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  • 01 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
    • CSD in Germany: The pride events you won't want to miss this summer
    • How people in Germany can get unlimited cinema tickets with new subscription
    • German inflation slows more than expected in June
    • 'We want to govern': Could the far-right AfD join a coalition in Germany?
  • 02 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
    • Why has German train punctuality got so bad?
    • Germany sees spike in summer flu and Covid infections
    • What can get you evicted as a tenant in Germany?
    • German word of the day: Frust
  • 03 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
    • How Germans’ English language mistakes can help you learn German
    • Germany and Sweden arrest eight over Syria crimes against humanity
    • What the shock defection of a Greens MP to the CDU tells us about German politics
    • TELL US: How would you rate long-distance train travel in Germany?
    • Where can you go surfing in Germany?
  • 04 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
    • Belief returns for Kroos and Germany before Euro 2024 Spain showdown
    • Germany's first African-born MP says he won't stand again
    • German word of the day: Bitte
    • Erdogan to attend Euro 2024 match in Berlin as diplomatic row spirals
    • Can I claim parental benefits from Germany if I return home to give birth?
    • 'How I finally got German citizenship in Berlin after six years of waiting'
  • 05 July
    • PODCAST: Underrated German tourist spots and can the €49 ticket survive?
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news of Friday
    • German coalition strikes breakthrough budget deal after crisis
    • Berlin's Turkish community stoked for Euro 2024 quarter-final 'home game'
    • 'Swiftkirchen': What you need to know about Taylor Swift's Germany concerts
    • The best-paid jobs you can get without a university degree in Germany
    • What Labour's UK election win could mean for Brits in Europe
    • Kindergeld and tax relief: How Germany's planned 2025 budget could affect you
  • 06 July
    • Asylum applications fall in Germany
    • Inside Germany: Budget drama, what Germans think about UK election and the American community
    • Police stop Turkish fan march in Berlin over far-right salute
  • 07 July
    • New UK foreign minister in Germany for first trip abroad
  • 08 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
    • German word of the day: Nomenkompositum
    • Older Germans 'more knowledgeable' about climate change than young people
    • Could Germany's €49 transport ticket see 'massive' price hike this year?
    • Will Germany introduce a tax rebate for foreign skilled workers?
    • OPINION: After UK and French elections, Germany's headaches this summer lie at home
  • 09 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
    • How the German government wants to toughen up rules on unemployment benefits
    • German passport applications 'severely delayed' over summer
    • 'There will be an increase': How much could Germany's Deutschlandticket cost in 2025?
    • What to expect on roads in Germany over the Euro 2024 final weekend
    • Which German cities are the most expensive for residents in 2024?
  • 10 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
    • 'Unfair': Critics slam Germany's tax rebate plan for foreign workers
    • 'Just useless': Why does it take years to get an appointment with Nuremberg's immigration office?
    • Thousands of families affected as Berlin Kitas hit by five-day strike
    • 10 tips for travelling with kids in Germany
    • Europe's drinking water contaminated by 'forever chemical', NGOs warn
  • 11 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
    • German Health Minister in favour of banning supervised drinking for under 16s
    • Why the US plans to station long range missiles in Germany
    • German word of the day: Schadenfreude
    • 'Not a club you want to visit': How Berliners are reacting to Tesla's new nightclub
    • 'Four-hour delays': How travelling on German trains has become a nightmare for foreigners
  • 12 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
    • PODCAST: Germany's budget plans, Swift-mania and is Berlin the most expensive German city?
    • How Germany's high-traffic 'Riedbahn' train route closure will hit travellers
    • Cost of living: What's getting more expensive (or cheaper) in Germany?
    • How Germany's planned tax shake-up could affect you
  • 13 July
    • Germany's hospitality industry sees no major impact from home Euro 2024
    • 'Shameful' that over 100,000 German pensioners liable for tax after pension increase: BSW
    • Inside Germany: Highs and lows of train travel and a successful Euro 2024
  • 14 July
    • Highway to hell? Plan for Germany's biggest motorway sparks anger
    • Scholz condemns 'despicable' assassination attempt on Trump
  • 15 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
    • Superb fans to delayed trains: The highs and lows of Euro 2024 in Germany
    • 'Won't give up my passport': Why Indians in Germany face hurdles to citizenship
    • Germany wants to extend tighter border controls with France during Olympics
    • Can you really be fined for killing wasps in Germany?
  • 16 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
    • 'Germany needs you': Labour Minister's plea to skilled workers from India
    • Germany considers legalising egg donation
    • How much could green renovations save homeowners in Germany?
    • Munich opens its first alcohol-free beer garden
    • German phrase of the day: Hinter den Kulissen
  • 17 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
    • Kita workers call last-minute strike in Berlin
    • Restrictions for weeks: Berlin's central S-Bahn lines close for construction
    • Who can travel to Paris this summer on Germany's €49 ticket?
