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

01 August
- German phrase of the day: Zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke
- WHO slams Germany for 'lax' approach to banning smoking in public
- July weather in Germany was 'too warm and wet'
- Why are some foreigners unable to buy Germany’s €49 ticket?
- REVEALED: Where in Germany people earn the most (and least)
- OPINION: Why can't Germany cut out its smoking habit?
- 10 phrases that explain the German approach to life
- German storms pause world's top heavy metal festival
02 August
- Germany hails 'progress' in EU talks on hydrogen plants
- Germany's Birkenstock 'plans to step into US stock market'
- German supermarket highlights climate costs by selling food at 'true prices'
- German ice cream shop coins 'Um' flavour for undecided customers
- German heavy metal bash slashes attendance following storms
- Where do the majority of foreigners live in Frankfurt?
- German military struggles to find new recruits
03 August
- Summer set to return to Germany with mid-August heatwave
- Munich to get Germany's 'most modern S-Bahn trains'
- '2024 a turning point': When will Germany's rail network run on time?
- EXPLAINED: Where to get free immigration advice in Germany
- REVEALED: Which German cities have the most millionaires?
- Six things to know about Germany's new pension reforms
- German word of the day: Treppenwitz
04 August
- Germany arrests Syrian on war crimes charges
- EXPLAINED: How to get a freelance visa for Germany from outside the EU
- How Munich wants to make settling in Germany easier for non-EU skilled workers
- MAP: Where property prices are forecast to rise and fall in Germany
- Can doctors in Germany charge a fee for cancelled or no-show appointments?
- Germany to significantly cut budget for digitalising services
- 14 words and phrases that perfectly describe the German summer
05 August
- German city deploys snowploughs after summer storm
07 August
- Germany's far-right AfD calls EU 'failed project'
- Living in Germany: €49 ticket jaunts, festival mud baths and Birkenstock's origin
- Parents in Germany 'facing burnout' due to limited childcare options
- German word of the day: Abwechslung
- Heavy rainfall and flooding hits Germany's most populous state
- German man held in France after wife freed from '12 years of captivity'
- How much does it really cost to apply for German citizenship?
08 August
- 13,000 evacuated in Düsseldorf after WWII bomb found
- 9 ways to learn German for free in Berlin
- Drought prompts rethink for ancient trees at Potsdam's Sanssouci palace
- Is Germany's middle class shrinking?
- How summer storms are disrupting transport in northern Germany
- Germany gets Taiwan chip giant TSMC's first European plant
- Why does the Bavarian city of Augsburg have its own public holiday?
09 August
- Germany offers to extend Patriot missile deployment in Poland
- France to release German accused of locking up wife for 12 years
- Soaring food prices continue to drive inflation in Germany
- Germany grapples with '360,000 open positions' in public sector
- What happens to your work permit if you lose your job in Germany?
- REVEALED: This year's top 10 German 'youth words' and what they mean
- Piano great Martha Argerich cancels German and Swiss shows over illness
10 August
- German military aide suspected of spying for Russia
- How Germany is boosting its investment in climate projects
- How Germany wants to roll out e-prescriptions and digital patient records
- INTERVIEW: 'How I was scammed out of €4,000 for a Berlin apartment'
- Black Forest Kicks? The German tourist destination getting its own sneaker collection
- 8 things to do on a rainy day in Cologne
- Most of Germany to see return of summer weather
- Lufthansa pilots in Germany receive pay hikes to fight inflation
11 August
- German word of the day: Mist
- Why German banks are threatening customers with account closures
- Property prices in Germany 'begin to stagnate'
- EXPLAINED: The German roads to avoid as school holidays come to an end
- Pickles to chocolate balls: 16 regional foods to try in each German state
13 August
- Scholz urges further talks after Saudi-led Ukraine summit
14 August
- Living in Germany: Rent scams, strawberry queens and English words derived from German
- German finance minister makes surprise visit to Kyiv
- German phrase of the day: Im Stich lassen
- EXPLAINED: The changes to Germany's €49 ticket you need to know about
- Jobs, study or retirement: Why Brits move to the EU and where they go
- Six surprising facts about Germany's school system
- Why cross-border workers from Germany love their Swiss jobs
- EXPLAINED: What can you do if you missed the German tax return deadline?
15 August
- 7 food mistakes you only make once in Germany
- Why August 15th is a public holiday in parts of Germany
- Germany to see 'extreme heat' and thunderstorms in coming week
- Germany's largest theme park reopens after tower jump accident
- Monument to gay victims of Nazis vandalised in Berlin
16 August
- EXPLAINED: Why fuel is so expensive in Germany right now
- Climate activists 'forced to pay' for Berlin airport blockades
- Why is Germany's cannabis draft law so controversial?
- German government okays plan to legalise recreational cannabis
- German word of the day: Absacker
- World Aquatics to launch 'open' category for transgender swimmers at Berlin event
- More than two-thirds of mothers 'currently employed' in Germany
17 August
- Six surprising German citizenship rules you should know about
- Dig begins for German soldiers executed by French Resistance
- German word of the day: Eigentlich
- Flights disrupted at Frankfurt airport after severe thunderstorms
- How to install a solar panel on your balcony in Germany (even if you rent)
- Israel says US okays 'landmark' missile defence deal with Germany
- Germany to cut parental allowance for higher-earning families from 2024
18 August
- Ukraine receives new air defence systems from Germany
- Storms in Germany: Drivers pulled from cars after severe flooding in Nuremberg
- TIMELINE: When will Germany push through the new dual citizenship law?
