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

01 November
- Merkel's party settles strife by agreeing mid-January leadership election
- Large crowd 'attacks' Frankfurt's police HQ on second night of unrest
- Coronavirus shutdown a 'slap' for German cultural world
- The German rules of the road that are hard to get your head around
02 November
- LATEST: Germany enters month-long partial lockdown
- EXPLAINED: What closes and what stays open across Germany's states during the shutdown?
- 'Worse than spring': German hospitals fear record number of coronavirus patients
- 'It shouldn't be a lonely Christmas': Merkel urges Germans to help bring Covid-19 spread under control
- Police probe anti-Macron street stunt in Berlin
- Brexit bank relocations to Germany expected to create 2,500 jobs
03 November
- German musicians hold silent protest over lockdowns
- Germany steps up checks at Austria border after Vienna attack
- German word of the day: Durchbeißen
- Tell us: How has the pandemic affected your German Christmas plans?
- Germany urges 'new deal' in relations with US after vote
- Will American troops in Germany still be relocated if Biden wins the election?
- What are Germany's new quarantine rules after travel?
- Under-pressure French hospitals to start sending Covid-19 patients to Germany
- Covid-19: German hospitals advised to delay non-urgent surgeries
- Germany gives green light to world's longest rail and road tunnel to Denmark
- German police to step up Covid-19 checks on travellers as rules tightened
04 November
- Germany warns of 'very explosive situation' after US vote
- Americans in Germany: How do you feel about the US election?
- Aviation chiefs in quarantine after coronavirus case at new Berlin airport
- Covid-19: Border between Germany and Czech Republic to remain open
- What Germany is saying about the US elections
05 November
- Berlin's Tegel airport to close Sunday: Five facts you need to know
- 19,990: Germany reaches new record number of coronavirus cases
- Here are six sports that you can still do during Germany's November lockdown
- EXPLAINED: How and when can I receive a Covid-19 test in Germany?
- German election observer accuses Trump of 'gross abuse of office'
- Update: What are the Covid rules on travelling between the UK and Germany?
- Covid-19 cases 'explode' in Europe: Which countries are under lockdown or curfew?
06 November
- German police raid flats and offices over Vienna attack
- 5,000 year-old German skeleton find reveals ancient diet and lifestyle
- German coronavirus cases reach record of over 21,000 in a day
- Slashed tyres and pepper spray: Berlin tenant goes on trial for terrorising neighbours
- Why is the UK spending money on ads in Germany against false Covid information?
- Lufthansa to offer free pre-flight Covid-19 tests in Germany
- Why Germans go crazy for wild mushrooms in the autumn months
- What could Joe Biden as US president mean for Germany?
- Germany extends support for pandemic-hit companies into mid-2021
07 November
- Germany-US friendship is 'irreplaceable': Merkel sends congratulations to Joe Biden
08 November
- Coronavirus protesters attack police in Leipzig
- German ministers condemn violence at Leipzig anti-mask protest
- Berlin's Tegel airport closes following last flight to Paris
09 November
- 75 years on: Nuremberg plans to preserve its former Nazi marching grounds
- Germany's risk groups and health workers to receive Covid-19 vaccine first, says Merkel
- Merkel pledges to 'stand together' with US after election
- 'All you need is love': How the Beatles brought a couple on two sides of the Berlin Wall together
- Covid-19 vaccine found to be '90 percent effective', says Germany-based biotech firm
- This is how Germany is reacting to Joe Biden's win
- EXPLAINED: How Germany is preparing for the coronavirus vaccination
- Düsseldorf forced to lift face mask rule after court ruling
- Germany introduces new quarantine and testing rules for travellers from risk zones
10 November
- BioNTech: Four things to know about the German firm leading the Covid-19 vaccine race
- German phrase of the day: Soviel Zeit muss sein
- Giving up being British: What you should know about becoming German after December 31st
- Germany expects 'up to 100 million' doses of promising Covid-19 vaccine
- ANALYSIS: How close is Germany to receiving a Covid-19 vaccine?
- 'The world may respect us more': How Americans in Germany reacted to US elections
- How many people are you allowed to meet in Berlin during the shutdown?
