extremism in police forces
- 'Who's controlling it?': Why you could face domestic travel restrictions within Germany
- Health: Doctors in Germany allowed to prescribe digital apps for first time
- Masks made compulsory in German Bundestag amid rise in Berlin Covid-19 cases
- Nurse jailed for life over German insulin murders
- Curfews and caps on parties: Berlin and Frankfurt tighten coronavirus rules
07 October
- What can Europe do to battle 'pandemic fatigue'?
- UPDATE: What you need to know about Berlin's new coronavirus restrictions
- What are Frankfurt's new rules to control spread of Covid-19?
- German word of the day: Die Sternstunde
- How (and why) Germany's super rich list is growing in the pandemic
- 'Some Britons might not have their papers in order yet': How a UN team is helping Brits in Germany prepare for Brexit
- German word of the day: Hinkriegen
- Only one in five Germans plans 'to travel in autumn or winter'
- Coronavirus second wave: Why the party is over in Germany’s cities
08 October
- Coronavirus cases top 4,000 a day in Germany for first time since April
- 'It's possible Germany will see more than 10,000 coronavirus cases a day,' warns health chief
- OPINION: Britons living in Europe will be locked out of UK by 'inhumane' law
- MAPS: Where in Germany are the Covid-19 hotspots right now?
- More commuter chaos expected during all-day Berlin strike
- Around Germany: What you need to know about current Covid-19 travel restrictions
- Berlin declared Covid-19 hotspot as infections spike
09 October
- Biggest arctic expedition in history returns to Germany with sobering climate change discoveries
- Public transport strikes in Berlin and Bavaria cause travel disruption
- 'We weren't allowed to check in': Travellers in Germany report confusion over internal restrictions
- Halle anti-Semitic attack tributes defaced with swastikas
- 'Berlin is dying': Protests as police clear one of capital's few remaining squats
- 'Think of elderly relatives': Merkel appeals to young people and warns of tougher Covid restrictions in Germany
- Switzerland: Parts of Germany, Italy and Austria added to coronavirus quarantine list
10 October
- German leaders express shame at rising antisemitism
- Hundreds riot in Berlin against squat evictions
12 October
- What’s next for Berlin’s Tegel airport when it closes in November?
- 'No evidence that hotels are hotspots': Should Germany lift its accommodation ban?
- LATEST: Germany lists 33 internal coronavirus risk areas as cases grow
- Coronavirus second wave: What we can expect in Germany this autumn and winter
- EXPLAINED: These are the current social coronavirus rules around Germany
- Hundreds evacuated as high-risk Baltic Sea WWII bomb defused
13 October
- Why calls are growing for 'clearer rules' across Germany during coronavirus pandemic
- Merkel plans first face-to-face Covid-19 meeting with state leaders since March
- Row breaks out over draft German law that uses only feminine titles
- State by state: What are Germany's current domestic quarantine rules and hotel bans?
- Will the pandemic spell the end of office life in Germany?
- European nationals face new ID rule when travelling to UK
- Brexit: European nationals warned of change in travel rules when visiting UK in future
- These are the documents Brits in Germany should carry when travelling after December 31st
- German word of the day: Der Erdapfel
14 October
- Germany reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases within a day
- Living in Germany: Chocolate kebabs, travel restrictions and will we have Christmas markets this year?
- 'Arduous route back to normality': German economy to shrink 5.4 percent in 2020
- 'Reminder of Stasi era': Row breaks out in Germany over form to report Covid-19 rule breakers
- Merkel calls for tougher restrictions to fight coronavirus surge
- Only in Berlin: Covid-19 campaign gives middle finger to people who flout face mask rules
- Are more babies being born in Germany amid the pandemic?
- Revealed: These are Germany's 47 coronavirus risk zones
- 'We must prevent uncontrolled Covid-19 increase,' says Merkel as rules tightened
15 October
- Germany reports 6,638 new coronavirus cases - highest since start of pandemic
- Northern Germany hit with flooding after storm
- German word of the day: Das Paradebeispiel
- Saxony and Baden-Württemberg overturn internal risk zone accomodation ban
- 'Corona chaos' emerges as Germans baffled by conflicting virus rules
- How Frankfurt is holding the world's largest book fair in a pandemic
- This is the German youth word of the year for 2020
- What you need to know about Germany's new coronavirus measures for autumn
- Hamsterkauf: Toilet paper disappears from German supermarket shelves as panic-buying returns
16 October
- LATEST: Germany reports new coronavirus case record as fear of infection grows
- MAPS: These are Germany's coronavirus hotspots
- Court overturns order to shut Berlin bars and restaurants from 11pm
- How anti-coronavirus measures in Germany are stumbling in courts
- 'The pandemic is driven by our own behaviour': How can Germany control Covid-19 spread?
- 'We are prepared for the challenges': How restaurants in Germany are adapting to the winter season
17 October
- Around Europe: How a surge in Covid-19 cases has impacted life in different countries
- Merkel appeals to Germans to stay home now to save Christmas
- How pretenders to Merkel's throne hope to impress in online debate
18 October
- Why reluctance to wear masks is leading to stress for German police forces
- Police drop murder charge against men involved in illegal autobahn car race
19 October
- EXPLAINED: How dental care works in Germany
- More than 100 districts declared risk zones in Germany: What you need to know
- German-US alliance 'on life support' after four years of Trump
- Living in Germany: Corona chaos, Denglisch and festival for onions
- German word of the day: Fesch
- Tell us: How well do you think Germany is dealing with the coronavirus resurgence?
