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

01 February
- X, TikTok and others in EU 'stress test' ahead of Germany's vote
- German conservatives bet on far-right support but lose key vote
- Inside Germany: Historic vote in the Bundestag and hope for future of dual citizenship
- Horst Koehler, German ex-president and IMF chief, dead at 81
02 February
- Scores expected in Berlin to protest against far right
03 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- 'Protect this democracy': At least 160,000 rally in Berlin against the far right
- Which coalition governments are most likely after Germany's election?
- 'Trade war begins': Trump's tariffs put Germany on edge
- Frankfurt Airport rolls out walk-through security scanners
- Germany's conservatives gather after protests over far-right help
- What is the CDU's 'immediate' action plan that targets German citizenship law?
- Essential tips for staying safe and active during Germany's winter months
- German phrase of the day: Fünf vor zwölf
04 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Beer sales in Germany drop to historic low
- Drivers in Germany see soaring car insurance costs
- Why Germany is seeing postal strikes almost every day
- What are Germany's leading political parties' immigration and citizenship plans?
05 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- How much do software developers typically earn in Germany?
- How a key bank ruling could affect your savings account in Germany
- Historic German rail plant to build tanks under defence deal
- German elections: How parties plan to tackle high rents and create affordable homes
- UK port of Dover expects EES to be rolled out 'in November 2025'
- What protection does Germany have against future dictatorships?
- How long do foreigners have to wait for German citizenship in Munich?
06 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Former German chancellor Merkel urges parties to calm pre-election 'turmoil'
- Tesla sales fall in Germany as Musk backs far right
- Where strikes are happening in Germany this week
- Wahl-o-Mat: The online tool that can help you pick a party in the German elections
- Mutterschutz: Germany's plans to extend maternity paid leave following miscarriage
- Migration debate: How do Germans view the CDU's vote with the far right?
- Venice sleeper train setback reveals Europe's rail troubles
- How to watch the 2025 Super Bowl in Germany
07 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Flu wave hits school children in Germany
- Commuters in Berlin face disruption as fresh public transport strike announced
- Germany logs record trade surplus with US amid Trump tariff fears
- Could dual nationals in Germany have to give up a citizenship if the law is reversed?
- The many German words you can use for sandwiches
- Germany's Scholz vows support for 'free and safe' Syria
08 February
- Inside Germany: Wahl-O-Mat, free beer for voting and is it the end of Abendbrot?
- German election favourite urges quick coalition talks
09 February
- New anti-far-right protest draws 250,000 in Munich
- Where in Europe is Ryanair scrapping flights this year?
10 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- Scholz and Merz clash over the far right in German election debate
- Berlin film festival hopes to keep politics at bay
- Train travel: What's the secret behind Germany's most punctual railway line?
- Scholz vs Merz: What we learned from Germany's 'pretty boring' election showdown
- How you can attend Germany's famous Berlinale film festival
- Word of the day: Wahnsinnig
- Germany braces for the first Trump tariffs
11 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- What do Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs mean for Germany?
- How strikes in the public service sector will affect life in Berlin this week
- TELL US: What are your tips for finding love in Germany?
- German election rivals Scholz and Merz trade blows on immigration
- 'No progress': Why has Germany fallen in a global corruption ranking?
- LISTED: The non-EU countries that have drivers licence exchange agreements with Germany
- Frankfurt to see public transport disruption as strikes continue across Germany
- One dead after ICE train collides with lorry in Hamburg
12 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- Germany investigates suspected warship sabotage
- How to get around Frankfurt during the public transport strike
- Orban hosts German AfD leader as he seeks far-right unity
- European airport passenger traffic tops pre-Covid level
- Germany extends border controls for six months
- Will Germany's 'Deutschlandticket' survive after the elections?
- The German election party pledges that families should know about
- 'We need dual citizenship' to support cutting edge research in Germany, says top scientist
13 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Germany's Scholz denies racism claim ahead of election
- Germany's Commerzbank to cut thousands of jobs
- Syrian migrant drama opens Berlin film festival
- Train passengers in Germany see rising number of Deutsche Bahn cancellations
- Several injured after car drives into crowd in Munich
- German activists trademark 'Sylt song' meme in fight against far right
- What we know so far about suspected car ramming attack in Munich
- Suspect held over German asylum shelter attack plot
14 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Germany vows further Afghan deportations after Munich car ramming
- Step by step: What to expect when voting for the first time in Germany
- What costs do homeowners in Germany pay themselves - and which are shared?
- German president says Trump team ignoring 'established rules'
- OPINION: With Merz in charge, foreigners in Germany can expect volatile months ahead
- US Vice-President Vance clashes with Germany over far right
15 February
- Inside Germany: Endless strikes, election debates and shock after Munich car attack
16 February
- Germany's 'debt brake' at centre of economic debate
- European countries to meet in Paris on Monday to discuss security: France FM
- Late trains, old bridges, no signal: Germany's infrastructure woes
- Anger, fear, nostalgia: why German voters back far-right AfD
17 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- US tensions plague final phase of German election campaign
- 'Grannies Against The Right' hit the streets in Germany ahead of election
- Why fuel prices in Germany are on course to rise significantly
- IN NUMBERS: What to know about applying for German citizenship in Stuttgart
- Fuel, deportations and billionaires: How true were claims made at German election TV debate?
