Germany's vaccinated did their bit to fight Covid but now they may face another winter of restrictions as cases soar. Political leaders now risk losing the support of the vaccinated at the time they need it most, argues Aaron Burnett.
Long before today’s Federal Republic, Germany was always a country of stark regional differences. Nowhere has this been more striking than in the handling of the Covid crisis, which has often resulted in bizarre local laws, writes Brian Melican.
When The Local Germany Editor Rachel Stern had a baby, she found a new appreciation for the German healthcare system, especially compared to her home country of the US.
Germany's coalition talks may not be a picture-perfect love story, but the younger key players have a grown-up approach to politics, especially compared to countries like the UK or US, writes Brian Melican.
Angela Merkel is leaving office after 16 years with high approval ratings and at a time of her own choosing. How might Germans look back on her time in office? Aaron Burnett explores her legacy and how she's influencing the next chancellor.
The killing of a gas station worker in Germany after a Covid mask row has caused outrage. Although an extreme incident, inflammatory rhetoric about pandemic rules has been rising in the country. Michael Stuchbery examines the dangers of this.
A plot line worthy of a Netflix political thriller has entered the German election campaign at the very last minute. Could it have a decisive impact on the result? Jörg Luyken looks a little deeper.
Both Angela Merkel and Covid have been around in Germany for seemingly forever. But at least change is on the horizon, even if we don't know what's coming next, writes Brian Melican in Hamburg.
Haunted by the spectre of a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis, the German government is being disastrously slow in fulfilling its duty to Afghans who worked with it over the past 20 years, argues Jörg Luyken.
Germany put in tough entry restrictions for UK arrivals back in May when the Delta variant began to push up the number of cases there, with exceptions for residents and citizens. Here's what it's like to travel between the two countries.
As many British migrants in Germany know, the "old rivalry" isn't exactly what it seems - and it's often a tale of two perspectives, writes Imogen Goodman.
Germany is in the grip of a third Covid wave, with intensive care beds filling up. As politicians and medical experts talk of a “lockdown”, many people are confused. Aren’t we already in a lockdown? No, and this is part of the confusion, writes Rachel Loxton.
It is the best of decisions and the worst of decisions. Everyone can claim to be right. Everyone is partly wrong, writes John Lichfield on the pausing of the AstraZeneca vaccination campaign across Europe.
Amidst rising Covid infections and stalled vaccinations, Germany’s “super election year” has kicked off with heavy losses for Merkel’s Christian Democrats in two key state elections. The previously unthinkable possibility of the CDU leaving the Chancellery—or even national government altogether — is no longer off the table, writes Aaron Burnett.
To the world, Germany is lauded for its perceived ability to get things done. But those who live here see a more complicated relationship with efficiency. The bungled vaccine rollout shines a light on these issues, writes James Jackson.
With just over a week before Christmas, Germany is closing all non-essential shops, banning alcohol in public and has changed its festive celebration rules. Could this action have come sooner?
The Local sat down with the man at the forefront of the World Health Organisation's quest for a coronavirus treatment to ask whether reopening our societies will create a second wave and what happens when populism meets science.
West Germany and East Germany has been one country since reunification in 1990. But even now, there still seem to be differences, writes a German who has lived in both.
A century has passed since revolutionaries Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were brutally murdered in Berlin. We explored Luxemburg’s legacy and what we can learn from her.
While the UK Prime Minister Theresa May insisted that her final draft Brexit deal delivers on the referendum vote, groups representing the hundreds of thousands of Britons living across the EU say she had failed to deliver on their rights.
The Local Editor Jörg Luyken is leaving his position today. He reflects on the news story that has dominated the last three years and calls for moderate politicians to recognize the genuine fears that many people in the east of the country have.
Chris Pyak sparked a national debate on immigration this week when he quit the Free Democrats over the party’s hardening stance on immigration. He argues in The Local that the time has come for internationals in Germany to stand up for their rights.
