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

01 November
- German Health Minister calls for vaccine centres to reopen as Covid numbers surge
- Several German companies planning vaccine-only office canteens
- German local authorities demand reduction in energy prices
- Soaring Covid infection rate prompts fresh fears in Germany
- German artist turns dirty walls into art via 'reverse graffiti'
- Why are Covid infections in Germany rising?
- What you need to know for the start of the German ski season
02 November
- Germany probes 'mole' leak to fugitive Covid conspiracy theorist
- German vaccines panel considers recommending booster jabs for all
- Strikes hit Amazon in Germany in the run up to Christmas
- EXPLAINED: Where public transport costs are going up in Germany
- How to protect your savings against inflation in Germany
- Merkel's CDU to hold rank-and-file vote for new leader
- German business calls for introduction of Covid health pass in offices
03 November
- German hospital workers poised to strike in wage dispute
- Stuttgart's TV tower to be nominated as UNESCO World Heritage site
- German states tighten measures as Covid cases rise
- Does transit through Germany's neighbours affect Brexit 90-day rule?
- Germany is seeing a 'massive pandemic of the unvaccinated'
- Supply chain crisis throttles German car sales
- EXPLAINED: How German states are tightening Covid rules for winter
- Boosters, tests and quarantine: German health ministers' plans to fight fourth Covid wave
04 November
- 'France loves you' - Macron hosts Merkel for farewell visit
- German word of the day: Die Weinwanderung
- Europe could see 500,000 more Covid deaths by early 2022, WHO warns
- Working remotely from Germany: What are the rules for digital nomads?
- When will Germany ditch the seasonal clock changes?
- OPINION: Germany's bewildering Covid rules show fierce regionalism is alive and well
05 November
- Germany records more than 37,000 Covid infections in 24 hours
- German tenants continue to bear brunt of CO2 tax under new energy law
- Quiz: 10 questions to see how well you know Germany
- Germany's RKI raises Covid risk level for the unvaccinated to 'very high'
- Talks to form new German government hit snags over climate and spending
- Majority of Germans 'in favour of compulsory Covid vaccination'
- Russian diplomat found dead outside embassy in Berlin
- German health ministers recommend Covid booster jabs for all
- Why are Covid infections spiralling in three German states?
- German state of Saxony announces sweeping curbs for the unvaccinated
06 November
- Germany returns ancient Mayan artefacts found in farmhouse cellar
- Calls grow for Germany to bring in national restrictions for unvaccinated
- Several wounded in knife attack on German train: police
- National 2G rules would be mistake, top German virologists warn
07 November
- Soaring prices fuel anti-ECB sentiment in Germany
- Meet the German Rolling Stones super fan delighted at end to US travel ban
08 November
- Germany's Covid-19 incidence rate rises to record high
- German states order tougher Covid rules to fight fourth wave
- Will Germany bring back free rapid tests amid Covid surge?
- Everything you need to know about travel between Germany and the USA
- Germany's Social Democrats pick new duo for party leadership
- COMPARE: German electricity prices among highest in the world
- How Germany's booster jab campaign compares to other countries
- Germany eyes tougher Covid restrictions as infection rate soars
09 November
- Berlin plans to ban the unvaccinated from restaurants, bars and culture
- Germany divided over Covid restrictions for the unvaccinated
- Five German national footballers in quarantine over Covid
- Saxony's Covid rules get mixed reaction from the vaccine hesitant
- What to do if you get a red alert on Germany's Covid warning app
- Why are so many Germans reluctant to get vaccinated?
10 November
- Tougher Covid measures needed to stop 100,000 more deaths, warns top German virologist
- Germany's vaccine panel advises against Moderna jab for under-30s
- EXPLAINED: The extreme differences in public transport costs across Germany
- EES and ETIAS: Prepare for the major travel changes in Europe
- Why Germany's Covid booster jab campaign has failed to take off
- Swiss parents take children to Austria and Germany for Covid shots
- What Germany's new crime report tells us - and what it doesn't
- IN PICTURES: The best autumn in Germany photos
- Where to enjoy St. Martin’s Day celebrations across Germany
- Germany set to bring back free Covid tests
- Berlin to exclude unvaccinated people from indoor dining, bars and hairdressers
11 November
- Germany sees more than 50,000 Covid cases in 24 hours
- Emergency numbers fail in several German states
- Happiness of Germans dips to record low
- Fuel in Switzerland: Why are Germans crossing the border to fill up?
