The German government wants to allow firms to give their employees a tax-free bonus as part of measures to relieve residents amid rising fuel and living costs. We look at who could be in line to get it.
Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East fuel costs have soared with the price of just about everything else expected to follow. Here are the articles to read to understand which costs are rising in Germany, how to save and what's being done.
The German government is stepping in to absorb taxes on fuel for two months as drivers and companies reckon with soaring prices. Policy makers also plan to enable employers to offer tax-free 'relief bonuses'.
German leaders are looking forward to working with renewed leadership in Hungary after Viktor Orban, who has ruled the country for 16 years and worked against EU interests on a number of issues, was ousted.
The far-right Alternative for Germany recently tried, and failed, to significantly tighten the Naturalisation Act. With the issue once again in the spotlight, we look at how parties voted and why citizenship rules are so fiercely debated.
If you’re caught without a ticket in Germany, it’s possible you could end up in jail. The justice minister now wants to change that, in a move that could affect thousands of people every year.
To plug a massive budget hole, a government commission has come up with 66 recommendations for how Germany's public health insurance system could be reformed. Here are the major changes on the table that could affect you.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa want 80 percent of Syrians in Germany to return to their homeland, as the former Islamist rebel leader visited Berlin.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz voiced determination Friday to salvage a warplane programme with France, but also admitted he had come close to giving up on the troubled project.
The US-Israeli war against Iran is unlikely to lead to "regime change", German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, as the month-long conflict showed no signs of abating.
A high-profile case has brought the topic of deepfakes and online sexual harassment to Germany's frontpage headlines. Here's the story that grabbed the nation's attention, and what lawmakers are doing about it.
Germany released its latest climate action plan, which purportedly aims to meet the country's goals of achieving significant emissions cuts by 2030 and later years. But environmental groups say the measures announced are not nearly enough.
State elections have sent shockwaves through the German coalition government. Now parties are scrambling to put through a series of major reforms, with the spotlight on taxes, pensions and health insurance, alongside efforts to expand the workforce.
With the cost of living expected to rise significantly in the wake of the Mideast war, Green party leaders want to ensure affordable transport in Germany by reducing the cost of the Deutschlandticket to nine euros per month. How likely is that?
Millions of families in Germany would owe hundreds of euros more in monthly healthcare costs if plans to abolish free spousal cover go ahead. We look at what’s being discussed – and what it could mean for you.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives on Monday revelled in a regional election win even as their national coalition partners had to digest another disappointing performance.
Following the run-off mayoral election on Sunday, the capital of Bavaria is set to have a Green party mayor for the first time - and that's not the only surprising detail of this sensational election.
The CDU has taken victory in Rhineland-Palatinate, ensuring they will lead the state's next government and ousting a state-wide traffic light coalition led by the SPD.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU faces a regional election battle Sunday in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, now held by the centre-left Social Democratic Party.
Two parties are neck and neck ahead of Sunday’s state election in Germany’s most famous wine region. With education, infrastructure and immigration on the agenda, the outcome in Rhineland‑Palatinate could reshape politics far beyond Mainz.
Germany is considering the introduction of a windfall tax on hefty energy-sector profits after oil prices surged due to the Middle East war, a finance ministry source told AFP on Thursday.
Germany has around 10,700 mayors, and many of these posts are not strictly limited to German nationals. So who can stand for mayor in a German city, and what does the job involve?
Increased German government debt spending designed to boost infrastructure investment is being misused, economists charged Tuesday, warning that Berlin risked wasting a chance to revive its moribund economy.
The war in the Middle East started by US-Israeli strikes on Iran has 'nothing to do with NATO' and is 'not NATO's war', German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesman said Monday.
Voters in the German state of Hesse went to the polls on Sunday in regional elections. Preliminary results show gains for Merz's conservatives, a surge in support for the far-right and losses for the Greens.