- Is it 'arrogant' to live in Germany and not speak German?
- EXCLUSIVE: German government to vote on citizenship law 'on Wednesday'
- Pfand: How Germany plans to expand its bottle deposit scheme in 2024
19 August
- Living in Germany: Big law changes ahead, 'Oldtimers' and the history of Weißwurst
21 August
- Two US soldiers arrested in Germany after fairground murder
- German word of the day: Panne
- REVEALED: The most popular domestic travel destinations in Germany
- Tell us: Should foreigners in Germany make more of an effort to learn German?
- Five ways to learn German for free in Munich
- Why Germany's 'lacklustre' economy is slow to recover
- 10 things you never knew about the German state of Saxony
22 August
- German school or international school: Which is best for foreign parents?
- Why are flights so expensive in Germany?
- '90 percent of German companies' struggling to find qualified candidates
- Is Berlin's immigration office doing enough to 'combat discrimination' by its staff?
- German word of the day: Kündigen
- Is Diet Coke really banned in Europe?
- 10 unmissable events in Germany this September
23 August
- Everything that changes in Germany in September 2023
- Daughter pleads with Germany to help father on Iran death row
- Experts call out German government on 'optimistic' climate plans
- Germany needs 'reality check' to meet electric car targets
- Retirement age in Germany continues to rise, new figures show
- Influx of asylum seekers to Germany unsustainable: CDU deputy head
- German coalition united on gender self-determination but CDU opposed
- German judge gets suspended sentence over Covid mask mandate rebellion
- Second German rescue ship detained in Italy
- Why it's almost impossible to find a free bank account in Germany
- Germany's summer coming to an end as thunder rolls in
- German doctors urge Covid-19 self-tests amid new variant
- 'Finally': German government approves sweeping citizenship reforms
- Germany proposes plans to ease legal gender change
- 'Removing hurdles': How are Germans reacting to citizenship reform plans?
24 August
- Six convicted over attempt to storm German parliament in 2020 Covid demo
- UK seeks to spark interest in German language as learner numbers plummet
- Germany deplores weak impact of Russia sanctions
- French dig fails to find executed German WWII soldiers
- Swedish housing construction slumps to lowest rate in a decade
- EXPLAINED: How Germany wants to speed up applications for e-residence permits
- The reasons Brits are moving to Germany post-Brexit
25 August
- How alcohol-free beer is booming in Germany
- Sick man of Europe again? Germany's economic woes in focus
- Ice to the Autobahn: 8 common myths American travellers have about Germany
- Tesla to launch rail shuttle to Berlin factory – for workers and the public
- Sabotage ruled out in giant Berlin aquarium spill
- Six surprising things about Germany's citizenship reform
- Explained: How the EU’s new Digital Services Act affects internet users in Europe
- ‘Immigration miracle’: How Germany's foreign STEM workforce has grown in a decade
26 August
- Living in Germany: Reasons why foreigners don't learn German, pumpkin love and coffee filters
28 August
- Germany proposes stricter rent controls amid housing crisis
- Passenger numbers rise at Berlin's BER airport – but still lower than pre-Covid
- Is Germany a ‘failed state’ for public digital services?
- EXPLAINED: How to register your car in Germany from September 1st
- Storms cause havoc in southern Germany as temperatures dip across country
- German word of the day: Eher
- Wild mushrooms in southern Germany still radioactive decades after Chernobyl
- What families in Germany need to know about Kindergeld's replacement from 2025
- CDU rules out collaboration with far-right Alternative for Germany
- Five Austrian cultural quirks that are surprising to Germans
29 August
- Number of men in Germany working part-time increases
- Germany sees 'no decline in Russian disinformation' over the past year
- Real wages in Germany increase for first time in two years
- German discount supermarket Aldi Süd launches delivery service
- German word of the day: Immerhin
- 'If you have a German partner then insist they speak German to you'
- Germany 'drops sex assault probe' into Rammstein frontman
- Lego Discovery Centre to open in Hamburg in early 2024
- German state leader demands answers on anti-Semitic flyer
- One in four Germans 'believe in political conspiracy theories'
- Germany bets on big tax cuts to boost ailing economy
30 August
- Strike-hit German stunt performers train kids during filming freeze
- Germany plans Berlin memorial for Polish victims of Nazis
- 'Bavaria's business future at risk' as village votes on BMW battery factory
- Surge in foreign workers applying to have qualifications recognised in Germany
- Bürgergeld: Germany's monthly unemployment benefit to rise by 12 percent
- People-smuggling disaster on eastern German borders 'only a matter of time'
- Germany 'should be ashamed of itself' for failing disabled pupils
- Climate crisis: '90 percent' of Europe's ski resorts face critical snow shortages
- German word of the day: Bremsen
- Reader question: Can I apply for German citizenship from abroad?
- German inflation dips further in August
- 'Speaking little German is not a barrier to integration, it's just a technical problem'
31 August
- German 'cannabis clubs' flourish as legislation looms
- 'A horrible idea': How cuts to Elterngeld will affect families in Germany
- REVEALED: How Berlin is planning to dramatically expand its U-Bahn network
- Russian man convicted over Chechen dissident murder plot in Germany
- Germany eyes higher financial support for low-income families
- Unemployment rises in Germany as job vacancies remain at 'high level'