📰 Breaking News: News Archive for October 2024 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Airport support staff for Lufthansa to strike in Leipzig and Dresden
- When should I turn on the heating in my German flat?
- How Germany wants to boost rights of people with foreign backgrounds
- Germany inaugurates IBM's first European quantum data centre
- German word of the day: Verboten
- Is the EU really cracking down on smoking in Germany?
02 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- Germany's top court orders limits to police surveillance powers
- How long can I stay in Germany if I lose my job?
- 'Bureaucratic burden is insanely high': Will Germany ease its red tape culture?
- 'Unfair distribution': Why Germany's tax system needs to change
- TELL US: What are your tips for dealing with German bureaucracy?
- '€1,000 job bonus': How Germany will overhaul unemployment benefits
03 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Controversial winning design chosen for Leipzig unity monument
- Suspected Marburg cases in Germany were false alarms: officials
- 'Longer hours, lower wages in the east': Just how united is Germany in 2024?
- COMPARE: What's the 'best' mobile phone network in Germany?
04 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the news on Friday
- Thousands march in Berlin to call for end to Ukraine war support
- How to save money on health insurance by switching providers in Germany
- REVEALED: The best places to go mushroom foraging in Germany
- As EU targets Chinese cars, French and German rivals sputter
- German car sales fall as industry faces a 'problematic mix'
- EXPLAINED: Why the EU and China could be heading for a major trade war
- Are there any parts of Berlin you need to avoid?
- Deutsche Bahn to increase ticket prices from December
05 October
- Inside Germany: €49 ticket hikes, chimney sweeps and the unlikely fall of the Berlin Wall
- Zelensky to attend defence talks in Germany with Biden
06 October
- Denmark increases controls at borders with Sweden and Germany
- Germany's Scholz urges ceasefire ahead of Gaza war anniversary
07 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- German word of the day: Mahnwache
- How much more will you pay for an electric car in Germany in future?
- Recession fears mount in Germany as factory orders plunge
- Will homeowners in Germany ever get their new property tax bills?
- EXPLAINED: How to deal with a noisy neighbour in Germany
- TELL US: What's it like to live in eastern Germany?
08 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Three apps to help drivers in Germany find the cheapest fuel
- 'Two hundred more cities': Flixtrain expands in Germany with regional connections
- Which social benefits exclude you from German citizenship?
- How to take a German wellness retreat for burnt-out parents
- Which German autumn personality type are you?
09 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- Where electricity prices are expected to drop in Germany in 2025
- Why the English 'idiot's apostrophe' has German grammar police up in arms
- German exports rose unexpectedly in August
- EXPLAINED: How to apply for a residency permit online in Berlin
- The 'best' companies in Germany for young professionals
10 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Storm Kirk: Ex-hurricane to sweep over Germany before warm weather returns
- EU unveils plans to make passports and IDs digital for Schengen travel
- 6 steps for starting your own business in Germany
- 'A new peak': How high have rents risen in Germany's big cities?
- How you can see a 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet in skies over Germany this week
- EXPLAINED: Germany's new digital ID app for residents
- RANKED: The 'best' universities in Germany for 2025
- Launch of Europe's new EES border system officially delayed again
11 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Where can you celebrate Diwali or Durga Puja in Germany this year?
- EXPLAINED: Could the far-right AfD be banned in Germany?
- Berlin Kitas avert indefinite strike as Bundestag promises more cash
- Germany's support for Ukraine 'won't let up' says Chancellor Scholz
12 October
- Fire breaks out on oil tanker off Germany, crew rescued
- Inside Germany: Surviving directness and the German love for banning things
- Inside Germany: applying for residency online in Berlin, the 'idiot's apostrophe' and October light shows
14 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the news on Monday
- US President Joe Biden expected to visit Germany this week
- Residents in Germany face hefty rise in gas prices
- Why air passengers in Germany face fewer flight options in future
- 'Stand up for yourself': How best to deal with German directness
- REVEALED: Are these the 'best' bars in Germany?
15 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- How all-day school could worsen Germany's teacher shortage
- German word of the day: Stimmungskanone
- What's on in Germany: 11 events not to miss this November
- How Germany's tax plans for 2025 could affect you
- Can you see the Northern Lights from Germany this winter?
- In Pictures: Twin panda cubs to make public debut at Berlin zoo
16 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- How Germany needs to improve its pensions system
- 'Vereine': How you can start your own club in Germany
- TELL US: Why do you read The Local?