- Cologne's 'carnival prince' tests positive for Covid-19
- Germany needs more Covid restrictions 'to get through winter', says Scholz
- German word of the day: Das Laternelaufen
- Canadians in Germany: Who are they and where do they live?
- 'Can't wait any longer': Revellers celebrate at German carnival
- Bavarian premier urges Germans to get vaccinated on 'moral' grounds
12 November
- Skip big parties, urges German health agency amid Covid surge
- QUIZ: 10 more questions to test your knowledge of Germany
- Germany 'must do everything' to break fourth Covid wave, says Health Minister
- Could Germany really see a lockdown this winter?
- Lufthansa pays back German bailout early - but job cuts still stand
- Why an ancient German archaeological treasure has voyaged into space
- EXPLAINED: The latest Covid rules in each German state
13 November
- Countries across Europe impose curbs to slow new Covid-19 wave
- Merkel urges 'national effort' to beat Germany's virus surge
14 November
- Bavaria's state premier wants to limit contacts for unvaccinated
15 November
- Germany plans return to working from home as Covid infections rise
- Germany’s Covid-19 incidence tops 300 for the first time
- EXPLAINED: Germany's planned Covid restrictions to fight fourth wave
- Christmas travel between Germany and the UK: What am I allowed in my suitcase?
- Is Germany planning mandatory vaccinations for some employees?
- Five of Germany's most magical Christmas Markets to visit in 2021
- OPINION: Germany risks losing support of the vaccinated in fight against Covid
16 November
- 2G rules: How Bavaria is tightening restrictions on the unvaccinated
- German Christmas market closures 'can't be ruled out': health expert
- German regulator suspends Nord Stream 2 approval process
- Munich cancels Christmas market over 'dramatic' Covid situation
- Germany's next government struggles as fourth Covid wave hits
- Tell us: How have you found the 2G and 3G Covid rules as a visitor to Germany?
- Familiar faces enter race to lead German conservatives
- Covid surge: The German districts running out of intensive care beds
17 November
- Germany sees more than 52,000 Covid infections in a day
- Germany's vaccine panel plans to recommend Covid boosters for all over 18s
- Germany's Christmas markets in limbo as Covid resurges
- Berlin government wants to speed up German citizenship process
- Islamist motive possible in German train knife attack: prosecutors
- German word of the day: Mütend
- Germany is in the grip of 'dramatic' Covid situation, says Merkel
- OPINION: Covid has sent Germany into hysteria again but the remedy is under its nose
- Everything you need to know about Berlin's latest Covid restrictions
18 November
- 'No capacity': Bavarian hospital transfers Covid patient to Italy
- Can Swiss get a booster vaccination in Germany?
- EXPLAINED: How Covid '3G' rules could work on German public transport
- 'Christmas will be ruined if we don't act now', warns head of German health agency
- Switzerland: What Germany’s new Covid rules mean for cross-border shoppers
- KEY POINTS: Germany finalises new Covid restrictions for winter
- Political row snags German bid to tame Covid surge
- German online bank N26 shutters US service
- 10 words and phrases that will make you sound like a true German
- German justice contaminated by Nazis in post-war years
- Saxony state premier calls for Covid 'circuit breaker' lockdown
- German states call for mandatory Covid vaccinations for health workers
- 2G and 2G plus: Germany to tighten restrictions on unvaccinated
- Merkel calls for 'big effort' to get through Germany's fourth Covid wave
19 November
- Germany passes law reform for sweeping Covid measures
- Germany in 'national Covid emergency', says Health Minister
- How easy is it to get a Covid booster jab in Germany?
- Bavaria cancels all Christmas markets over Covid surge
- QUIZ: 15 questions to test your knowledge of Germany
- How Germany's next government is planning to legalise cannabis
- Bar closures and no Christmas markets: How Bavaria is tightening Covid rules
20 November
- Mandatory jabs and restrictions: How Europe is responding to the new wave of Covid
21 November
- Germany's Bayern Munich penalises unvaccinated players as five in quarantine
22 November
- German states impose Covid curfews amid soaring cases
- German political leaders refuse to rule out compulsory Covid vaccination
- Germans will be 'vaccinated, cured or dead' after winter, minister claims
- German health minister defends caps on Pfizer vaccine orders
- How to celebrate Germany's historic House Music Day
- German words you need to know: Die Herbstfärbung
- Fact check: Could Germany legally introduce compulsory vaccination?
