📰 Breaking News: News Archive for January 2021 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 January
- Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out
- Road rage in Berlin as cyclists clog streets in pandemic
- Germany's BioNTech racing to ramp up vaccine production
02 January
- Goodbye Elvis? Town by US German base hopes for Biden reprieve
04 January
- How long will Germany's tough lockdown measures be in place?
- 'A big worry': Why Britons living in Germany still face bureaucratic headaches over Brexit
- 'We warned you': Call for urgent action after Britons living in EU denied entry
- 'One of the biggest tax cuts in German history': What the 'Soli' change means for you
- EXPLAINED: How Germany plans to improve Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in January
- Health care in Germany: Here's what's changing for patients in 2021
- 'Utter nightmare': Brits barred from flights home to Germany amid travel chaos
- UPDATE: British residents of EU told not to worry about 'souvenir' passport stamps
05 January
- Germany set to prolong lockdown measures as Covid-19 vaccine row intensifies
- Fact check: What's the latest on Covid-19 (and the new variant) in Germany?
- German winter destinations crack down on visitors after rules broken
- Germany records small dip in unemployment at end of year
- EHIC or GHIC: What's the latest on European health insurance cards for Britons?
- Merkel and Putin discuss possible joint Covid-19 vaccine production
- Germany's BioNTech warns against delaying second vaccine dose
- Germany to restrict movement for residents in Covid-19 hotspots
- EXPLAINED: These are Germany's new tighter lockdown rules
- Germany toughens and extends coronavirus lockdown until end of January
06 January
- Winds of change: German weather systems to be given more diverse names
- New Covid-19 measures: How German states are planning different rules
- Germany to order large companies to include women on executive boards
- EU medicines agency gives green light to second Covid-19 vaccine
- How parents in Germany can take paid time off to care for their children during lockdown
- Analysis: Do Germany's new lockdown restrictions go far enough?
07 January
- What has Germany done to inform and protect asylum seekers in the Covid-19 pandemic?
- Germany's Bayer and CureVac to 'join forces' on Covid-19 vaccine
- Schools, contact rules and travel: What you need to know about Berlin's new Covid-19 restrictions
- 'Furious and saddened': Merkel joins German politicians in calling out US Capitol mob
- How the Brexit deal has changed daily lives of British residents in Europe
- Germany checks parliament security after US Capitol chaos
- TRAVEL: What to know about Germany's new two test strategy for arrivals from foreign 'risk zones'
- Germany extends travel ban on UK and South African arrivals to January 20th
- 'Tipping point': Why European countries are alarmed by new Covid-19 variants
08 January
- The mentorship schemes helping foreign job seekers navigate life in Sweden
- Germany grapples with mental health impact of Covid-19
- 'I can tell the story of my own life': The Greek magazine training refugees as journalists
- What you need to know about tax changes in Germany in 2021
- LATEST: Germany logs new record number of Covid-19 deaths as more vaccines rolled out
- All travellers to UK to soon need negative Covid-19 test
- Germany's BioNTech says vaccine works against new Covid-19 strains
- EXPLAINED: How Germany's states are arranging Covid-19 vaccinations
- This is how Germany's coronavirus rules vary across states
09 January
- EU Commission: 'A stamp in a British passport does not put residency rights into question'
- Deutsche Bank to pay $130m to settle US bribery probes
10 January
- Germany tops 40,000 virus deaths as Merkel warns of 'hardest weeks'
11 January
- Germany sees sharp drop in asylum requests in 2020
- 15 km rule: Which areas in Germany are affected by new movement restrictions?
- Stricter shutdown generates mixed response across Germany
- How a Danish trade union is empowering migrant construction workers to demand equal rights
- Merkel finds Twitter suspension of Trump account 'problematic'
- Denmark turns away at least 100 at German border over new Covid-19 rules
- German firm BioNTech boosts 2021 vaccine supply forecast to 2 billion doses
- How a study circle helps new students integrate in Sweden
- How sending parcels in Germany changed in January 2021
- Online education: A mixed blessing for international students in Sweden
12 January
- Old school: How Berlin great-granddad is pitching in with teaching at home
- Germany set to tighten travel rules to limit spread of Covid-19 variants
- 'No travel until late May', warns German government
- 'Corona-dictator' named one of Germany's ugliest words of the year
- Merkel says Germany could need tough lockdown measures 'for 8 to 10 more weeks'
- Bovril, tea... ham sandwiches: What can you bring back from the UK into your EU country?
- Bavaria orders compulsory FFP2 masks on public transport and in shops
- OPINION: When will Germany deal with its casual racism problem?
