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

01 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Germany's Foreign Minister says Gaza crisis 'beyond imagination'
- LISTED: What are the best-paid tech roles in Germany?
- German regional transport operator pushes up ticket prices
- When will German airports scrap the 100ml liquid limit for hand baggage?
- Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to Ukraine
- OPINION: Why Germany’s pensions problems will soon be your problem
- German word of the day: Zugluft
- German beer sales fall to record low
02 August
- Germany says 'very insufficient' aid entering Gaza
03 August
- OPINION: German cities are designed for walking and it benefits everyone
- German rail operator blames sabotage for third fire in two days
04 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- Poland extends checks on border with Germany by two months
- German city of Heidelberg introduces minimum fares for Uber rides
- E-scooter accidents and fatalities in Germany at record highs
- What to know about dealing with domestic violence in Germany
- Will Germany raise the drinking age for beer and wine?
- The rules around children's car seats in Germany
05 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Alternative for Germany politician's ex-aide on trial for spying for China
- City of Düsseldorf to ban swimming in the Rhine
- Central metro line in Berlin closed until late September
- 'We've been robbed': Will Germany get any summer weather this year?
- German businesses worried about sharp drop in incoming asylum-seekers
- What is Palantir's Gotham software and why do German police want it?
06 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- What have three months of stricter border controls in Germany achieved?
- Why gas bills in Germany are set to get cheaper
- 'Get uncomfortable': 5 expert tips for job hunting in Germany
- Thousands evacuated from Dresden's city centre for WWII bomb defusal
- Midsized German firms bet they can beat Trump tariffs
- Eight German words I now use in English
- Deutschlandticket threatened by another price increase
07 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- EXPLAINED: How will the new US tariffs affect Germany?
- Germany to further extend border controls in migration crackdown
- 'Smile and make conversation': How to make friends with Germans
- Germany factory output hits lowest level since Covid pandemic
- German Constitutional Court candidate steps aside after government row
08 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- How Germany's battery disposal rules are changing
- Which UK phone companies offer free roaming in Germany?
- FACT CHECK: Would cutting benefits for Ukrainians boost employment in Germany?
- Germany suspends arms exports to Israel for use in Gaza
- 'Smart stores': The new retail trend disrupting Germany's shop-free Sundays
09 August
- Doner delight: German kebab workers savour historic pay deal
- Inside Germany: A sunny forecast, travel tips and a dramatic change in foreign policy
- Bayern ends Rwanda tourism sponsorship after criticism
10 August
- After busy first 100 days, Germany's Merz faces discord at home
- European leaders urge more 'pressure' on Russia ahead of Trump-Putin summit
11 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- 'Heat stress': How hot will Germany get this week?
- Is Germany headed for a period of austerity?
- Where speed limits are in place on the German Autobahn due to the heat
- EXPLAINED: How to move to Germany with your pets
- OPINION: Three months in Merz's Germany has felt a whole lot longer
12 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Train passengers face major disruption between Munich and Salzburg
- Where house prices are rising the most in Germany this year
- German summer: How to deal with wasps, fruit flies and mosquitos
- Which German universities are ranked among the 'best outside of the US'?
13 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the news on Wednesday
- In pictures: Berlin bathers demand lifting of swimming ban in Spree river
- Six ways to keep your German home cool without air conditioning
- 'Dangerous': Warnings in place across Germany as heatwave intensifies
- Ukrainian, German leaders hope to sway Trump before Putin summit
- The foods getting more expensive in Germany this summer
- Where are Bavaria's best swim spots?
- Gas push fuels fears of climate backsliding in Germany
14 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Can you get a rent reduction if your apartment gets too hot in Germany?
- Minimum wage vs Bürgergeld: How much do you get in Germany?
- How influencer income is taxed in Germany
- 'Helmut Schröder': What ChatGPT got wrong about Germany's chancellors
- 'Neglected or ignored': Brits in Europe urged to back campaign for overseas MPs
15 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- German word of the day: Eifersucht
- Which vehicles can you drive without a licence in Germany?