23 November
- How the spiritual 'Waldorf' movement is connected to German vaccine scepticism
- Vaccine mandates ‘won’t break fourth Covid wave’, says German Health Minister
- Americans urged not to travel to Germany due to high Covid rates
- Travel: Germany adds four EU countries to Covid 'high risk' list
- How the rules of the EU Covid certificate for travel will change from February
- Merkel's husband calls unvaccinated Germans 'lazy'
- Five things to know about Germany's new workplace Covid rules
- How Germany's Covid apps can help stem the fourth wave
- EXPLAINED: What is the Covid situation on German hospital wards?
- UPDATE: European countries 'must act urgently' amid worsening Covid outlook
24 November
- Germany eyes Covid jabs for soldiers as vaccine debate rages
- German vaccines panel to recommend Covid jabs for children over five
- German coalition parties to unveil deal for post-Merkel government
- Why is German-speaking Europe lagging on Covid vaccines?
- Germany brings in nationwide '3G' rules on public transport
- Petrolhead, novelist and trampolinist tipped for Germany's post-Merkel cabinet
- German states move to bar unvaccinated people from public spaces
- OPINION: Germans' obsession with Pfizer jab reveals downsides of country's health system
- LATEST: Germany's next government sets out roadmap for post-Merkel era
- Germany’s new coalition government to allow dual nationality
- REVEALED: How Germany’s new government wants to tackle the housing crisis
- Germany’s new coalition government 'thwarted Merkel plan for two-week lockdown'
- KEY POINTS: Germany's next government unveils coalition pact
- 'Controlled distribution': How Germany will legalise recreational cannabis
25 November
- Germany's Covid death toll passes 100,000
- 'Eternal' chancellor: Germany's Merkel set to hand over power
- How Germany's next government plans to fight Covid
- When will Germany's new government be in place?
- Reader question: When can children get the Covid jab in Germany?
- E-cars and sleeper trains: How Germany's new government will reform transport
- EU approves first Covid jab for children aged 5 to 11
- No debt, no tax hikes: German government faces public spending paradox
- How the coalition agreement changes everyday life in Germany
- Tell us: How will the changes to Germany's dual nationality rules affect you?
26 November
- Germany to ban travel from South Africa over new Covid variant
- Annalena Baerbock to become Germany's first woman foreign minister
- Merkel gives stark warning as Germany's Covid death toll tops 100,000
- Quiz: Test your knowledge of Germany with these 10 questions
- German Health Minister calls for 'massive contact restrictions' to fight Covid
- The five weirdest and best reality TV shows for improving your German
- A guide to Erich Kästner: the father of German children's books
- EXPLAINED: What Germany’s new government means for citizenship and naturalisation
27 November
- German air force transfers patients as clinics fill up
- Omicron variant poses 'high to very high' risk to Europe: EU health agency
- Germany confirms two cases of new Covid strain: regional ministry
- EXPLAINED: Berlin's latest Covid rules
28 November
- UPDATE: What travellers from Europe to UK need to know about new Covid test rules
- Annalena Baerbock, Germany's first woman top diplomat
29 November
- Germany must be prepared for Omicron variant, warns top virologist
- Germany sets up Covid crisis team amid calls for new measures
- Merkel's government slams packed Cologne stadium
- German consumer prices hit 29-year high in November
- German leaders to discuss tougher Covid restrictions
- Everything that changes in Germany in December 2021
- Is Germany on the way to introducing mandatory Covid jabs?
30 November
- German constitutional court rules partial lockdown lawful
- EXPLAINED: Why Germany’s stabilising Covid incidence might be a false dawn
- Will Germany bring in new Covid 'emergency brake' restrictions?
- German MPs to decide on compulsory Covid jabs 'by end of year'
- Germany sees heavy snowfall as winter blizzard strikes
- Germany to thrash out tougher Covid measures on Thursday