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

01 December
- Europe seeks new leader as Merkel exits the political stage
- Black people in Germany face 'widespread' racism, survey finds
- Germany sees highest number of daily Covid deaths since February
- EXPLAINED: Germany's latest proposals to fight fourth Covid wave
- How widespread is the Omicron variant in Germany?
- Four injured as WWII bomb explodes near Munich train station
- German word of the day: Der Barbarazweig
- How Germany has made it easier to cancel broadband and phone contracts
02 December
- Northern Germany hit by severe winds and storms
- Travellers from Europe to US face tougher Covid test restrictions
- UPDATE: The new rules for travel between Germany and the UK
- Germany to impose sweeping new Covid curbs on the unvaccinated
- Scholz's election as German chancellor planned for December 8th
- Germany issues almost a million Covid jabs in a day
- Merkel picks 'highlight' by punkrocker for farewell parade
- Germany to ban fireworks on New Year's Eve
- KEY POINTS: Germany's new Covid rules to fight fourth wave
- Merkel airs support for compulsory Covid jabs ahead of vote
03 December
- German military bids Merkel farewell after 16 'eventful' years
- German health experts fear new Covid measures won't break fourth wave
- Covid measures have come 'too late', warns German Health Minister
- QUIZ: How well do you know German history?
- German word of the day: Der Wellenbrecher
- Germany considers extradition of Briton who 'spied for Russia'
- TRAVEL: Germany adds Switzerland and Poland to Covid 'high-risk' list
- Berlin tightens Covid rules with dancing ban
04 December
- 'Every vaccine helps': Merkel implores Germans to get jabbed
05 December
- 'Eternal' chancellor: Germany's Merkel to hand over power
- Germany's Free Democrats pave way for Scholz-led government
- Sleep, seaside, potato soup: What will Merkel do next?
06 December
- Climate, weed and citizenship : The new German government's roadmap
- Olaf Scholz: Germany's staid but steady next chancellor
- Karl Lauterbach to become Germany's next Health Minister
- Scholz names Germany's first gender-equal cabinet
- Could German states order bar and restaurant closures under new Covid laws?
- What you should know about Germany's plans to roll out e-prescriptions
- German health workers must be fully vaccinated by March 15th 2022
- REVEALED: The most commonly asked questions about Germans and Germany
07 December
- Germany's 'traffic light' parties sign coalition agreement in Berlin
- Germany's Covid incidence sinks - but experts warn of under-reporting
- Germany's new government condemns 'aggressive' anti-vax movement
- OPINION: Scholz won't revolutionise Germany - but change is welcome after Merkel
- QUIZ: How well do you know Angela Merkel?
- German protests against Covid restrictions turn nasty
- Is travel to and from Germany possible over the Christmas holidays?
- German man 'kills own family over fake Covid pass'
08 December
- Scholz vows 'new beginning' for Germany as Merkel exits
- Six confusing things about renting a flat in Germany
- Pandemic in Germany 'may not end in spring', says top virologist
- Angela Merkel leaves German chancellery after 16 years
- Wages, rent and pensions: What will the new German government mean for your wallet?
- Five challenges facing Germany's new government
09 December
- Will Germany impose further Covid-19 measures?
- Deutsche Bahn to increase number of trains in Germany over holidays
- Boosters could be needed for 2G venues, says German Health Minister
- How Germany's population has developed through immigration
- German vaccine panel recommends Covid jabs for 'at-risk' young children
10 December
- Pandemic and diplomacy: Germany's new government takes charge
- KEY POINTS: How Germany is tightening Covid laws to allow more restrictions
- Germany passes Covid-19 vaccine requirement for health workers
- Merkel to write own memoirs with longtime adviser
- People who disobey vaccine mandates will face 'considerable' fines, says German Health Minister
- German government sets out plans for €60 billion 'future' fund
- INTERVIEW: 'I was against vaccine mandates in Germany - until hospitals became overwhelmed'
- Macron hails new German Chancellor Scholz as Europe's new power couple meets
11 December
- Germany's Social Democrats elect two new leaders
12 December
- Wildlife concerns blunt Germany's green power efforts
- Christian Lindner, car lover at wheel of Europe's top economy
13 December
- German state plans Christmas 'partial lockdown' to fight Covid
- Germany to roll out Covid vaccinations for 5-11 year olds
- Germany jails operators of 'cyberbunker' darknet hub
- German cabinet agrees €60 billion climate investment plan
- Visiting Germany: Is it possible to get the EU digital vaccine certificate?
- State by state: Where children in Germany can get vaccinated against Covid
- Germany's Covid situation is 'stabilising', says Health Minister
14 December
- Germany considers relaxing '2G-plus' test rules for people with booster jabs
- North Rhine-Westphalia to allow Covid booster jabs after four weeks
- Covid and supply chain woes to dampen economic growth in Germany
- Berlin public transport operator lures passengers with edible hemp tickets
- Is Germany heading for a Christmas 'partial lockdown'?
- Germany to once again host G7 leaders at Alpine castle
- Should I travel within Germany or abroad this festive season?