- More and more tenants in Germany are spending too much income on rent
- How to get a doctor's appointment in Germany if you don't speak German
17 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Why is Germany's economy so sluggish and what does it mean for you?
- How much more will you pay in German health insurance next year?
- UPDATE: The train and road disruptions to expect during Biden's Berlin visit
18 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Do Germans really like banning things as much as we might think?
- KEY POINTS: How the German government wants to combat extremism and knife crime
- Biden meets Scholz in Berlin, receives highest German state honour
- OPINION: The state of healthcare in Germany has become worryingly frail
19 October
- German MP from Scholz's party in row over anti-Zionist post
- Scholz, Erdogan progress on defence talks but clash on Middle East
20 October
- Libyan held in Germany over suspected Israel embassy plot
- German sheep farmers feel abandoned in bluetongue crisis
21 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- How can I get ‘cashback’ at a supermarket in Germany?
- How much will the jobcentre pay for my rent and bills in Germany?
- What France's new Schengen border checks mean for neighbouring countries
- German word of the day: Entschlossen
- Berlin to Hamburg train line to get upgrade to 5G mobile coverage
- Major German airline extends suspension of flights to Tel Aviv
22 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- What Americans living in Germany should know about pensions
- How much more expensive will skiing in Germany be this winter?
- New mpox variant detected in Germany
- Six apps to help you save money in your daily life in Germany
- German word of the day: Feindlichkeit
23 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- OPINION: Europe's open borders are precious, but they are under threat
- 'UK and Germany move closer together' with defence deal
- EXPLAINED: What you need to apply for university in Germany
- Why is November 1st a holiday in some parts of Germany but not others?
- Will Germany allow states to revoke citizenship for acts of anti-Semitism?
- Why Bavaria is one the world's top travel destinations for 2025
24 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- German phrase of the day: die Nase vorn haben
- Whatever happened to the EU's plan to stop changing the clocks?
- How does divorce affect your residence rights in Germany?
- Why are Germans having fewer babies especially in the East?
- How is Berlin's immigration office coping with its application backlog?
- Why is the AfD picking a fight with the German Bauhaus art movement?
25 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Germany's Scholz says war-torn Ukraine cannot join NATO now
- German flying taxi startup to file for bankruptcy
- 'Digital office': How Germany wants to move work contracts online
- Modi announces more German visas for Indians as Scholz visits
- Should you get a flu shot in Germany before the winter season?
- Everything that changes in Germany in November 2024
- German word of the day: Kürbislaterne
26 October
- Germany's unruly coalition govt faces 'autumn of decisions'
- Inside Germany: Winter clocks, giant pumpkins and a year of the skilled worker law
27 October
- Why does building work at German main stations take so long?
28 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the news on Monday
- How employees in Germany can make the most of public holidays in 2025
- Is Germany planning to scrap doctors' sick notes over the phone?
- Volkswagen set to close 'at least three German plants and slash tens of thousands of jobs'
- Halloween vs All Saints Day: How to celebrate in Germany
- How many skilled workers have applied for Germany's 'opportunity card' visa?
29 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Biggest German trade union calls warning strike over pay
- German consumer confidence improves from very low level
- Can political leaders steer Germany out of its economic slump?
- German charged with Islamist attack plot against Jewish institution
- EXPLAINED: Germany's chaotic property tax reform and what it means for you
- What residents in Germany need to know about the electronic patient file
- Should foreigners in Germany take legal action to speed up a residence permit?
- Ikea pledges cash to atone for East German forced labour
30 October
- Where to celebrate Diwali 2025 in Germany
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- 'Positive surprise': Germany narrowly avoids recession despite slump
- Where people in Germany are the happiest (and unhappiest)
- REVEALED: Germany's new plan to attract tens of thousands of skilled Indian workers
- Is Germany really on course to cut 140,000 auto industry jobs in a decade?
- Is it too late to vote in the US election from Germany?
- German inflation rises sharply in October
- How two German cities will test out selling cannabis at dedicated shops
31 October
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news in Germany on Thursday
- Germany's Volkswagen demands 10-percent wage cut in union talks
- Which German jobs have a lower salary threshold for an EU Blue Card?
- What's behind the rise of inflation in Germany?
- German word of the day: Geist
- Public transport fares in Berlin set for steep increase in 2025
- Manhunt after explosives left at Berlin's Neukölln train station