📰 Breaking News: News Archive for February 2023 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 February
- German word of the day: Sympathisch
- 'Memorise grammar': How foreigners in Germany passed the B1 language test for citizenship
- Doreen Denstädt becomes eastern Germany's first black minister
- Germany's power supply secure 'even with earlier coal exit'
- German trains 'responsible for Switzerland's worst delays'
- Travel chaos in Hamburg as metro workers go on strike
- Brits in Europe won right to vote for life in UK but questions remain
02 February
- What Covid rules are still in place in Germany from February?
- German trade surplus shrinks amid Ukraine war and energy crisis
- Bavaria hit by severe snowstorms and gales
- New rail service planned through Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Hamburg
- Ask an expert: Is now a good time to buy property in Germany?
03 February
- PODCAST: What’s going on with Germany’s housing market and can tourists get the €49 ticket?
- What to know about mortgages and fees when buying property in Germany
- German public health authority lowers Covid risk rating
- EXPLAINED: How to write a formal letter in Germany
- Germany looks to geothermal energy as gas alternative
- German students call on government to 'deliver' on €200 energy payout
- Germany authorises manufacturers to send Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine
04 February
- US climate subsidies unsettle Germany's green industry plans
05 February
- Germany's Scholz says 'consensus' with Zelensky that Western arms do not hit Russia
06 February
- EXPLAINED: Do your pension contributions abroad count in Germany?
- Living in Germany: Swiss punctuality, Anmeldung corridors and mining history
- Postal delays expected around Germany as workers go on strike
- Germany sees 'over 550 percent increase' in Indian IT workers over decade
- Why one food product is getting much cheaper in Germany
- Why rents for some properties are starting to fall in Germany
- Where to watch the Super Bowl in Germany
07 February
- Climate activists glue themselves to roads across Germany
- German phrase of the day: Auf jeden Fall
- Are Germany’s proposed immigration law reforms unworkable?
- German Edeka store legitimises 'dumpster-diving' to reduce food waste
- EU nations demand tougher borders to prevent 'migration crisis'
- 'Real' wages fell at record speed in Germany last year
- German media giant RTL Group to axe 500 jobs
- German defence minister makes surprise Kyiv visit
08 February
- Russian interest in Frankfurt Hahn airport sparks criticism
- 8 phrases you need for getting romantic in German
- Turkish community in Germany gathers to help earthquake victims
- German chancellor Scholz assures Ukraine that its future 'lies in EU'
- German word of the day: Zutrauen
- TELL US: What are the secrets to a successful relationship with a German?
- Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize for welcoming refugees
09 February
- Germany aims to get first Leopard tanks to Ukraine by April
- Disruption expected as public sector workers around Germany go on strike
- Why inflation is on the rise again in Germany
- What to know about the transport strikes in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Which companies are currently hiring (and firing) the most in Germany?
- German phrase of the day: Die Große Liebe
- FACT CHECK: Could Germany bring back military conscription?
10 February
- PODCAST: Has a decade of the AfD changed Germany, and why is Berlin repeating elections?
- 'Significant fanbase': How popular is the NFL in Germany?
- German property prices continue to fall
- How to get a German driver's licence as a third-country national
- 'Everything has to be planned': How to have a successful relationship with a German
- Public officials in Germany should speak English, says FDP
11 February
- ‘Here to stay’: How the far-right AfD became a strong political force in Germany
- Teenager in Germany found guilty of school attack plot
12 February
- Scholz's Social Democrats risk upset at Berlin vote rerun
- Scholz's Social Democrats suffer blow with Berlin election loss
13 February
- German word of the day: Typ
- Living in Germany: STEM workers from abroad, citizenship tests on paper and conscription
- How many American citizens are ordered to leave European countries?
- How Turkish and Syrian quake victims can come to Germany on an emergency visa
- German ballet chief allegedly wipes dog poo on critic's face
- How did the SPD lose so badly in Berlin - and what happens next?
- Why nearly 200,000 pensioners in Germany don't have to pay taxes
14 February
- Ex-British embassy guard in Berlin admits to 'spying for Russia'
- Ford to axe 2,300 jobs in Germany
- Disruption to public transport and Kitas as workers around Germany go on strike
- German word of the day: Genau
- Most Germany-wide Covid rules to expire on March 1st
15 February
- Flight cancellations expected as airport workers strike around Germany
- Could Germany's monthly €49 ticket become more expensive?
- Lufthansa flights in Germany cancelled and re-routed after IT outage
- IN NUMBERS: Who is coming to – and leaving – Berlin?