- Europe's security is at a 'turning point', EU leader warns
- Will Germany see more transport and public sector strikes?
- EXPLAINED: How the US is turning away from its ally Germany
18 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Berlin commuters to face 48-hour public transport strike this week
- How German politicians want to slay the nation's 'bureaucracy monster'
- Reader question: Why are German ballot papers so long?
- Why Berlin has the highest electricity prices among Europe's capital cities
- Will Europe match words with actions after being sidelined by Trump?
- How many skilled worker visas are being granted in Germany?
- German word of the day: Wählen
19 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- 'Disinformation campaign': Kremlin propagandist sets sights on German election
- REVEALED: Where buyers can find the most property for sale in Germany
- UPDATE: Six German states to see public transport strikes on Friday
- EU keeps up 'pressure' on Russia with new sanctions
- Chancellor candidates Scholz and Merz to clash in final German election debate
- Six articles to help you understand the German federal election
- 'Fake' social media accounts spread disinformation ahead of German election
- Why a Darmstadt hospital is showing what Germany would look like without immigration
20 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Germany's Merz vows tough migrant policy to stall AfD's rise
- How Germany's poor feel ignored or stigmatised in election campaign
- Tax to citizenship: What should foreigners in Germany expect from a CDU-led government?
- Transport strikes: Where in Germany passengers face disruption on Friday
- Birkenstock sandals are not art, top German court rules
- REVEALED: What German parties' election pledges mean for your finances
- Six day trips you can take from Nuremberg with the 'Deutschlandticket'
- German hate speech watchdog rejects Vance's 'Orwellian' accusation
21 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- How tense immigration debate is complicating Germany's search for workers
- The ultimate guide to the 2025 German election
- Germany's Gen Z shifts to the right as election looms
- FACT CHECK: Is it fair to say that Germany doesn't have a right to free speech?
- German leaders say 'too early' to debate sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
- Reader question: Why can't I vote in the German election when I pay taxes?
- OPINION: In Germany's snap elections, too many voices will yet again go unheard
- German far left in surprise comeback ahead of election
- 'Alice für Deutschland': Who is the German far right party's unlikely leader?
22 February
- Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial
- Disinformation blizzard targets Germany before election
- Inside Germany: Poll surprises, election TikTok and the benefits of immigration
- Attacks, 'firewall' row, Trump: German vote's rocky run-up
- Germany on eve of elections under shadow of US-European rift
- Scholz hits back at US over Ukraine, free speech
- Syrian suspect in Berlin stabbing wanted 'to kill Jews', police say
- Highlights from Berlin as film festival wraps up
23 February
- Germany may face long wait for new government after vote
- German election favourite Merz vows 'strong voice' in Europe
- Pussy Riot stages pre-election Berlin show for Ukraine
- Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge and Trump
- German 'rust belt' town spotlights growing far right appeal
- Conservatives win German election as far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
- 'We have achieved historic result': Germany's far-right AfD jubilant after gains
- Friedrich Merz: conservative set to be Germany's next chancellor
- What happens next in Germany after conservatives' election win?
24 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- German vote winner Merz faces tough talks to build government
- Strikes: Passengers see flights cancelled at Düsseldorf and Cologne-Bonn airports
- FDP leader who sparked German government's downfall resigns
- TELL US: How do you feel about the election results as a foreigner in Germany?
- What kind of coalition government should Germany expect after election?
- Paris Olympics’ metal horse goes on tour around France (and Germany)
- OPINION: Merz is on top but the Left are surprise winners in Germany's dramatic election
- How different groups of Germans voted in the federal election
- Where in Europe is the hard-right on the rise?
- German word of the day: Schönreden
- Netanyahu, Trump and the far right: What Merz said the day after German election
- Stunned Social Democrats turn to supporting role in new German government
- IN NUMBERS: What happened in the German election?
25 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- What travellers in Germany should know about Munich's airport strike
- London St Pancras plans 'direct train routes between UK and Germany'
- 'A fifth of voters hate me': How do foreigners in Germany feel about far-right surge?
- Germany's incoming chancellor grapples to boost defence spending
- Can Germany’s next leaders reach a deal on immigration, benefits and the economy?
- Scandal-hit AfD politician makes comeback in German Bundestag
26 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- German family-run machine maker issues SOS to future government
- How warning strikes are affecting Germany's postal service and daycare centres
- Everything that changes in Germany in March 2025
- Police pledge tightened security measures for Germany's carnival season
- Why more than 1,600 Berliners sued the citizenship office last year
27 February
- Europeans hit back after Donald Trump says EU was born to 'screw' US
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Hundreds of flights cancelled at Munich and Hamburg airports amid strikes
- Why were so many Germans abroad excluded from voting in the election?
- The German industries that would fall apart without immigration
- INTERVIEW: Is Germany at risk of repeating its dark history?
28 February
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Conservatives and SPD take first steps towards forming new German government
- 'Be stubborn': How foreign residents grapple with German bureaucracy
- German unemployment hovers under 3 million as economy stagnates
- How Muslims in Germany are celebrating Ramadan this year
- Why Berlin residents get an extra holiday on May 8th
- How train travellers in Germany can get cheap Deutsche Bahn tickets this March
- German election winner Merz starts government talks