- EXPLAINED: What's gone wrong with Germany's vaccine strategy?
- Germany records first case of South African Covid strain
- COMPARE: How fast are European countries vaccinating their populations?
13 January
- Life after Merkel: CDU to pick new leader in key vote for chancellor's successor
- Berlin to order 15 km movement restriction rule amid rising Covid-19 cases
- Deutsche Bank set 'to cut ties with Trump'
- Reader question: Can Brits stay more than 90 days in the EU if they have a spouse with an EU passport?
- British drivers in Europe to escape speed camera fines (and vice versa)
- Denmark introduces rapid Covid-19 tests at German borders
- Germany returns final Nazi-looted artwork from pensioner's trove
- German Health Minister admits mistakes in Covid-19 vaccine strategy
- Until the convoys return: Cambridgeshire charity finds new ways to help refugees in the pandemic
- Weather: Parts of Germany to see up to 40 cm of snow as temperatures dip
- German partygoers break Covid rules and hide from cops in cupboards
14 January
- CDU leader vote: Who are the three men vying to succeed Merkel?
- German army offers 10,000 soldiers to help coronavirus fight
- Germany logs new record of daily Covid-19 deaths amid worries of 'pandemic fatigue'
- 'Please stay at home and avoid travel': RKI boss issues urgent appeal to German residents
- Fact Check: Does Germany have a higher coronavirus death rate than the US?
- Why there's hope for Germany's economy following dismal year
- VIDEO: Why you may struggle to buy a bike in Europe in 2021
- German health experts slam too many 'exceptions' to Covid rules
- COMPARE: Nine charts to show how European countries are faring in battle against Covid-19 surge
- Snow and ice cause travel chaos in parts of Germany
- Germany's Buchenwald camp calls out 'disrespectful' sleddding at site
- German Covid-19 cases top 2 million as Merkel urges 'significantly tougher' measures
15 January
- Is Germany set to introduce tougher lockdown measures in January?
- German logistics firm DB Schenker stops UK shipments over Brexit red tape
- 'We're in a state of catastrophe': German crematorium struggles in pandemic
- German president urges firms to allow staff to work from home 'whenever possible'
- Life after Merkel: Is Germany ready to think about what's next?
- 'We're all living the same disaster': How foreign residents are getting through the German lockdown winter
- EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Bavaria's new FFP2 mask requirement
16 January
- Succeeding Merkel: Chancellor's ally Armin Laschet elected CDU party chief
- Who is the new head of Germany's conservative CDU party?
17 January
- 'A huge, huge mistake': star German tenor makes emotional plea to bring back live music
- These are the men vying to run for the Chancellery in Merkel's party
- German foreign minister calls for privileges for vaccinated
- How can Germany bring its infection rate back down?
18 January
- Will the rest of Germany follow Bavaria's lead in tightening Covid-19 measures?
- Deutsche Bahn reports highest punctuality rate in 15 years
- Pandemic effect: Frankfurt airport traffic falls to lowest level since 1984
- Reader question: If Britons are already resident in one EU country, can they move to another?
- Germany plans 'forced accomodation' for repeated quarantine dodgers
- How tutor groups are trying to bridge the inequality gap in Swedish schools
- German police step up fight against Vietnamese human traffickers
- Possible new variant of coronavirus detected in Bavaria
19 January
- Germany set to tighten shutdown as Covid-19 variants fuel fears
- Berlin State Ballet's first black dancer stands strong in racism row
- LATEST: The charts and maps that explain the state of the pandemic in Germany
- How a tech school helps refugees break into Germany's job market
- Munich swimmers take to icy waters in Covid-era challenge
- EXPLAINED: What you should know about Germany's stricter lockdown measures
- 'We have finances well under control': Germany takes on less debt than expected in 2020
- WATCH: Could a training scheme help foreign graduates boost their Swedish career?
- Germany poised to bring in stricter mask rules for public transport
- How the pandemic is bringing German bureaucracy out of the 1980s
- Germany extends and tightens partial lockdown until mid-February
- Germany not ruling out border checks over Covid-19 variants
20 January
- What you need to know about Germany's new mask rules for public transport and shops
- What you need to know about Germany's new working from home rules
- German president Steinmeier 'greatly relieved' at US change of power
- Germany to be 'first country' to end shredding of male chicks
- EXPLAINED: What you need to know about the latest rules on travel to and from Germany
- Merkel looks forward to 'new chapter' with Biden
21 January
- Germany sees significant drop in new Covid-19 cases but deaths remain high
- German man dies from second Covid-19 infection
- 'The effort is paying off': Merkel defends stricter shutdown in Germany
- Merkel sees 'much broader scope' for cooperation with Biden
- Could all passenger traffic to Europe from non-EU countries be halted over Covid variants?