- Germany and the UK take next step towards direct train connection
- Regensburg vs Erfurt: Why a battle over Bratwurst has broken out in Germany
- 'Discrimination and exclusion': AfD in Brandenburg confirmed as far-right extremist
16 August
- Inside Germany: A shake-up at Deutsche Bahn and tips for the summer heat
- European leaders back Putin-Trump-Zelensky meeting
17 August
- Germany proposes Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit be held in Europe
- Europeans try to stay on the board after Ukraine summit
18 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- How to watch Bundesliga games on TV in Germany
- 'Döner-Preisindex': How much have kebab prices risen in Germany?
- Q&A: What can workers in Germany be asked to do during vacation time?
- TELL US: What do you think of the German school system?
- Germany condemns Russia ban on Nazi war crimes foundation
19 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- German Chancellor says Ukraine should not be forced into territorial concessions
- CHECKLIST: The most important paperwork you need to settle in Germany
- Why Germany’s most populous state is bringing back nine years of school
- ‘Dresdner Bahn': New rail connection to cut travel time to Berlin airport
- How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Germany in autumn 2025?
20 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- German Ex-Transport Minister charged with making false statement
- Everything that changes in Germany in September 2025
- 'Chaos for us': How much of a problem is mass tourism in Germany?
- In pictures: How the climate crisis is visibly changing Germany
- Can you really be fined for putting out 'zu verschenken' items in Germany?
- Suspect charged for deadly German Christmas market attack in Magdeburg
21 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- German court rules Holocaust memorial can bar people wearing keffiyehs
- How to watch the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in Germany
- German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteries
- 'Chips-verbot': Why you can't buy crisps in Bavaria after 8pm
- What is Germany's church tax and do you have to pay it?
- EXPLAINED: Bavaria's complicated rules for when you can buy certain things
22 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- Record EU wildfires ‘burnt more than 1 million hectares in 2025’
- Pressure on Merz as Trump tariffs hit German economy
- Why a planned change to a Berlin street name has been delayed... again
- East German town surprised by success of apartment giveaway
- The German words you need to know when buying property
- German post office restricts packages to the US over tariffs
- 'Unfair privilege': Flights in Europe up to 26 times cheaper than train routes
23 August
- Ukrainian refuses German extradition in Nord Stream sabotage case
- Summer brings overtourism fears for 'Bavarian Caribbean'
- Inside Germany: A racist street name, a 'chips ban' and the fear of change
- Racist street name in Berlin changed after years of controversy
25 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
- Are there tax benefits to having a mortgage in Germany?
- ‘Turbo German-studying’: An American in Berlin on the race to qualify for three-year citizenship
- German vice chancellor calls for Ukraine security guarantees
- German economy perks up following US-EU deal
- 'Too easy': What foreign parents really think of schools in Germany
26 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
- Berlin urged to help stranded Afghans 'before it's too late'
- Rising prices are putting the brakes on retirement savings in Germany
- Firefighters continue to battle huge fire at Hamburg port
- What’s on in Germany: Ten unmissable events this September
- Did Germany manage to integrate the millions of migrants it took in 10 years ago?
- Why Munich and Berlin are among the world's best cities for students
27 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
- Germany's 'most expensive motorway' opens in Berlin
- German cabinet green lights compulsory military service law
- German trans neo-Nazi sparks row after being sent to women's prison
- Four ways US students and professionals can make the move to Germany
- PayPal direct debit glitch causes major payment delays in Germany
28 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
- Rheinmetall opens mega-plant in northern Germany as Europe rearms
- 'Sperrkonto': What is a blocked account and who needs one to come to Germany?
- Almost all rents in Berlin found to be illegally high
- Get digital postage stamps easily in Germany with this one cool trick
- German word of the day: Altweibersommer
29 August
- Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
- How to get Germany's WBS certificate for affordable housing
- What passengers from Germany should know about European train travel
- Why Germans are falling out of love with Mallorca
- The schoolyard terms you need to understand your German-speaking kids
- Unemployment in Germany hits ten year high
- France and Germany to provide more air defence to Ukraine
- Hope and hate: How migrant influx has changed Germany
30 August
- 'Trans' neo-Nazi who shook up gender debate in Germany flees to Moscow
- PayPal says it has resolved payment disruption in Germany
- Inside Germany: Ten years later a wave of immigration has left its mark
31 August
- No tax hikes, vows Germany's Merz