- Munich airport cancels over 700 flights Friday due to strike
- Germany to send 'half battalion' of tanks to Ukraine
16 February
- Second winter heat wave arrives in Germany
- What travellers need to know about German airport strikes on Friday
- How an off-colour Carnival joke exposed Germany's deepening leadership rift
- Foreign workers filled over two-thirds of new jobs in Germany in 2022
- IN NUMBERS: Over one million Ukrainians fled to Germany in 2022
- German airport websites hit by cyberattacks
- Why tensions are brewing in eastern Germany over refugee arrivals
- Why China remains Germany's largest trade partner
- German ballet chief dismissed after dog poo attack on critic
17 February
- PODCAST: How bad will strikes get in Germany and should public officials have to speak English?
- More than 2,000 flights cancelled in Germany as airport workers strike
- Why Germany is seeing the 'worst housing shortage in 20 years'
- INTERVIEW: How to get an English-speaking job in Germany
- 25 sure-fire ways to annoy a German
- More than a third of German driving tests failed in 2022
- Zelensky urges world leaders “to hurry up" at Munich Conference
18 February
- European allies vow more support for Kyiv at security meet
- Russia asked German spy for Ukraine war intel: report
- Western allies voice concern at Iran-Russia defence ties
19 February
- Germany's Civil Service Association threatens to extend warning strikes
20 February
- Living in Germany: Strikes, carnival celebrations and how rock stars can improve your German
- What impact has a year of war in Ukraine had on Germany's economy?
- What is the German film that won big at the BAFTAs?
- Why German citizenship applications in Berlin are facing delays
- Vienna vs Berlin: Which German-speaking city is better to live in?
- Three years after Hanau: Does Germany still have a 'racism problem'?
- IN PICTURES: Politics takes centre stage in 'Rosenmontag' parades throughout Germany
- INTERVIEW: How to find lasting love as a woman in 'highly rational' Germany
21 February
- How the war in Ukraine has changed Germany
- How people in Berlin can pre-order the €49 ticket
- Ukrainian soldiers get fast-track training on German tanks
- German phrase of the day: Was soll das
- KEY POINTS: What's in Germany's new draft law on skilled immigration?
- Germany expels Iranian diplomats over 'inhuman' death sentence for dual national
- German retailer Zalando to cut 'hundreds of jobs'
22 February
- Germany steps up relief aid for quake victims in Turkey and Syria
- EXPLAINED: The German insurance that covers you if you get sued
- Winter weather to return to Germany by the weekend
- These are the German energy and food prices which rose in January
- 'Last chance to save my Dad,' says daughter of detained German-Iranian
- German words of the day: Fasching, Fastnacht & Karneval
- EXPLAINED: What to know about driving in low emissions zones in Germany
23 February
- Berlin film festival shines stark spotlight on Ukraine
- New disaster warning system rolled out across Germany
- What you need to know about Germany's extended tax filing deadlines
- Will health insurance costs go up again in Germany?
- Germany pushes for stricter sanctions against Russia
- German word of the day: Hüpfen
- Frisians: Meet the minority languages and culture unique to northern Germany
24 February
- German consumer morale climbs amid brighter outlook
- PODCAST: How Germany will ease immigration laws, driving tests and a year of war in Ukraine
- Putin 'will not reach his imperialist goals' says Germany's Olaf Scholz
- Germany 'on course for recession' after surprise drop in GDP
- What drivers of European cars need to know about London's low emissions zones
- What drivers of German cars need to know about London's low emissions zones
- More strikes planned as German union rejects public sector pay deal
- Cost of German care insurance could rise in July
- German chemical giant to slash jobs due to high energy costs
- INTERVIEW: Germany must 'show leadership and vision' for Ukraine
- Activists park burnt-out tank outside Russian Embassy in Berlin
25 February
- Everything that changes in Germany in March 2023
- Berlin film fest to award top prizes as stars return
- Rallies in German capital call for peace in Ukraine
- Germany's Scholz in India to press on EU trade deal
26 February
- Rallies in Berlin, Paris call for peace in Ukraine
- Spanish girl becomes youngest ever to clinch top prize at Berlinale
27 February
- Living in Germany: Rising health care costs, (no) customer service and the best comfort food
- How Germany wants to make it easier for IT workers from India to get visas
- Most flights axed at airports in Germany's largest state as workers go on strike
- Current winter in Germany '2.7 C too warm'
- REVEALED: Germany’s top-paying jobs and the states where workers earn the most
28 February
- ETIAS: EU postpones launch of €7 visa waiver for tourists
- Basel vs Freiburg: Which city is better to live in?
- Will Deutsche Bahn staff be next to strike in Germany?
- Disruption in Düsseldorf as Rheinbahn workers go on strike again
- EXPLAINED: How to get compensation for delayed or cancelled trains in Germany
- EXCLUSIVE: German conservatives criticise dual citizenship plans for promoting ‘loyalty conflicts’
- ‘Unconstitutional’: Berlin politicians condemn delay to citizenship applications
- Public transport disruption on Friday as workers across Germany strike
- 7 events you don't want to miss in Germany this March