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

01 January
- Pressure mounts from Russia and US ahead of German election
- Five dead in Germany from New Year's fireworks accidents
02 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Germany launches new online portal for visa applications from abroad
- Where rail passengers can expect disruptions in Berlin and Brandenburg in 2025
- How Germany's CSU want to tighten up rules on immigration
- Four places in Germany experts say you should visit in 2025
- Q&A: What is Germany's new online visa portal and how can I use it?
03 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Germany wants to help Syria become 'functioning state'
- What changes for renters and homeowners in Germany in 2025
- Recession weighs on German labour market
- Q&A: How can Indian citizens get a visa for Germany in 2025?
- IN PHOTOS: Animals at Berlin Zoo get a belated Christmas present
04 January
- German electricity cleanest on record in 2024
- Inside Germany: Fireworks mayhem, an online visa portal and how to learn real German
- Scholz slams 'erratic' Musk comments, support for AfD
05 January
- Snow, black ice cancels dozens of flights in Germany
06 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- How much inflation should consumers in Germany expect in 2025?
- Sixth victim dies after Magdeburg Christmas market attack
- CDU leader: 'Dual citizenship creates too many problems in Germany'
- OPINION: Five things to expect in Germany's snap elections
- Which groups of foreign residents earn the most money in Germany?
- German inflation rises more than expected in December
- German parties see 'warning' from Austria as AfD hails far-right advance
07 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Train services disrupted in Germany due to storms
- REVEALED: The German cities where drivers spend the most time stuck in traffic
- The big changes for families in Germany in 2025
- EXPLAINED: What to do if your bike is stolen in Germany
- Non-EU travellers will need to pay £10 'ETA' to enter UK
- What you need to earn to get an EU Blue Card in Germany in 2025
08 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
- Why German business leaders want to cut back on paid sick leave for employees
- The jobs where employees earn the most (and least) in Germany
- Can you apply for German citizenship through marriage while living abroad?
- Snow and freezing temperatures set to hit northern Germany
- The immigration changes that may affect foreigners in Germany this year
- Trump's Greenland comment has baffled EU, says Germany's Scholz
09 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Ukraine allies to hold defence meet in Germany before Trump takes office
- Germany's Lufthansa to create 10,000 new jobs in 2025
- 'Klenkes': The strange hand gesture you need to know in the German town of Aachen
- Thousands evacuated in Dresden after WWII bomb discovered
- Why drivers in Germany are seeing a spike in the cost of petrol
- EXPLAINED: How German parties want to end soaring social contributions
- Elon Musk to host public call with leader of Germany's far-right AfD
10 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- German far-right hotspot Chemnitz seeks rebrand as culture hub
- 'Don't add fuel to fire': Europe tries to play it cool as storm Trump approaches
- Health experts warn of emerging flu wave in Germany
- FACT CHECK: The false claims made during AfD's chat with Musk ahead of German election
- OPINION: Why foreigners in Germany must challenge landlords over high rent
- Germany reports foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo
- 'Not compatible': Dozens of German universities turn back on social media platform X
- One death reported as snow and storms lash Germany
- Skiing in Germany: How to check if there’s snow on the slopes
11 January
- Germany battles to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker
- Inside Germany: Election campaign ramps up, sick leave row and the year of Chemnitz
- German far-right outlines radical programme as protesters rally
- Musk, ex-EU tech chief Breton spar over Germany
- 'Inviolability of borders applies to every country': Scholz
12 January
- Sahra Wagenknecht, Germany's combative 'left-wing conservative'
- Alice Weidel, German far right's unlikely hope for chancellor
- German far right emboldened by Austria
13 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- How to get reduced-price ICE train tickets in Germany this January
- REVEALED: The jobs and skills growing in demand across Germany
- Biodeutsch: Why this is Germany's ugliest word of the year
- Germany races to contain foot-and-mouth outbreak amid export fears
- How much health insurance costs in Germany have gone up this year
14 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- German defence minister visits Kyiv ahead of Trump inauguration
- German word of the day: Widerruf
- German court halts sales of 'Dubai' chocolate made outside UAE
- How people with German citizenship can vote from abroad in the election
- Germany's AfD investigated over 'deportation ticket' flyers in Karlsruhe
- Remigration: What is the AfD's 'mass deportation' German election policy?
15 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- UK bans German livestock imports amid foot-and-mouth outbreak
- 'Vision of horror': Far right AfD takes aim at Germany's iconic Bauhaus movement
- When do I need to have my German citizenship in order to vote in the election?
- Germany rolls out electronic patient records in three regions
- Why the German passport is no longer the strongest in the world
- German economy shrinks again as political crisis weighs
- 'How did the world allow Auschwitz?' Nazi death camp survivors speak out
- Six things to do on a rainy day in Munich
16 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- What foreigners in Germany should know about the voting system
- How Trump's return could hit the Germany economy
- Why is dual citizenship still so controversial in Germany?