15 December
- German police investigate death threats against pro-vaccine politician
- Germany will 'defend itself' against violent anti-vaxxers, says Scholz
- 'Germany is an immigration country': Scholz sets out future vision
- German Health Minister warns of vaccine shortages 'from January'
- Three questions to help guide constructive reporting on migration
- OPINION: Germans' love of criticising English skills is an unappealing national habit
- 'Vaccines not enough': European countries urged to act against Omicron variant
- Germany must brace for 'unstoppable' Omicron wave, warn scientists
16 December
- How cable cars could boost public transport links in Germany
- German word of the day: Der Schwibbogen
- How The Local’s members are helping us get better
- Revealed: Where you'll find Germany's most expensive apartments
- German man jailed for life over car attack on carnival
- Will Germany tighten restrictions on UK travel?
- EXPLAINED: What Brits should know about Germany's next Brexit deadline
- Celebrate Christmas with 'closest circle' says head of German health agency
- German postal service set to hike charges in 2022
17 December
- Hold Christmas parties in Germany online to stave off Omicron, says RKI
- How to find rapid Covid tests in Germany ahead of Christmas
- German politician calls for UK to be placed on 'virus variant' list
- Germany must prepare for 'massive' Omicron wave, warns Health Minister
- QUIZ: How well do you know German food?
- Friedrich Merz to be next leader of German conservatives
- Can Germany look forward to a white Christmas in 2021?
- Germany adds France and Denmark to Covid 'high risk' list
18 December
- Germany's state health ministers call for tougher travel rules from UK to stem Omicron spread
- TRAVEL: Germany adds UK to 'virus variant' risk list
19 December
- Five years after Berlin attack, Germany remembers its victims
20 December
- German government advisory panel urges fresh Covid measures to fight Omicron
- Is Germany heading for post-Christmas lockdown measures?
- Germany tightens rules on UK travel: What you need to know
- Five Christmas songs to improve your German language skills
- How will the cost of living change in Germany in 2022?
- EXPLAINED: German leaders plan new restrictions to fight Omicron wave
- Germany eyes limits on NYE parties to combat Omicron
21 December
- German health agency raises Covid risk level for the vaccinated and recovered
- Do I need a PCR test when travelling to Germany from a 'virus variant' country?
- Newly-elected Berlin mayor targets city rental crisis
- Germany's RKI urges contact restrictions and closures to combat Omicron
- Hamburg to tighten Covid measures from Christmas Eve
- Germany's vaccine panel recommends Covid boosters after three months
- Germany agrees tougher Covid restrictions from December 28th
22 December
- EXPLAINED: The rules and official advice for Christmas and New Year in Germany
- German Ethics Council recommends extending vaccine mandates
- German word of the day: der Weihnachtsbaumschmuck
- Omicron likely to become dominant in Germany 'within three weeks'
- EXPLAINED: How I got German citizenship - and how you can too
23 December
- Fourth Covid jab likely needed against Omicron, says German Health Minister
- 'Our audience is so diverse': What it's like to teach German from Berlin's streets
- Omicron wave forces German airline Lufthansa to axe 33,000 flights
- EXPLAINED: What are the rules for entering Germany this Christmas and New Year?
- Germany reports almost 3,200 Omicron cases
24 December
- How do Germans celebrate Christmas?
- German health authority reports cases of Omicron in every state
- Germany to remove Austria from 'high risk' list on Christmas Day
- Spain, Portugal and USA added to Germany's 'high risk' list
26 December
- Berlin and Moscow to meet over Ukraine in January
- Germany pushes back 80 percent vaccination target
27 December
- Multiple German states tighten Covid rules ahead of New Year
- German government hits 30 million Covid jab target
- IN PICTURES: Germany celebrates a snow-capped festive weekend
- Brexit: New licence needed to bring vans and trailers from UK to Germany
28 December
- Protesters take to streets across Germany in anger at new Covid restrictions
- Top German court tells government to protect disabled with triage law
- How to return unwanted Christmas gifts in Germany
- Should Berlin introduce first class travel on its U-Bahn system?
- German government buys large stock of newly approved Covid medicine
- Why do Germans love shooting fireworks at New Year?
29 December
- How the UK's delayed Brexit checks on fresh food from EU could affect you
- Prevalence of Omicron in Germany unclear, cautions Health Minister
- German employment agency sets asides funds for another wave of Kurzarbeit
- When will Germany take the UK off its ‘variant of concern’ list?
- Will Germany shorten Covid quarantine to handle the Omicron variant?
- Germany's Covid curbs 'not enough', warns Health Minister
30 December
- Shortening quarantine 'must be considered', says German Health Minister
- The best events and festivals in Germany in 2022
- These were the most popular German baby names in 2021
- German employers weigh up legal challenge to €12 minimum wage
- Germany to remove UK from virus variant list on Tuesday
- France suspends transit ban for Brits living in EU
- EXPLAINED: How Germany removing the UK from virus variant list affects you
- Everything that changes in Germany in 2022
31 December
- COMPARE: How Europe is ending 2021 with record Covid rates and new restrictions
- Germany backs France for 'more sovereign' Europe: German Foreign Minister
- Germany to close nuclear reactors despite energy crisis
- Germany's Scholz supports Ukraine amid Russian invasion fears
- Italy receives hundreds of migrants from German rescue ship