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

01 June
- Teenage footballer dies after brawl with French players in Germany
- Stolpersteine: Holocaust project marks 100,000-plaque milestone in Germany
- Turkish support in Germany for Erdogan fuels integration debate
- What's changing for train travellers in Germany in June
- What homeowners in Germany need to know about the new heating bill
02 June
- 9 essential apps for foreign residents living in Berlin
- PODCAST: Residency permit backlogs and can foreigners in Germany ever be seen as German?
- Should children in Germany have to take language tests before school?
- Why are flights to and from Germany so expensive at the moment?
- When will the next set of rail strikes take place in Germany?
03 June
- EXPLAINED: The German expressions you need to talk about sleep
- Six injured and three arrested in far-left protest in eastern Germany
04 June
- How a Hamburg factory wants to counter climate change with chocolate
- Motorcyclist dies in collision at German Ironman race
05 June
- Living in Germany: Residency permit delays, long days and Bachfest
- Far-right AfD at new high as climate issues split Germany
- Why is Deutsche Bahn seeing a record high number of delays this year?
- Germany's biggest forest fire of the year continues to spread near Berlin
- Why could Germany’s €49 ticket threaten semester tickets for students?
- Why you should visit the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- German far-right politician charged over Nazi slogan
06 June
- EXPLAINED: The top tax deductions often overlooked by employees in Germany
- How Germany is partnering with Brazil to recruit more skilled workers
- Germany set for first heatwave of 2023 as temperatures soar to 30C
- 30 years on: Police arrest suspect in arson attack on German refugee home
- German band Rammstein hit by sex abuse scandal
- German phrase of the day: Das ist mir Wurst
07 June
- Better since Brexit? How Europeans feel about the EU
- Why pharmacies across Germany are closed this Wednesday
- Why are pharmacies across Germany planning to strike for a day?
- Do doctors in Germany have too little time for their patients?
- Germany tightens rules for claiming compensation for delayed trains
- Who are Rammstein and why are they so big in Germany?
- Germany smashes human trafficking ring 'that smuggled hundreds'
- What you need to know about NATO's German-led record air force drill
- Germany welcomes Meta plan for 'more transparent' data use
08 June
- German arms maker struggles to meet demand as Ukraine war rages
- How AI and VR are keeping German Holocaust survivors' memory alive
- Deutsche Bahn launches summer ICE tickets for less than €10
- INTERVIEW: Why it must be made easier for non-EU citizens to move around Europe
- Which of Germany's big cities has the happiest residents?
- Rammstein frontman denies sexual assault allegations
09 June
- PODCAST: The myth of German efficiency and Germany's most overlooked state
- TELL US: What's your favourite lake in Germany?
- Why people in Germany are being advised to switch energy suppliers
- How a Canadian comedy duo are bringing their 'Yidlife crisis' to Germany
- LATEST: The transport strikes that will hit passengers in Europe this summer
- What to know about Germany's wild boars - and how to stay safe around them
- German word of the day: Sommerlich
10 June
- Germany's Rammstein facing calls to cancel Swiss concerts
- How high is Germany's risk of forest fires right now?
11 June
- Storm at Baltic beauty spot over Germany's gas plans
- Third of men in Germany find violence against women 'acceptable'
12 June
- Living in Germany: 'Freibad' culture and summer train travel offers
- German courts start examining claims over Covid jabs
- Summer in Germany expected to be 'too warm again'
- Thousands of free France-Germany rail tickets made available for young people
- Why is NATO's historic air defence drill so important for Germany?
- How to stay safe while swimming outdoors in Germany this summer
13 June
- 9 essential apps for foreigners living in Munich
- 7 German children's songs international parents will inevitably have to learn
- Inflation in Germany drops to lowest level in more than a year
- INTERVIEW: Where does the myth of German efficiency come from?
- Germany says it can't replace all tanks provided to Ukraine
- How a German comedian caused a share crash for a popular events platform
- Amsterdam-Paris-Berlin rail link likely 'to come by 2027'
- The five most underrated things about Germany
- Cologne court orders major payout to priest abuse victim
14 June
- Controversial German green heating law to go to parliament
- German health insurance contributions 'to rise in 2024'
- Wild peeing to paragliding: 7 offences you can be fined for in Germany's great outdoors
- Why is home ownership in Germany so low?
- Where in Germany are women most likely to never have children?
- Germany takes aim at China in first national security strategy
- Germany approves funds to buy nearly €4 billion air defence system
- Germany opens probe into Rammstein frontman after sex assault claims
15 June
- Deutsche Bahn to launch 'simplified' DB Navigator app with English option
- From heat waves to wildfire: Is Germany prepared for climate extremes this summer?
- German economy 'will shrink in 2023' as recession tightens grip
- REVEALED: How the cost of renting in Germany compares to home ownership
- What's inside Germany's first-ever national security strategy?