- REVEALED: The 'best' German companies to work for in 2025
- Germany's Lufthansa to resume Tel Aviv flights on February 1st
- German phrase of the day: Hier steppt der Bär
- German far-right co-leader to attend Trump inauguration
17 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- German Christmas market attack suspect held 'anti-Islam, far-right' views
- 'I love W*nk': German ski resort's ad campaign banned at world cup
- Bavaria's conservatives pledge return to eight-year rule for German naturalisation
- How could the AfD's strong election result impact foreigners in Germany?
- Which Social Democrat campaign pledges should foreigners in Germany know about?
- TELL US: What questions do you have about the upcoming German elections?
- Germany's Scholz to meet Macron in Paris next week
- UK to hike cost of an ETA for arrivals but relaxes airport transit rule
18 January
- Inside Germany: Dual citizenship bashing and annoying your German neighbours
- At VW home base, Germany's Scholz vows to revive economy
19 January
- 'Predictable' Trump is 'opportunity' for Europe, says Germany's Merz
20 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- Leaked diplomat cable lays bare Germany's fears over Trump
- 'It will cost jobs': What Trump's return could mean for Germany
- What are your rights when you miss a train in Germany due to delays?
- 11 people injured after ferry crash on Elbe river in Hamburg
- What is the German cult soft drink Spezi?
21 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- DHL aims to double parcel self pick-ups in Germany
- What are the rules around showing the 'Nazi salute' in Germany?
- Berlinale to screen Israeli hostage film after last year's Gaza row
- German word of the day: Bezahlbar
- Q&A: What are your rights while waiting for a German residence permit?
22 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- How the world discovered the Nazi death camps
- When will homeowners in Germany receive property tax bills - and how much will they pay?
- Germany braces for hurricane-force winds
- Which German cities have the longest waiting times for citizenship?
- Knife attacker in Germany kills man and child in public park
- What is Tübingen's 'disposable packaging tax' and will other German cities follow?
- Former Auschwitz commandant house to host anti-Semitism research centre
23 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Germany's crisis-hit economy casts shadow over election
- Berlin to see 24-hour public transport strike on Monday
- How to get around Berlin during the two-day public transport strike
- German word of the day: Arschloch
- The Green party pledges foreigners in Germany should know about
- 'Fundamental changes': German politicians demand action after deadly knife attack
- What's behind Germany's growing population?
- German sportswear giants Adidas and Puma weighing job cuts
- OPINION: Why there's no way of stopping the rise of the far-right AfD in Germany
24 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest new on Friday
- Auschwitz survivor's decades-long journey back to Germany
- IN NUMBERS: What to expect when applying for German citizenship in Cologne
- New Munich-Paris high speed rail service planned
- Everything that changes in Germany in February 2025
- German business groups call protests to demand reforms
25 January
- German conservatives condemned over opening to far-right AfD
- Inside Germany: Frankfurt's mammoth citizenship wait times and remembering Auschwitz
26 January
- Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk backs AfD
- Germany's asylum services in the spotlight after knife attack
27 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- Five myths about German that language learners should ignore
- How Germany's economy is shaping up in the new year
- The Left party election pledges foreigners in Germany should know
- EXPLAINED: The CDU's immigration plan for Germany including citizenship reform
- German Holocaust remembrance under fire from German far right
- 7 unmissable events happening in Germany in February 2025
28 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Coke, Fanta and Sprite drinks recalled across Europe over chlorate risk
- German and Danish leaders meet after Trump Greenland warnings
- Which German cities are affected by the Deutsche Post strikes?
- Why around 10 million people in Germany can't vote in the election
- How much are rents going up in German cities?
- Do all foreigners in Germany have access to free healthcare?
29 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- 'Migration showdown': How plans to tighten borders and alter citizenship law have divided Germany
- How do Germany's leading political parties plan to fix the economy and boost jobs?
- German word of the day: Weltschmerz
- Major mail disruption across Germany as postal strikes hit rural areas
- Germany's far-right 'firewall' under strain as migration debate flares
- German Bundestag passes far-right backed motion to limit immigration
30 January
- 'German salaries are competitive,' says star developer who left Stockholm for Berlin
- Record number of foreigners quit Sweden to move to Germany
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- German economy shrank more than expected at end of 2024
- Germany's Merkel criticises own party leader over far-right support
- 'Turning point for Germany': What the far right's cooperation with conservatives means
- How does pay for software developers in the Nordic countries compare to Germany?
- 'Shocking': Voters in Germany react to CDU's migration crackdown plan backed by far right
31 January
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- German Bundestag rejects immigration bill pushed by conservatives and far right
- What a failed CDU motion tells us about the future of dual citizenship in Germany
- It's five years since Brexit but problems lie ahead for Brits in Europe
- LISTED: The new destinations you can fly to from Germany this spring
- QUIZ: Can you pass our alternative German citizenship test?
- REVEALED: How thousands of Brits became German after Brexit
- German inflation unexpectedly slows in January