A new happiness ranking challenges assumptions about urban life in Germany – suggesting that smaller, more affordable cities may offer a better everyday experience.
Germany has jumped five spots to land among the world's top 20 happiest countries, according to a new report. One major contributing factor is rising satisfaction in the former East German regions.
A ranking of Germany's 40 biggest cities in terms of residents' life satisfaction shows that Berlin, Munich and Cologne are nowhere near the top. Here are the cities where people say they are the happiest.
Germany has slipped down three spots in a global corruption ranking, signalling that the country is failing to make progress to tackle corruption in the public sector.
On the world stage, life expectancy is relatively high in Germany. But within the country there are noticeable differences between states. Here's where people are living the longest.
People living in Germany feel less safe now than they did five years ago, a survey shows, with many feeling particularly unsafe in train stations amid a rise in knife crime.
Germany has fallen to 24th place in the UN's World Happiness Report, with the under 30s ranking significantly lower. It's still a stable and economically prosperous compared to many countries, so why is happiness on the decline?
The inner German border separated East and West Germany from 1949 until the two sides reunited in 1990. Though the border was destroyed 30 years ago, it still impacts the lives of people living on either side of the line.
Life expectancy in Germany is dropping, but is still above EU average. In which areas of Germany do people live longest and shortest lives in and what are the differences between east and west?
One of Berlin's most iconic streets has become embroiled in a fierce debate over the future of mobility in Germany after a decision to block part of the road off to cars was challenged in court. Here's the latest on what's happening.
A new survey into mobility in several major economies shows that Germans want to change their behaviour towards more environmentally friendly travel. But there’s a hitch...
Want to find your happy place in Germany? You might want to move to Schleswig-Holstein, according to the latest "Happiness Atlas" produced by Deutsche Post.
Hamburg, Munich and Berlin all appeared in the 25 most liveable places on the planet in elite magazine Monocle's 2015 rankings. Berlin shot further up the charts for the second year running.
Germany offers some of the best quality of life in the world, a survey released on Thursday revealed. Three of its cities were placed in the top ten of the annual rankings - more than any other country.
Germany is the most popular country in the world, according to a poll that asked people to rate the positive and negative influence of 16 major nations.
