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

01 December
- Volkswagen's German workers to strike from Monday
02 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- 'Ukraine can rely on Germany': Scholz pledges aid on surprise visit to Kyiv
- Volkswagen workers across Germany stage warning strike
- How to watch unlimited films at cinemas in Germany with new app
- The check-ups you can get in Germany with statutory health insurance
- 'Klaasohm': Why a German island is scrapping its violent Christmas tradition
- German word of the day: Stöbern
03 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- 'Stuck in Germany': How delays to get a residence permit impact foreigners' lives
- REVEALED: The top-rated restaurants in Germany
- Europe set to allow more wolf hunting after protection status lowered
- German far-right AfD says it will replace radical youth wing
- Citizenship to Bürgergeld: The laws the German CDU want to scrap if they win power
- The German districts where your money goes further
04 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- German stocks defy headwinds to hit milestone
- 'Barbarazweig': The German Christmas tradition for St Barbara's Day
- The laws at risk as Germany’s minority government struggles for support
- Raids in Germany target smuggling ring bringing migrants to the UK
- Frankfurt named one of the world's 'most liveable' cities for foreigners
- How do pupils in Germany compare in international maths and science tests?
05 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- German word of the day: der Mistelzweig
- German government under pressure to ease housing crisis ahead of elections
- Six things to know about abortion in Germany
- German police vow to crack down on custom of smacking women at Klaasohm festival
- Where to see Krampus in Germany in 2024
06 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Volkswagen workers in Germany set to strike again
- LATEST: EU reveals how EES biometric border checks will be phased in
- 'My son's shock rejection for a German Schengen Visa - and how I challenged it'
- OPINION: Your personality changes when you speak another language, but that’s not always a bad thing
- The planned money and tax changes in Germany in 2025
- What the new eastern state coalitions tell us about German politics
- 'Ampel-Aus': What Germany's top 10 words of the year say about 2024
07 December
- Germany's Scholz sees 'joint' Ukraine strategy with Trump
- 11 Christmas gift ideas to stay connected with friends and family back home
- German festival passes calmly after reports of beatings
- Alice Weidel, German far right's unlikely hope for chancellor
- German campaigners demand abortion be fully legalised
- Inside Germany: Violent rituals, Glühwein and political deadlocks
08 December
- Syrians in Berlin stunned by whirlwind events at home
- Thousands of Syrians in Berlin celebrate departure of Assad
- Spain, Germany hail Mercosur deal but France and EU farmers fume
09 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- COMPARED: The best and worst train operators in Europe
- Volkswagen workers across Germany kick off second round of strike action
- The big changes for travel in Germany in 2025
- What happens if Germany doesn't agree on a budget for 2025?
- Zelensky urges 'stronger' aid from German chancellor candidate Merz
- What will happen to Germany’s one million Syrians after Assad’s fall?
10 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- 10 food and drink treats you have to try at a German Christmas market
- Anger at plan to turn Nazi tunnels in eastern Germany into bunker for super-rich
- Deutsche Bahn vs Flixtrain: The pros and cons of Germany's train operators
- Why tenants in Germany could see steep rent hikes in 2025
- Russia 'arrests German citizen over alleged sabotage for Kyiv'
- Should you get Germany's extreme weather emergency warning app?
- Sackings and chocolate: What millions of Google searches say about Germans
11 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- German Chancellor proposes lowering VAT on food ahead of snap elections
- Which Christmas foods are more expensive in Germany this year?
- 'Historic': What full Schengen membership for Bulgaria and Romania means for Europe
- German e-commerce giant Zalando to snap up local rival
- Calendar: The days you'll get off work in Germany in 2025
- TIMELINE: What happens next as German chancellor kicks off path to snap elections?
12 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Berlin set to become third German city to host NFL game
- EXPLAINED: How do minority governments work in Germany?
- 'Riedbahn': How a key German rail route will re-open after five-month closure
- German state leaders to grapple with recognition of foreign qualifications
- 'I am a Berliner': Syrian whose selfie with Merkel went viral plans to stay in Germany
- 'Brexit reset': Why majority of EU citizens want closer ties with the UK
- Ice hockey to basketball: How to find tickets for sports games in Germany
- German word of the day: Weihnachtszauber
13 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Can you go home for the holidays if you're waiting for a new German residence permit?