- Reader question: Can Britons living in EU spend more than 90 days in another Schengen country?
- Germany offers Russia support in Sputnik vaccine development
- ANALYSIS: Why Switzerland didn't follow Germany's lead and close schools
22 January
- Germany coronavirus death toll tops 50,000
- 75 years later: Germany moves to get rid of lingering Nazi laws
- Dog days: Germany sees 'extreme' demand for pups during pandemic
- Europeans urged not to travel as EU Commission proposes 'dark red zones' for Covid hot spots
- German virologist Drosten warns of 100,000 daily Covid-19 cases if measures taken away too early
- One year on: German Health Minister says pandemic is far from over but hope on the horizon
- Germany after Merkel: Does the new CDU leader have what it takes to be a future chancellor?
- Germany records first case of Brazilian coronavirus strain
- Is the German term 'migration background' set to be replaced?
- OPINION: Why I gave up Indian citizenship for a life in Hamburg
23 January
- Calls grow in Merkel's party for end to German lockdown in February
- UPDATE: These are latest travel restrictions in place around Europe
- Hack attacks on distance learning in Germany lead to fears of child exposure to pornography
24 January
- Germany to use corona meds that helped former US President Trump
- No European deaths directly tied to Covid-19 vaccine, say scientists
25 January
- Number of new Covid-19 cases in Germany continues to fall
- Covid-19 mutation to become 'dominant virus form' in Germany
- How long might it take to get a coronavirus vaccination in Germany?
- German phrase of the day: Asche auf mein Haupt
- VIDEO: Watch Merkel's funniest moments
- Uproar in Switzerland after Swiss dairy bids to make cheese from German milk
- German politician panned over Candy Crush confession
- Germany plans to allow sale of Covid-19 home test kits in pharmacies
26 January
- Merkel invites Biden to Germany 'as soon as pandemic allows'
- Update: German Health Ministry denies reports that AstraZeneca jab is less effective on elderly
- Travel: Anger on Czech border as Germany demands Covid-19 tests
- Germany's far-right AfD investigated over extremist ties
- Is it too early for Germany to think about a shutdown exit plan?
- Germany joins EU call for controls on Covid-19 vaccine exports
- German serial killer charged with murder of 10-year-old boy in France
- Which countries in Europe would be on the EU's list of 'dark red zones' for Covid-19?
- Merkel urges 'fair' distribution of coronavirus vaccines
- Germany considers cutting international air traffic 'to almost zero'
- When (and how) will Germany's schools and Kitas reopen?
- Court suspends 15km rule in Bavaria as Söder warns against relaxing Covid measures
- Row breaks out over call to ease Germany's 'debt brake' for years
27 January
- Should Germany bring in drastic travel restrictions in fight against Covid variants?
- EXPLAINED: Which cities in Germany will recover the quickest after the pandemic?
- Germany makes new prediction for jobs and economy in 2021
- Is this Germany's road map to head out of Covid-19 lockdown?
- 'We will fight for our Germany': Holocaust survivor issues warning to far right
28 January
- 'We need a clear plan on how to vaccinate faster in Germany'
- Everything that changes in Germany in February 2021
- German neo-Nazi sentenced to life in jail for murdering politician
- Germany's coronavirus infection rate falls below 100 for first time in months
- Germany plans new travel bans over Covid-19 variants
- German vaccine commission recommends AstraZeneca jabs for under-65s only
- ANALYSIS: At what point could Germany begin easing Covid restrictions?
- Germany's Commerzbank to cut 10,000 jobs and close 340 branches
29 January
- What can we expect from Germany's new travel ban to deal with Covid-19 variants?
- German Health Minister hopeful that 'way out of the pandemic has begun'
- How people in Germany have embraced FFP2 masks
- What you need to know about Germany's new parental benefits reforms
- Explained: Where have Covid-19 mutations in Germany been detected?
- Germany bans travel from high risk Covid-19 variant countries from Saturday
- German panel keeps advice against AstraZeneca jabs for over-65s
30 January
- Tensions mount in German Catholic Church over abuse report
- Germany assures worried states that further 5 million vaccine doses are on the way
- Winter onset in north Germany brings snow, sledging and police controls
31 January
- Germany threatens legal action if pharma firms 'favour other countries'
- Disposal of four WWII bombs in Göttingen soothes memories of 2010 tragedy
- Germany has already secured vaccines for next year: report