- Brexit: How thousands of Brits in Germany will be in limbo after doors close on dual nationality
- Meet the man introducing internationals to German wine
- Swiss go ‘binge-shopping’ in Germany amid fears of border closures
- Travel latest: Which countries and regions are on Germany's quarantine list?
- How Bavaria's leader wants to tighten mask rules across Germany
20 October
- Working from home leads 'sharp rise in cyber attacks' in Germany
- Bavarian district on Austrian border goes into lockdown as coronavirus cases spike
- Should Germany impose border controls as Covid-19 rates rise across Europe?
- German word of the day: Gell
- LATEST: Germany reports 6,868 new coronavirus infections as more hotspots declared
- EXPLAINED: What and where are Germany's public holidays in 2021?
- What you need to know about travelling within Germany right now
- How can Germany save its high streets amid corona crisis?
- Living in Germany: How many people am I allowed to meet under new Covid-19 rules?
21 October
- 'We'll see more local lockdowns in Germany': Experts warn of tough measures as Covid-19 cases rise
- UPDATE: Mysterious vandals damage dozens of works of art on Berlin's Museum Island
- German phrase of the day: Abwarten und Tee trinken
- Analysis: How and why coronavirus cases are rising in Germany
- Pandemic to 'cut thousands of banking jobs' in Frankfurt
- 'There's a danger of Covid-19 getting out of control in Germany': Bavaria orders tougher measures
- Deadly stabbing in Dresden investigated as terrorist attack
- LATEST: German Health Minister tests positive for coronavirus
22 October
- Germany reports more than 11,200 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
- Germany toughens penalties for using and sharing child porn
- Coronavirus situation in Germany 'very serious', says top health institute
- Explained: How to get vaccinated against the flu in Germany in 2020
- Travel: UK, Switzerland and most of Austria placed on Germany's 'high risk' quarantine list
- Toilet paper sales in Germany soar as coronavirus numbers go up
- Berlin’s famous Gendarmenmarkt Christmas market cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
- Defeat for rights of Britons wanting to return from EU in future
- UPDATE: These are the Berlin streets where you have to wear a face mask
- Pandemic predicted to cut a million medium-sized jobs in Germany
23 October
- 'Worlds between us': What Trump's German family's town thinks of him today
- 'Second lockdown needed if Germany hits 20,000 new infections daily,' warns health chief
- German word of the day: Fisimatenten
- OPINION: Why not all Germans will embrace working from home post-pandemic
- Germany prepares for 60 coronavirus vaccination centres
- Bavaria introduces compulsory Covid-19 testing for commuters
- From parties to the 'rule of five': What you need to know about Berlin's latest coronavirus rules
- Germany set to turn back clocks: Will this be the last time?
25 October
- Frankfurt cancels Christmas market as infections rise
26 October
- German police probe arson attack on RKI as Covid-19 tensions mount
- Covid-19: Bavaria warns Austrians against cross-border shopping
- Merkel warns of 'dramatic' coronavirus situation in Germany
- Merkel's CDU party postpone conference to elect leader over pandemic
- How will Christmas 2020 be celebrated in Germany?
- 'Harder than ever': Germany's Lufthansa says 30,000 jobs at risk over pandemic
- World-famous Nuremberg Christmas market cancelled over Covid-19 concerns
27 October
- Merkel 'set to push for lockdown light across Germany'
- How and where Christmas markets will take place in Germany
- Austria blamed for Bavaria’s Covid-19 surge
- German word of the day: Der Spaßvogel
- How well is Germany handling the coronavirus second wave?
- What moving to Berlin as a British exchange student during the pandemic taught me
- EXPLAINED: What might a new lockdown in Germany look like?
- Germany could reach '20,000 new Covid-19 infections per day' by end of week, warns minister
28 October
- Germany's lockdown proposal to 'save Christmas': What you need to know
- Berlin's long-delayed new airport ready to open doors this week
- 'No dancing, no singing': Cologne cancels Carnival's traditional first day
- Nearly 200 airports across Europe 'risk going bankrupt'
- Germans have become (a bit) friendlier and more helpful during pandemic, says study
- Fears over lack of medical staff in Germany amid coronavirus surge
- Closing Germany's hotels, restaurants and theatres is 'very hard decision', says Health Minister
- Revealed: Germany's worst public spending sins of 2020
- Merkel announces new German shutdown for month of November
- Germany to close bars and restaurants as Merkel unveils new round of Covid-19 shutdowns
29 October
- Germany's November shutdown measures explained
- 'Four long months': Germany faces hard winter, warns Merkel
- 5 things you should know about Chemnitz, the newly crowned capital of culture
- Jobs: German unemployment falls in October
- The charts and maps that explain the state of the pandemic in Germany
- What it was like voting as an American in Germany right before the Berlin Wall fell
- 'Makes no sense': What do people in Germany think about the bar and restaurant shutdown?
- Bavaria set to tighten rules on private gatherings
30 October
- What you need to know about Berlin's 'cursed' new BER airport
- What you need to know about travelling in Germany right now
- Why Germany remains upbeat about economic rebound despite coronavirus fears
- 'Difficult to accept': Germany's Bundesliga goes back behind closed doors
- Around Europe: How the relentless resurgence of coronavirus is causing unease and despair
- Tourists told to leave northern German state ahead of shutdown
- REVEALED: The real story behind Berlin (BER) airport's nine-year delay
- How many people can I meet during Germany's partial lockdown?
- Everything that changes in Germany in November 2020
31 October
- IN PICS: Berlin's new airport finally welcomes first flights
- Almost entirety of Austria and Italy now considered by Germany as 'risk areas'