- European Union mulls tighter external borders in fight against terror attacks
11 November
- Police step up patrols as Germany's carnival season starts online
- How a Hamburg woman handled her father's secret Nazi past
- 'Traumatised' Poles look to Germany after abortion ruling
- Germany sees 'signs of change' in Covid-19 situation
- German court declares techno to be music
- Robbers take €6.5 million in German customs office heist
- EU could see Covid-19 vaccinations rolled out 'first quarter next year'
- Why Biden could reverse US troop removal from Germany
- Covid-19: How serious is the situation in Germany's hospitals?
- Pandemic will 'keep us busy all winter', warns Merkel
12 November
- Germany sees increase in number of startups 'launched by people with migrant background'
- 'The curve is flattening': Germany reports signs that Covid-19 resurgence is easing
- How Swabian Maultaschen are slowly taking over Germany
- Germany charges 12 far-right terror suspects who plotted 'civil war' confrontation
- IN NUMBERS: Here's where schools around Germany are currently closed
- Germany tightens law against child abuse as major trial opens
13 November
- Large majority of Germans remain 'very optimistic' about the future despite pandemic
- 106-year-old woman in Brandenburg recovers from coronavirus
- Here's what Germans think about Joe Biden becoming US President
- German school finds DIY answer to ward off coronavirus
- Is Germany set to tighten shutdown measures?
- How to celebrate Diwali in Germany in 2020
14 November
- The German husband-and-wife team behind the breakthrough Covid-19 vaccine
- From fear to routine: One German hospital's Covid-19 marathon
15 November
- Germany should expect 'five more months' of strict coronavirus measures, minister warns
- VIDEO - 'We stayed on our asses': Germany hails courage of young 'heroes' who fought 2020 pandemic
- Prince Charles champions post-Brexit ties on German visit
16 November
- Merkel pushes for tougher contact restrictions and school rules in coronavirus fight
- EXPLAINED: What are Germany's planned new coronavirus restrictions?
- German word of the day: Der Luftmensch
- This is where (and how) Germans plan to holiday in 2021
- Today in Germany: A round-up of the latest news on Monday
- Living in Germany: Immigrant startup founders, partial public holiday and Holland near Berlin
- 'Get people off the hamster wheel': Inside Germany’s €1,200 per month basic income experiment
- German states call for less strict coronavirus measures
- 'We have a long way to go': Merkel fails in new curbs bid as Germany's Covid-19 infections stabilise
- What you need to know about Germany's new Covid-19 recommendations
17 November
- 10 mistakes everyone makes when they first arrive in Germany
- Three arrested after 'biggest art heist in modern history' in Dresden
- Here's how Berlin residents can find out if they're paying too much rent
- Today in Germany: A round-up of the latest news on Tuesday
- Merkel says Covid-19 restrictions 'are among most difficult decisions' in her career
- Germany bars coronavirus protest outside Reichstag
18 November
- Today in Germany: A round-up of what's happening on Wednesday
- Majority of German companies plan to 'focus more on remote working'
- EXPLAINED: Is the coronavirus situation in Germany improving?
- UPDATE: Berlin protesters clash with police in shutdown demo
- Tell us: What's your experience of Germany's new quarantine and testing rules after travel?
- IN PICTURES: Here's what happened at the anti-coronavirus measures protest in Berlin
- Germany reforms coronavirus laws: What you need to know
- German prosecutors seek life in jail for anti-Semitic attack suspect
19 November
- Police and politicians in Germany call for ban on New Year's Eve fireworks
- Covid-19 cases in Germany 'still far too high' but shutdown having an impact, says RKI boss
- Today in Germany: A round-up of what's happening on Thursday
- Your guide to celebrating Thanksgiving in Germany in 2020
- Just how happy are people in Germany?
- December vaccine rollout possible in Germany: BioNTech CEO
20 November
- Today in history: Nuremberg Trials open 75 years ago
- LATEST: Germany sees new record of daily Covid-19 cases
- How Germany is marking the 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials
- Today in Germany: A round-up of what's happening on Friday
- Partial lockdown in Berlin likely to stay in place until December 20th
- Man arrested in Berlin on suspicion of cannibalism
- 'Help shape the future': Tesla advertises over 300 jobs for new Gigafactory near Berlin
- Far-right seizing pandemic 'opportunity' to expand in Germany and abroad
- Why Munich is the only city I've ever really felt at home
- EXPLAINED: What is Germany's new coronavirus test strategy for winter?