    • Germany's most popular beaches in 2024 - and the less crowded alternatives
    • Is start date for EES biometric passport checks set to be delayed again?
  • 18 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
    • How Germany plans to revamp emergency healthcare services
    • Germany moves to avoid price hikes for €49 ticket 'until 2025'
    • Major Berlin landlord set to increase rents by 15 percent
    • German word of the day: Gaumenschmaus
    • In detail: Who is exempt from Europe's EES passport checks?
    • Police nab Taylor Swift 'stalker' at first Germany gig
    • EU chief von der Leyen wins second term
    • The ultimate guide to looking and sounding like a local in Berlin
  • 19 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
    • Why are Last Generation activists in Germany getting prison sentences?
    • European travel services hit by major global IT glitch
    • How Germany is being hit by Microsoft's 'blue death' glitch
    • How much money do international students need to study in Germany?
    • German phrase of the day: Start ins Wochenende
    • 'Learn from the Swiss': How Germany can solve its endless rail problems
  • 20 July
    • Adidas drops Bella Hadid from campaign over Gaza controversy
    • Air passengers 'in limbo' as global IT crash grounds flights
    • Inside Germany: Swiftmania, Hasenbrot, and travelling abroad with the €49 ticket
    • Belarus in talks with Berlin over German man on death row
  • 21 July
    • Flights resume after global IT crash wreaks havoc
    • Hundreds of thousands expected for Christopher Street Day in Cologne
    • Baerbock defends stationing of long-range US missiles in Germany
  • 22 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
    • Germany battered by storms in wettest year on record
    • One in five pensioners in Germany takes home less than €1,200
    • TELL US: Is having a foreign name a disadvantage in Germany?
    • What would a second Trump presidency mean for Germany?
  • 23 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
    • RSV vaccines for infants to be covered by statutory health insurance in Germany
    • German employers reject plans for tax rebate for foreigners
    • Could parents in Germany pay higher Kita fees to combat staff shortages?
    • Berlin's immigration office 'processing citizenship applications 3x faster'
    • 10 unmissable events happening in Germany this August
    • Punks take over posh German island to take on the far right
  • 24 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
    • Pride parade runs the gauntlet in German far-right stronghold
    • Germany must do more to improve air quality, court rules
    • Everything that changes in Germany in August 2024
    • Scholz to run again as Germany confirms 2025 election
    • German cabinet ministers approve sweeping tax reform plans
    • Germany bans Islamist group over alleged links to Hezbollah and Iran
    • UK, Germany to boost defence ties in relationship 'reset'
  • 25 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
    • Climate activists disrupt flights at Frankfurt airport
    • How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics in Germany - and who to look out for
    • Rents still rising fast in major German cities
    • Where can I dispose my old electronic devices in Germany?
    • Inflation wipes out high wage increases in Germany last year
    • German word of the day: Quatschen
  • 26 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
    • Germany braces for the worst traffic weekend of the summer season
    • Deutsche Bahn posts huge losses amid drop-off in long-distance passengers
    • Saxony's Herrnhut added to Germany's list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
    • Which German train routes are affected by France arson attacks?
    • Scholz pledges to keep 'strict controls' on Germany's borders
    • Turkey and Germany in spicy feud over doner kebab
    • Electric car woes force German supplier ZF to axe jobs
  • 27 July
    • Cameroon-born German CDU candidate racially assaulted: police
    • Inside Germany: Tax rules shake-up, Germany's Olympics bid and a new UNESCO site
    • Germany's Lower Saxony state premier Weil calls for 15 euro minimum wage
  • 29 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
    • German politician calls for benefits cuts for 'unwilling' jobseekers
    • In pictures: Berlin's CSD pride parade brings colour to a rainy day
    • Germany's Lufthansa halts Beirut flights as Israel tensions rise
    • Germany set to deliver less than half of promised new homes in 2026
    • Why a German artist moved into a building site and 'made it feel like home'
    • German word of the day: Zwielicht
    • UK government says it is not ready for new European passport control system
  • 30 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
    • Fire at Germany's BASF plant leaves 18 injured
    • How Germany plans to change traffic rules for e-scooters
    • Digitalisation: Germany's push to offer more online services
    • Top German court rules electoral reform partly unconstitutional
    • German inflation unexpectedly edges up in July
    • Five cooler holiday destinations you can get to from Germany by train
  • 31 July
    • Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
    • German forecasters issue heat warnings as temperatures to rise above 35C
    • Hamburg transforms 'ugly wart' Nazi bunker into leisure complex
    • Can doctors in Germany refuse to treat patients who don't speak German?
    • Which German cities are best prepared for extreme heat?
    • Berlin receives over 5,000 German citizenship applications after law change
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