- 13,000 unused flats in Frankfurt: Why Hesse plans to crack down on empty housing
- Why direct flights from Germany are going up in price
- German hospitals fear labour shortages if Syrians leave
- How Germany wants to speed up recognition of foreign qualifications
- German man falsely imprisoned for 13 years faces €100,000 bill for jail time
14 December
- Unidentified drones spotted over German military, industrial sites
- Scholz says 'integrated' Syrian refugees 'welcome' to stay in Germany
- Inside Germany: Vote of confidence, Bordbistro changes and 20 years of Berghain
15 December
- Berlin warns Assad officials not to come to Germany
16 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- A guide to Germany's political parties and their colours
- UPDATE: Scholz loses confidence vote in German parliament
- The big healthcare changes in Germany in 2025
- New direct Paris-Berlin high-speed train service makes debut
- 'Language classes at work': How Germany could attract skilled foreign workers
- What now as German chancellor loses vote of confidence?
17 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Election-bound Germany braces for Russian disinformation threat
- What's on the agenda for Germany in 2025?
- How likely is a 'white Christmas' in Germany this year?
- Germany says 2024 has been its hottest year on record
- The reasons your German citizenship application might be rejected
- 'Not woke': Conservatives outline right-wing vision for Germany ahead of elections
- What you need to know about driving in Germany over the holidays
- 'Fight for every job': Social Democrats appeal to workers in German election manifesto
18 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- German elections: The key party pledges that will affect foreign residents
- Everything that changes for international students in Germany in 2025
- Berliners with €29 travel pass to get cut-price Deutschlandticket
- How much do you need to earn to live comfortably in Germany?
- How the conservatives want to gut Germany's dual citizenship reform
19 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Germany approves record €20 billion worth of defence gear
- Why Germany is still hanging on to the fax machine
- German health insurer TK to significantly hike contribution rate
- Americans in Germany: Congress to consider bill to end citizenship-based taxation
- What's open and what's closed in Germany over the Christmas holidays?
- Friedrich Merz: The German conservative gunning to become next chancellor
- Why the German parliament has to be 'dissolved' and what happens next
- German MPs vote to safeguard top court from 'extremists'
20 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- What's the outlook for the German job market in 2025?
- Germany FM warns of new Syria violence ahead of Turkey visit
- German parliament secures future of Deutschlandticket in 2025
- Germany's Scholz says he will speak with Putin again
- Anger in Germany after Musk backs far-right AfD
- Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
21 December
- 'Torn from my side': horror of German Christmas market attack
- Volkswagen unveils major job cuts in Germany in cost-saving drive
- Inside Germany: Election campaigns, the 'Christmas pickle' and what's closed for the holidays
- Minute's silence in Bundesliga for Magdeburg victims
- The 'atheist' Saudi refugee suspected of Germany attack
22 December
- Germany pledges security inquest into Christmas market attack
23 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- Cologne launches night-time taxi vouchers to help women get home safely
- How late are supermarkets in Germany open on Christmas Eve?
- Protests in German city of Magdeburg after Christmas market attack
- Three Wishes for Cinderella: How to watch Germany's favourite Christmas movie
- Volkswagen boss in Germany hails cost-cutting deal but shares fall
24 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- President urges Germany to stand together after Christmas market attack
- Nine reverse culture shocks of visiting home from Germany for the holidays
- 8 unmissable events happening in Germany in January 2025
25 December
- Investors swoop in to save German flying taxi startup
26 December
- One in three Germans worried about their internet usage
27 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- German president dissolves parliament and sets election date
- Everything that changes for drivers in Germany in 2025
- What are the rules for setting off fireworks in Germany on New Year's Eve?
28 December
- German industry pessimistic over 2025 employment prospects
- EU universal charger rules come into force
29 December
- Elon Musk digs in on German far right support, sparking row
- For German 'sick leave detective', business is booming
30 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- German security chiefs to be questioned over Christmas market attack
- How will heating and electricity costs change in Germany next year?
- What's open and what's closed in Germany over the New Year Holiday?
- Germany to maintain heightened border controls beyond March
31 December
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- German Interior Minister says Christmas market attack suspect is mentally ill
- Scholz tells Germans (and Musk) 'social media won't decide election'
- Everything that changes about life in Germany in January 2025