- US tourist dies after assault at famed Bavarian castle
- EXPLAINED: The airlines that offer direct flights between Berlin and the US
- Court of Justice confirms loss of EU citizenship for British nationals
16 June
- PODCAST: Why Germany wants a cannabis 'revolution' and citizenship vs permanent residency
- 'Heating hammer': Germany huffs and puffs over climate law
- German government urges immigration authorities to go digital
- INTERVIEW: 'This is the year of cannabis legalisation in Germany'
- 10 types of flat rental advert you're bound to see in Germany
- What to know about Germany's long-term care insurance hikes
17 June
- Germany's Rammstein drummer 'shocked' by sex assault claims against frontman
18 June
- Struggling German Greens urge EU to reconsider asylum reforms
- Germany's Rammstein band fans and sex assault protesters face off at Swiss concert
19 June
- Living in Germany: Forever renters, complaining like a German and regional differences
- Chinese premier visits Germany amid growing mistrust
- The train routes in North Rhine-Westphalia that will be closed over summer
- EXPLAINED: What happens if you don't pay a bill in Germany?
- Europe faces 'intense' extreme heat and drought, new report warns
- German-led Euro air defence plan faces pushback
- Almost all German states report increase in domestic violence cases
- German word of the day: Bürgerlich
20 June
- Why does Germany have a 'perceived inflation' rate of 18 percent?
- German intelligence agency warns about intensifying Russian spy efforts
- Germany set to introduce 'one of the most modern immigration laws in the world'
- Ex-pope Benedict's cross stolen from Bavarian church
- COMPARE: Is Switzerland really 'better' than Germany?
- Reader Question: Can I move to another EU country with a German residency permit?
21 June
- New deadlines and deductions: How to file taxes in Germany in 2023
- Germany looks to bring back sick notes by telephone
- REVEALED: Where are the 10 cheapest cities to rent in Germany?
- Germany ranked sixth in world for gender equality
- EXPLAINED: Which German insurance do you need for accidents?
22 June
- 'Risk of tornadoes': Germany set to be hit by extreme weather
- Ukrainian soldiers begin long road to recovery in Berlin
- Germany to meet NATO's 2 percent spending goal 'starting next year'
- BREAKING: German rail union to hold ballot on unlimited strikes
- German word of the day: Platzregen
- Why Germany failed to make the list of the top 10 'most liveable cities'
23 June
- PODCAST: How Brexit has hit Brits in Germany and immigration changes
- Far-right AfD overtakes Germany's Social Democrats in polls
- IN PICTURES: Storms and torrential rain wreak havoc across Germany
- REVEALED: The top European countries for overseas property buyers
- German Bundestag passes sweeping immigration reforms bill
- 8 things to know about Germany's new skilled worker immigration law
24 June
- The 7 over-the-counter meds Americans might want to bring with them to Europe
- Ukrainian couple takes Berlin with old-school film shop
25 June
- German economy bids goodbye to years of plenty
- Former East Germans ousted from homes fight for redress
26 June
- Living in Germany: Streamlined sick notes, Merkel's tech challenge and balcony barbecues
- German prosecutors admit to tapping climate activists' phones
- Why the far-right AfD's victory in an east German district is so significant
- Why more and more German citizenship applicants are suing Berlin authorities
- Five people drown in weekend swimming accidents around Germany
- Germany set to station 4,000 troops in Lithuania
- 7 unmissable events in Germany this July
- Why did east Germans vote for far-right AfD in historic election?
27 June
- Why Germany's proposed minimum wage increase has been called a 'scandal'
- Everything that changes in July 2023 in Germany
- Germany ranks third worldwide in number of 'ultra-rich' residents
- Covid-19 still causing 1,000 deaths a week in Europe, WHO warns
- How German cities are adapting to rising temperatures
- What does Germany's new Whistleblower Act mean for employees?
28 June
- Debate sizzles as meat eating hits new low in Germany
- Passports: What are the rules for dual-nationals travelling in Germany?
- EXPLAINED: What happens if you’re off sick for a long time in Germany
- Europe-wide raids as German property giant probed
- UPDATE: German rail union agrees to postpone strikes with third-party mediation
- Record number of Catholics leave German Church
29 June
- Berlin landlords can legally be expropriated, expert panel rules
- Scholz says Putin 'weakened' as he reaffirms German support for Ukraine
- 'Go early and stay late': Your tips for making the most of Germany's lakes
- How Germany's reformed benefits systems aims to tackle labour shortage
- German inflation rises again in June
- Report finds Muslims in Germany face rampant bias
30 June
- PODCAST: German summer traditions explained and what does the AfD vote win mean for Germany?
- How people in Germany will be able to check their pension contributions online
- German government scraps exemption for over-80s in controversial heating law
- German unemployment inches up in June as recession bites
- Can I take my child out of school in Germany to go on holiday?
- How foreigners will be able to bring their families to Germany under new skilled worker law