21 November
- 15 years in power: A look back at Merkel's long career
- How Germany's anti-mask movement is creating strange bedfellows
22 November
- German Foreign Minister slams corona protesters for Nazi victim comparisons
- Eight reasons to visit Berlin's landmark Kreuzberg neighbourhood
23 November
- What you need to know about proposals to extend Germany's partial lockdown until December 20th
- Germany says coronavirus vaccinations could 'start before end of year'
- Berlin Schönefeld airport set to close in March 2021
- 'Bring fuel consumption to zero': Germany steams ahead with new H20-powered train
- What will Christmas 2020 be like in Germany?
- Today in Germany: A round-up of the latest news on Monday
24 November
- Groups of 10 and no fireworks ban: German states propose Christmas and New Year rules
- Germany to take on €70 billion more in new debt than expected in 2021
- Today in Germany: A round-up of what's happening on Tuesday
- German phrase of the day: Die Zeit läuft uns davon
- 'Avoid a second Ischgl': Bavaria urges ski slopes to close across Europe over winter break
- Germany plans €17 billion aid to companies and freelancers for extended shutdown
- How non-EU nationals can get a residency permit to live in Germany
- Tesla to build 'world's largest' battery plant near Berlin
25 November
- Germany records more than 400 coronavirus deaths within a day
- Why a German glassmaker is pivotal to Covid-19 vaccine
- EXPLAINED: What can we expect from Germany's meeting on holiday rules?
- Man held after car driven into German chancellery gates
- UPDATE: Where in Europe will it be possible to go skiing this year?
- Germany to compensate gay soldiers who faced discrimination
- Germans set to choose Merkel successor next September 26th
- Today in Germany: A round-up of the latest news on Wednesday
- IN DETAIL: Germany extends coronavirus shutdown and tightens restrictions
26 November
- Open Home: How a group of citizens responded to Luxembourg's housing crisis by welcoming refugees into their homes
- Germany set for clash with Austria as Merkel bids to keep ski resorts closed
- How legal information can support refugees' fight for their rights in Germany
- Merkel defends coronavirus measures as new infections reach 'far too high a level'
- EXPLAINED: Eight things to know about Germany's new extended partial lockdown
- Introducing 'Changing the narrative': A new series and approach to migration reporting
- What are Germany's new coronavirus rules for classrooms and school winter holidays?
- British tourists set to face Europe's Covid-19 travel ban from January 2021
- How a Spanish project keeps migrant mothers away from trafficking networks
- 'We help prepare migrants for the job market – and prepare Greek employers for diversity'
- Will travel in Germany be allowed at Christmas?
- German Amazon workers strike on 'Black Friday'
- Today in Germany: A round-up of the latest news on Thursday
27 November
- LATEST: Germany passes one million mark for number of coronavirus cases
- Former Berlin Tegel airport gets new life as Covid-19 vaccination centre
- Germany smashes budget rule with €180 billion in new debt for 2021
- Everything that changes in Germany in December 2020
- Brexit: Germany passes law to guarantee rights of British residents
- How translators in the Netherlands are making Covid-19 information more accessible
- 'Better working and living conditions': Germany agrees law to improve meat industry
- Today in Germany: A round-up of the latest news on Friday
- VIDEO: Where in Germany can I buy a cheap apartment?
- Berlin opts for tougher coronavirus contact rules over Christmas
29 November
- German airport prepares to transport millions of Covid vaccines
30 November
- Drive-ins and scattered huts: How German Christmas markets are finding ways to stay open
- 'We can't close everything down': How should Germany tackle the pandemic in 2021?
- Today in Germany: A round-up of what's happening on Monday
- 'I moved to Berlin, and then the lockdown hit': What life is like for newscomers in corona times
- These are Germany's 'words of the year' for 2020
- 'Our goal is to empower students based on their talent – not the colour of their passports'
- 'A trip home is impossible': How foreign residents in Germany plan to celebrate Christmas
- Merkel slams state plans to open hotels for families over Christmas
- EXPLAINED: How Germany plans to give people working from home more rights and benefits
- 'We're learning from the pandemic': Germany to store medical supplies for future crises
- Germany plans tax rebate up to €600 for employees working from home